Human Resources Position Classification Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Thailand.

📋 Description

• Assess Locally Employed Staff roles at international posts utilizing the Mission Classification (MClass) system.

• Fill out job evaluation questionnaires and evaluate position descriptions for thoroughness, compliance with regulations, and adherence to classification standards.

• Distribute and review Job Discussion Help Sheets, formulate follow-up questions, and arrange interviews with Government personnel.

• Examine position responsibilities, organizational frameworks, and workflows; conduct interviews with supervisors, managers, and incumbents.

• Confirm evaluations with post management, produce MClass job reports, and update evaluations as necessary when circumstances change.

• Complete JF-298 forms including official titles, occupational series codes, and grades.

• Act as a substitute regional classification approver for East Asia and the Pacific upon certification.

• Provide guidance to Government personnel regarding LE Staff position evaluation regulations and procedures.

• Assist in drafting position descriptions and composing justifications for newly added, modified, and eliminated positions.

• Suggest position-resource management and organizational structures that align with the work performed.

• Conduct individual and group training sessions on classification and position-description matters.

• Create course materials, agendas, manuals, help sheets, and standard operating procedures; evaluate the effectiveness of training courses.

• Coordinate training requirements and sessions with regional evaluators and update Post Classification Advisors.

• Maintain review timelines, computerized organizational charts, position-description information, and personnel-system records.

• Generate complement statistics, classification metrics, statistical analyses, and ad hoc discussion documents.

⛳️ Requirements

• Previous experience as a U.S. Government Civil Service employee, Foreign Service member, Eligible Family Member, Expanded Professional Associates Program participant, or former Locally Employed Staff.

• Background in a human resources office at a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad.

• Experience in position classification or job evaluation, including the writing and reviewing of position descriptions.

• Capability to operate at full performance level immediately upon beginning employment, with no ramp-up period required.

• Eligibility for a U.S. Government Public Trust clearance, which includes access to information technology networks.

• Willingness to travel to Bangkok, Thailand, for training and to various locations in East Asia and the Pacific for job evaluations.

• Dependable internet access at the work location.

• Proficient in written and spoken English.

• Practical experience with the Mission Classification (MClass) system and JF-298 form is preferred.

• Knowledge of LE Staff classification standards at 3 FAH-2 H-400 and guidance from the Office of Overseas Employment is preferred.

• Prior experience in delivering classification or human resources training to supervisors and managers is preferred.

• Previous service at a Regional Service Center or post in the East Asia and Pacific region is preferred.

• Experience in preparing complement statistics or conducting workforce data analysis is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible part-time schedule of up to 20 hours per week.

• Opportunity to work remotely from the employee's residence.

• Government-provided laptop.

• Government-provided cellphone.

• Access to government-furnished network storage and system capabilities.

• Certification as a back-up regional classification approver following training in Bangkok.

• Relocation expenses will not be reimbursed.