This is a Direct Hire Public Notice. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. Category Rating, Veterans Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply to this Public Notice.
Summary
This is a Direct Hire Public Notice. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. Category Rating, Veterans Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply to this Public Notice.
All U.S. Citizens. This is a Direct Hire Public Notice. Category Rating, Veterans Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply to this Public Notice.
As a STATISTICIAN, GS-1530-12/13, your typical work assignments may include the following:
Provide policy and technical oversight of Agency programs that collect statistical information or generate evidence on demographic, social, economic, education, justice, health, or environmental topics using statistical methods.
Coordinate interagency working groups that develop and implement government-wide best practices for measuring population characteristics, improving statistical methods and models, and disseminating statistics about small groups.
Lead development or maintenance of Federal Government-wide regulations, policies, and standards designed to promote data quality, utility, comparability and consistency, and protect confidentiality, mitigate the risk of reidentification, and otherwise enhance the integrity of Federal statistics.
Coordinate the leadership and participation of the United States in international statistical activities, including the development of comparable statistics.
Evaluate the implications for the Federal statistical system of proposed statutes, Executive Orders, OMB policies, and Agency policies regarding confidentiality of data, use of privacy enhancing technologies, cyber security, access to Federal statistical data, and data sharing.
Apply qualitative and quantitative skills to assess surveys and program evaluations submitted to OMB by Federal agencies from across the government under the Paperwork Reduction Act; provide training to encourage agency-wide improvements in the quality and utility of their information collections.
Consult for OIRA desk officers on complex survey designs, statistical model results, and utility of administrative records and other unstructured data sources underlying program evaluations, regulatory impact analyses, and risk assessments.
Motivate and provide consultation and guidance to statistical programs across the federal government to embrace the opportunities presented by the rapid increase in the types and volume of data available inside and outside of government (e.g., leveraging state of the art information generation approaches, including those commonly used in the field of data science).
Serve as expert advisor on matters of analytic and statistical methodology, data quality, and assessment of disclosure risk, as requested by colleagues and officials from the Executive Office of the President and across federal agencies.
Selective Service registration is required if you are a male born after December 31, 1959.
Relocation expenses will not be paid.
Direct deposit is required per Public Law 104-134.
This is a Drug Testing Designated Position (DTDP) and is covered by the Executive Office of the President Drug-Free Workplace Program.
You must submit to a drug test and receive a negative test result prior to appointment to this position. After appointment, you may be subject to periodic random drug testing.
You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
You may be required to complete a one-year trial/probationary period if not previously completed in a competitive or excepted service position.
You will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest and OMB.
Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply).
Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
This is a Direct Hire Public Notice. Category Rating, Veterans Preference, and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply to this Public Notice.
Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for EOP to share your application with others in EOP for similar positions.
More than one selection may be made from this announcement.
Qualifications
Qualification Requirements: All applicants must meet the qualification requirements outlined below in order to be considered minimally qualified for this position. The qualification requirements are in accordance with the OPM Qualification Standards. The Statistics Series, 1530 has basic requirements and minimum qualification requirements. In order to qualify for this position applicants must meet both the basic requirements and the minimum qualification requirements. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Basic Requirements: In order to qualify for the Statistics Series, 1530 applicants must meet the basic requirements and the minimum qualification requirements. Applicants must meet one of the criteria listed below:
A) Possess a degree from an accredited college or university: that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), and 9 additional semester hours in one or more of the following: physical or biological sciences, medicine, education, or engineering; or in the social sciences including demography, history, economics, social welfare, geography, international relations, social or cultural anthropology, health sociology, political science, public administration, psychology. Credit toward meeting statistical course requirements should be given for courses in which 50 percent of the course content appears to be statistical methods, e.g., courses that included studies in research methods in psychology or economics such as tests and measurements or business cycles, or courses in methods of processing mass statistical data such as tabulating methods or electronic data processing.
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B) Possess a combination of education and experience. Possess courses as shown in the above statement, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience should have included a full range of professional statistical work such as: (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance.
Minimum Qualification Requirements: In order to qualify for the Statistician, applicants must meet the minimum qualifications and the basic qualification requirements. Applicants must meet the specialized experience defined as one full year (52 weeks) of experience at the next lower grade level or equivalent pay band in Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
In order to qualify at the GS-12 grade level, applicants must meet the specialized experience below:
One year of specialized experience at the GS-11 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private/public sector that demonstrates: knowledge and understanding of statistical theory and techniques in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of quantitative data; experience with current Federal data collection, analysis, and dissemination policies, programs, and techniques used to produce Federal statistics.
In order to qualify at the GS-13 grade level, applicants must meet the specialized experience below:
One year of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private/public sector that demonstrates: knowledge and understanding of statistical theory and techniques in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of quantitative data; experience with current Federal data collection, analysis, and dissemination and protection policies, programs, and techniques used to produce Federal statistics from surveys and/or program administration data; experience working in high-pressure, fast-pace environment; and communication, leadership, and organizational abilities.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service program (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.
