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Field Human Resources managers provide policy and direction to all selecting officials and assist with needs assessment as necessary to ensure a quality selection process.
The selecting official has the following responsibilities:
- Assesses the applicant pool, defines the area of consideration, and selects applicants for vacancies.
- Determines the need for a review committee (if less than 6 applications are received) and designates only members who meet he requirements in 743.52.
- Provides background information to the review committee if needed. This includes the maximum number of applicants to be referred.
- Coordinates the selection and job offers with Human Resources.
- Ensures that selections are made in accordance with all applicable selection principles, including equal employment opportunity laws, veterans’ preference laws and regulations, the affirmative employment program, and diversity, equity, and inclusion objectives.
- Explains the rationale for the selection process followed and the selection made, if either is questioned.
- Determines whether newly selected postmasters must relocate to the vicinity of the Post Office service area to meet operational and community needs.
The Human Resources manager (or designee) has the following responsibilities:
- Works with the Human Resources Shared Service Center (HRSSC) to finalize the selection or close the vacancy file.
- Adds supporting evaluation and recommendation documentation to the vacancy file.
- Maintains paper vacancy files for the selecting official after completing a selection process handled outside the applicant tracking system.
- Supports and guides managers on selection, compensation, personnel action processing, and background screening processing (see ASM 272).
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