Personnel Liaison Specialist

Summary

This Personnel Liaison Specialist position is located within the Department of Justice's National Security Division (NSD), Office of the Assistant Attorney General. In this role, the incumbent serves as a vital administrative or operational bridge, aligning personnel liaison activities with the division's broader mission to represent and interface with the United States Intelligence Community (USIC) and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

Duties

The duties and responsibilities for a Personnel Liaison Specialist GS-0301-12/13 generally include, but are not limited to, the following: This position creates outreach and engagement strategies to build collaborative partnerships with external stakeholders, including state and local entities, while establishing robust information networks to facilitate their participation. The incumbent provides expert advice on developing human resources liaison policies and coordinates high-level briefings and info-sharing opportunities. Functioning as a senior analyst, the role involves researching complex, hard-to-access program issues across major regional or multistate agency components. By leveraging innovative analytical techniques and comprehensive data collection, the specialist identifies evolving program needs, recommends authoritative solutions to resolve systemic conflicts, and coordinates cross-functional improvements. This position delivers comprehensive staffing, placement, and classification services, guiding management on workforce planning, strategic recruitment, and position design to attract and retain a diverse, high-quality workforce. Serving as the primary liaison to the DOJ Human Resources office, the incumbent provides expert consultative and technical advice to agency managers on complex, sensitive, and controversial HR regulations, policies, and employee relations issues, including disciplinary or adverse actions. Additionally, the specialist resolves intricate organizational issues by ensuring the technical adequacy of position descriptions for classification, evaluating the impacts of proposed reorganizations on career progression, and coordinating the National Security Division's recruitment plans with the Justice Management Division (JMD) Human Resources Office. This position researches and/or analyzes unstable or complex program issues. Determines what information is required and collects from many sources. Reviews information, reconciles conflicting data, and devises new or modified methods to analyze findings. Develops recommendations and proposals. This position Identifies complex program issues or problems in programs of small scope. Makes recommendations for and coordinates resolutions and improvements. Qualifications

To qualify for the position of Personnel Liaison Specialist, at GS-0301-12/13, you must meet the basic qualification requirements listed below. To qualify for a GS-12 position you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector: Applies human resources principles, concepts, regulations, and practices in the following areas: Staffing, Payroll and Benefits. With minimal direction provides program planning and project management support on HR issues. With minimal direction prepares program-related correspondence, reports, and/or other written materials on HR related matters. To qualify for a GS-13 position you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector: Applies human resources principles, concepts, regulations, and practices in the following areas: Staffing, Payroll and Benefits.. Independently provides program planning and project management support on HR issues. Independently prepares program-related correspondence, reports, and/or other written materials on HR related matters. Independently researches and/or resolves HR issues. You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade, by the 11/19/2026 of this announcement. Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume. After you submit this application, you will receive an e-mail informing you that a USA Hire assessment is required of you. You will have 48 hours from the closing date of this announcement 11/19/2026 to complete the assessment as this assessment is part of your application.

How You Will Be Evaluated

In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. You must meet all qualifications, including meeting or exceeding the cut score on the required assessments. Your USAHIRE assessment results will be kept on record for one year and used toward future positions for which you might apply that require the same assessments. Additionally, we will review your supporting documents and resume to determine if you are in the "Area of Consideration" for this vacancy. Government-Wide Merit Promotion vacancies may only accept applications from a limited audience, pay careful attention to the "Who May Apply" and the "Hiring Paths" information. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the online assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Organizational Awareness Organizational Performance Analysis Partnering Personnel and Human Resources Problem Solving Reading Comprehension Reasoning Research and Analysis Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. BASIS OF FINAL RATING: DOJ's Merit Promotion Procedures will be used to evaluate candidates. If you would like to preview the application questionnaire, please see: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13089229. Other Information

Additional selections may be made from this announcement. Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. Probationary or Trial Period (as applicable): As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: 1) your performance and conduct; 2) the needs and interests of the agency; 3) whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and 4) whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. EEO Statement/Policy: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. More information can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/media/1425556/dl?inline. DOJ Reasonable Accommodation Policy: Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. The DOJ Reasonable Accommodation policy can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/reasonable-accommodation#policy Selective Service: If you were born male, on or after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Additional information is found at: www.sss.gov. Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs: The Fair Chance Act prohibits Federal agencies from requesting an applicant's criminal history information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment. If you believe a DOJ employee or Federal contractor acting on its behalf has violated your rights under this Act, you may submit a written complaint within 30 days of the date of the alleged non-compliance directly to Eliza Swallows, [email protected]. Note: In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201(b) certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance Act. This position is excluded from the bargaining unit.