
HR Specialist (Recruitment & Outreach)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Woodlawn, MDFull-time$102–133K/yrPosted today
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Job overview
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services seeks an HR Specialist (Recruitment & Outreach) in the Office of Human Capital. The specialist provides HR services and management advisory support in compensation, recruitment, and placement. The role develops targeted recruitment strategies, builds talent pipelines through outreach, and uses digital platforms to source candidates. Applicants must demonstrate qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level.
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Summary
Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Human Capital, Operations and Customer Relations Group (OCRG), Division of Strategic Customer Relations (DSCR). As a HR Specialist (Recruitment & Outreach), GS-0201-12, you will serve as a Human Resources (HR) Specialist (Recruitment & Placement/Outreach), providing a variety of HR services, including management advisory functions in the areas of compensation, recruitment, and placement.
Duties
- Analyzing position requirements and workforce data to develop targeted recruitment strategies for reaching hard-to-reach and underrepresented talent pools.
- Conducting outreach with hiring managers, colleges, professional organizations, community groups, and veterans’ organizations to build lasting talent pipelines.
- Using digital recruitment platforms, including LinkedIn and Handshake, to source candidates and maintain pipeline relationships.
Qualifications
ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from being considered further. In order to qualify for the GS-12, you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include: 1. Implement targeted outreach strategies to establish recruitment pipelines and attract talent; 2. Leverage social media and professional networking platforms, such as Handshake and LinkedIn, to promote job opportunities, engage prospective candidates, and attract talent for open positions; and 3. Represent the organization at recruitment events such as career fairs, conferences, professional forums, etc. Substitution of Education for Experience: There is no substitution of education to meet the specialized experience requirement at the GS-12 grade level. Combination of Experience and Education: There is no combination of experience and education to meet the specialized experience requirement at the GS-12 grade level. Experience refers to both paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Click the following link to view the occupational questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13101306
How You Will Be Evaluated
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 results of the online assessments required for this position. A Subject Matter Expert may assist in the resume review process to help determine whether you meet the minimum job qualifications. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Accountability Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning 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. The assessment includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be considered. You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. You will be placed in one of the following categories based on category rating and selection procedures if you meet all of the requirements outlined in this job opportunity announcement: Best Qualified - for those who are superior in the evaluation criteria Well Qualified - for those who excel in the evaluation criteria Qualified - for those who only meet the minimum qualification requirements If you are found to be among the top-qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. This is a competitive vacancy announcement advertised under Delegated Examining Authority. Selections made under this vacancy announcement will be processed as new appointments to the civil service. Current civil service employees would therefore be given new appointments to the civil service; however, benefits, time served, and all other Federal entitlements would remain the same. The category rating process does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three" but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each category. Veterans' preference eligibles who meet the minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent will be listed in the highest quality category (except in the case of professional or scientific positions at the GS-09 level or higher). Other Information
Bargaining Unit Position: No Tour of Duty: Flexible Recruitment Incentive: Not Authorized Relocation Incentive: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure: Not Required Workplace Flexibility at CMS: This position has a regular and recurring reporting requirement to the CMS office listed in this announcement. CMS offers flexible working arrangements and allows employees the opportunity to participate in alternative work schedules at the manager's discretion. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced federal employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit the required documentation and be rated well-qualified for this vacancy. Click here for a detailed description of the required supporting documents. A well-qualified applicant is one whose knowledge, skills and abilities clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements of the position. Additional information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp.
How this job compares
Set against the 5,541 open Human Resources jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$102–133K/yr
- Maryland median$90–120K/yr63 salary ranges
- US median$99–142K/yr2,614 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $118K, is 16% above the Maryland median midpoint ($101K) — in the middle half of Human Resources salary ranges in Maryland.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 94 open Human Resources jobs in Maryland and 5,541 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Maryland
- Amazon5 open
- Erickson Living5 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Human Resources postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,874 postings).
- Education
- 1,558 of the 5,541 open Human Resources jobs (28%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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