Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: BASIC REQUIREMENT : In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-12: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience applying a wide range of staffing and placement concepts, principles, practices, laws, and regulations; management advisory services and/or authoritative policy interpretations on organization-wide staffing and placement program issues. Experience conducting comprehensive studies and projects to assess and improve staffing and placement program effectiveness. Experience using oral and written communication techniques to effectively facilitate the resolution of issues; presenting thoroughly researched findings, delivering briefings, and persuading and motivating management to accept and implement recommendations, and/or negotiating solutions to disputed recommendations. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-13: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience that demonstrates expertise applying a wide range of advanced staffing and placement concepts, principles, practices, laws, and regulations; understanding of the interrelationships of personnel management functions of a large organizational structure (e.g., IRS) sufficient to provide management advisory services and authoritative policy interpretations on difficult and complex organization-wide staffing and placement program issues. Experience conducting comprehensive studies and projects to assess and improve staffing and placement program effectiveness; interpreting complex staffing and placement regulatory and policy guidance to prepare recommendations for management. Experience using oral and written communication techniques to effectively facilitate the resolution of issues which are sensitive in nature, while maintaining harmonious relationships with all parties; presenting thoroughly researched findings, delivering briefings, and persuading and motivating management to accept and implement recommendations, and/or negotiating solutions to disputed recommendations. TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens". For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.