In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Specialized Experience Requirement: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Specialized experience is defined as 4 or more of the following: Collecting, analyzing, and validating organizational data to support performance and quality reviews, converting raw information into actionable metrics and recommending improvements to enhance HR program effectiveness; and/or conducting quantitative and qualitative assessments of program operations, evaluating workflow efficiency, identifying process bottlenecks, and proposing changes to improve alignment with organizational goals and policies; and/or preparing statistical and narrative analyses to support management decision-making; and/or developing briefing materials and presenting findings to supervisors and managers to guide improvement plans and resource decisions; and/or reviewing and interpreting complex data sets to identify trends in workload, productivity, and staffing; and/or supporting benchmarking studies by comparing internal performance with external best practices and validating resource needs; and/or assisting in developing and improving management processes by mapping workflows, eliminating duplicative steps, recommending automation opportunities, and contributing to team projects focused on increasing operational efficiency. Experience refers to 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. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.