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The Congressional Budget Office is a small nonpartisan agency that provides economic and budgetary analysis to the Congress. CBOs Tax Analysis Division is seeking an Assistant Analyst. The divisions responsibilities include producing CBOs 10-year baseline revenue estimates, analyzing tax data, developing economic and statistical forecasting models, responding to Congressional requests, estimating the revenue effects of some legislation, preparing Congressional testimony, and writing research reports about tax policy.
The analyst will be directly responsible for developing baseline estimates of certain revenue sources, for estimating the revenue effects of selected legislative proposals, for tracking revenue bills through the legislative process, for maintaining CBOs federal revenue databases, and for providing support to other members of the division. The analyst will also have extensive interactions with others in various legislative and executive branch agencies. Assistant Analysts typically pursue professional or graduate degrees in fields such as economics, public policy, and law following their two-to-three-year appointments at CBO.
Qualifications
Candidates must have a bachelors degree in economics or a related field with significant quantitative coursework. This position is only for candidates who have or are obtaining a bachelors degree; it is not for those who have or are obtaining a masters degree.
Salary and Benefits
The salary range is $40,000 to $44,000, and the salary will be commensurate with related experience. CBO offers excellent benefits and a collegial, respectful work environment.
12/27/2016 to 03/31/2017
$40,000 - $44,000 per year
AD 05 - 07
1 vacancy in the following location:
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460885300
he analyst will be directly responsible for developing baseline estimates of certain revenue sources, for estimating the revenue effects of selected legislative proposals, for tracking revenue bills through the legislative process, for maintaining CBO's federal revenue databases, and for providing support to other members of the division. The analyst will also have extensive interactions with others in various legislative and executive branch agencies.
Job filled by alternative hiring process not in the competitive service.
Candidates must have a bachelors degree in economics or a related field with significant quantitative coursework. Furthermore, they must have: Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; Outstanding quantitative skills, including facility with Microsoft Excel and other statistical software packages; Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; The ability to work well with senior staff, work independently, and meet deadlines; An interest in the Congressional budget process; and The initiative to gather suitable data to address tax policy questions. This position is only for candidates who have or are obtaining a bachelors degree; it is not for those who have or are obtaining a masters degree.
See Qualifications above
Candidates must have a bachelors degree in economics or a related field with significant quantitative coursework.
This job is being filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive civil service.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application includes your résumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your résumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a not qualified determination. Those who aren't qualified will be informed and not considered further. Others will be referred to the hiring division for further consideration.
This position is governed by the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act, as made applicable by the Congressional Accountability Act, as amended. The following categories of people may be eligible for preference in the hiring process: veterans who have separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after serving on active duty in the armed forces during a war, in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized, or during particular defined periods; disabled veterans; and the mother, spouse, or unmarried widow or widower of certain veterans.
To claim this preference, an applicant must identify himself or herself as eligible for veterans' preference in the Self-Identification for Veterans' Preference section of the application and must complete and submit CBO's Veterans' Preference Eligibility Form together with the supporting documentation specified on that form to veoa@cbo.gov (or by fax to 202-225-7539) within two weeks of applying or no later than the deadline specified for positions with deadlines. Applicants may obtain a copy of CBO's Veterans' Preference in Appointments policy by submitting a written request to careers@cbo.gov.
Please submit a cover letter, résumé, brief writing sample, unofficial copy of transcripts, and contact information for three references at www.cbo.gov/careers. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
DO NOT APPLY THROUGH USAJOBS or EMAIL- APPLY ONLINE AT www.cbo.gov/careers. Please submit a cover letter, résumé, brief writing sample, unofficial copy of transcripts, and contact information for three references at www.cbo.gov/careers. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Although there is no deadline, this position may be closed when CBO has received a sufficient number of applications from qualified candidates. This position is covered by the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/460885300. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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