The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) is looking for a highly qualified and motivated individual to serve as Human Resources Assistant. As part of our team, you'll contribute to the stewardship of the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)-the largest retirement plan in the U.S.--and help deliver exceptional service to federal employees, members of the uniformed services, and beneficiaries.
Duties
Review personnel forms and supporting documents to make sure information is complete, accurate, and ready for processing.
Maintain employee and position information in HR systems to ensure records are accurate and up to date.
Support the onboarding and separation of employees by completing required processing steps and maintaining official personnel records.
Identify and correct errors or missing information in personnel records, documents, and HR systems.
Provide employees, managers, and HR staff with information and assistance on HR processes and personnel actions.
Qualifications
Recent Graduate Program Eligibility: Completed, within the previous two years, a qualifying associate's, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution. Veterans unable to apply within two years of receiving their degree due to military service obligation have up to six years after degree completion to apply.
Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade equivalent to a GS-04 in the federal government. Specialized experience must include:
GS-05:
a) reviewing documents, records, or transactions to verify completeness, accuracy, and compliance with established procedures;
b) maintaining information in automated systems or databases to support accurate recordkeeping;
c) applying policies, procedures, instructions, or guidelines to process administrative actions in accordance with organizational requirements; and
d) identifying discrepancies in records, data, or documentation to support corrective actions and maintain data integrity.
OR
Education: Successful completion of four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited junior college or university leading to a bachelor's degree.
OR
Combination of Experience and Education: combination of specialized experience and education.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations. 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. A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
Education
If this position has an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position through education, you must provide your transcripts to support your educational claims. Transcripts may be unofficial copies, but they must come from an accredited college or university, and they also must include course names and the number of credit / semester hours. Click here to search the database of accredited institutions.
Foreign Education. If you are using education completed at foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign education programs. Foreign education must be deemed equivalent to that gained at an accredited U.S. education program. For further information visit the U.S. Department of Education's website concerning foreign qualifications.
Additional requirements
U.S. Citizenship is required. All qualification requirements must be met by 10/14/2026. One-year trial period may be required. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation. Program requirements as a Recent Graduate: Sign a participant agreement, mentorship throughout the program, and complete at least 40 hours of formal training.
How to apply
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
The application process is as follows:
Click the Apply Online button.
Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation.
Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date.
If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice.
Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials.
Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments.
You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended.
Set aside about two (2) hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time.
If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link.
Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. Visit the USA Hire Applicant Resource Center for practice assessments and assessment preparation resources at https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us.
To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed.
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From Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board's public posting, laid out for reading by newgrad.ai with the wording unchanged. Check the original before you apply.