This position is developmental in nature, with known promotion potential to the GS-15 level. Promotion to the next highest grade level is neither guaranteed nor implied.
Education
For more information on the basic requirements for the Statistician, please visit: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/statistics-series-1530/ . If you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Additional information
A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs & Career Transition Assistance Programs: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above; and, (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information visit: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternative Application
NOTE: More than one selection may be made within 90 days of the issuance of the certificate, if additional vacancies occur.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
This vacancy is being filled through the Office of Personnel Management's delegated Direct Hiring Authority. Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and/or supporting documentation will be made and compared to the qualification requirements to determine if you are qualified for this job. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
All applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements will be forwarded to the Selecting Official for consideration. Evaluation will be made on the basis of appropriate education, licensure, training, competencies, and specialized experience. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
Analyze - Analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; and presents solutions.
Communication - Makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations.
Statistician Policy - Examines policy issues and strategic planning with a long-term perspective.
Veterans: Qualified veterans who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10% are listed in the best-qualified category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level, or higher. This position is considered scientific/professional. Other 10-point preference eligibles and veterans with 5-point preference who meet the eligibility and qualification requirements are placed above non-preference eligibles within the category in which they qualify. View information on www.fedshirevets.gov.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed
2. Other supporting documents:
Cover Letter, optional
College transcripts must be included if utilizing education to meet basic and minimum qualifications.
Most recent SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" showing you are/were in the competitive service and the highest grade or promotion potential held (if applying as a status candidate with current or former Federal Service). Please do not submit an Award SF-50 as it does not identify all the required information needed for eligibility verification.
DD-214, SF-15 Form and VA letter, or certification of expected discharge or release from active duty from Veterans for consideration under Veteran hiring authorities. DD-214 must be a Member 4 or Service 2 copy which reflects the type of discharge/character of service.
Non-competitive appointment authority documentation, if applicable.
Career Transition Assistant Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program Documentation, if applicable (e.g. Certification of Expected Separation, Reduction-In-Force Separation Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 that documents the RIF separation action; and most recent performance appraisal.)
Your resume must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from receiving further consideration.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login) account, all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
It is applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and uploaded, (i.e., resume, veteran's documentation, completed assessment, and SF-50's) is received and accurate. Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your application. If a document is not in legible format, applicant will not be able to view it in Application Manager which means applicant must again upload or fax the documentation by the closing date of this announcement.
Application packages will not be accepted via mail or e-mail. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement.
Office of Management and Budget
725 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20503
US
Next steps
When the application process is complete, you will receive a confirmation notification by email and your application will be reviewed to determine if you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements for which you requested consideration. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to the questionnaire, along with your supporting documentation to determine your level of knowledge, skill, and ability related to the job requirements. After the qualification determinations are complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.
The hiring manager may choose to conduct interviews. Once the selection is made, a tentative job offer will be sent to the selectee. A security background investigation and drug screening will be conducted at that time. If the drug screening is negative and security background is cleared, then a formal job offer will be extended to candidate. Application statuses will be updated once a formal job offer has been extended.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed
2. Other supporting documents:
Cover Letter, optional
College transcripts must be included if utilizing education to meet basic and minimum qualifications.
Most recent SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" showing you are/were in the competitive service and the highest grade or promotion potential held (if applying as a status candidate with current or former Federal Service). Please do not submit an Award SF-50 as it does not identify all the required information needed for eligibility verification.
DD-214, SF-15 Form and VA letter, or certification of expected discharge or release from active duty from Veterans for consideration under Veteran hiring authorities. DD-214 must be a Member 4 or Service 2 copy which reflects the type of discharge/character of service.
Non-competitive appointment authority documentation, if applicable.
Career Transition Assistant Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program Documentation, if applicable (e.g. Certification of Expected Separation, Reduction-In-Force Separation Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 that documents the RIF separation action; and most recent performance appraisal.)
Your resume must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from receiving further consideration.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login) account, all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
It is applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and uploaded, (i.e., resume, veteran's documentation, completed assessment, and SF-50's) is received and accurate. Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your application. If a document is not in legible format, applicant will not be able to view it in Application Manager which means applicant must again upload or fax the documentation by the closing date of this announcement.
Application packages will not be accepted via mail or e-mail. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement.
Office of Management and Budget
725 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20503
US
Next steps
When the application process is complete, you will receive a confirmation notification by email and your application will be reviewed to determine if you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements for which you requested consideration. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to the questionnaire, along with your supporting documentation to determine your level of knowledge, skill, and ability related to the job requirements. After the qualification determinations are complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.
The hiring manager may choose to conduct interviews. Once the selection is made, a tentative job offer will be sent to the selectee. A security background investigation and drug screening will be conducted at that time. If the drug screening is negative and security background is cleared, then a formal job offer will be extended to candidate. Application statuses will be updated once a formal job offer has been extended.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
