Created at: March 07, 2026 00:50
Company: Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System
Location: Washington, DC, 20001
Job Description:
Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.
To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements: Education: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this grade level. OR Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled. Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience interpreting and ensuring compliance with federal laws, OPM regulations, DOJ and BOP policies as they apply to human resources. Experience applying human resource practices, policy, and principles to include staffing, benefits, position classification, payroll, labor-management relations, personnel security, affirmative employment and employee development as it relates to SES employees. Experience collecting and analyzing data and researching human resource trends to propose policies and to recommend methods for implementing human capital strategies. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as number of hours worked per week) spent in the activities. **Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**
This position is located in the Human Resource Management Division, Personnel and Staff Development Branch of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Washington, D.C. Assists the Workforce Planning Administrator (WPA) with developing policy and advising staff in areas of human capital management. Assist with the Bureau of Prisons' Senior Executive Service (SES) by maintaining records of personnel actions; ensuring vacant positions are advertised; composing written justifications for selections, performance awards, and new positions; and advising SES employees regarding personnel actions and government's policies affecting them. Provides expert guidance on the development of SES performance work plans to ensure the plans are results oriented, measurable, and appropriately linked to the agency and bureau goals. Assists the WPA by collecting and assembling position requests from Chief Executive Officers (CEO's) throughout the organization; assisting in ensuring justifications for position requests are adequate; assists with obtaining input from the Administration Division regarding request to the Resource Allocation Committee; assists with consolidating historical data concerning position allocations for particular institutions and regions; assists with developing agenda for Resource Allocation Committee meetings; assists with maintaining records of deliberations and decisions made by the Resource Allocation Committee.