This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/578392100. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
The Bureau of Economics provides economic analysis in support of antitrust and consumer protection investigations and rulemakings, advises the Commission and other government entities on the impact of government regulation on competition, and analyzes impacts of economic phenomena on competition, consumer protection, and consumer welfare. The Antitrust I Division generally is responsible for formulating and implementing major antitrust policies within the Bureau of Economics.
09/10/2020 to 09/28/2020
$131,239 - $192,300 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes— You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
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Full-Time
Senior Executive
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578392100
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Those who meet the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
This announcement is open to all groups of qualified individuals within the Federal civil service. DEFINITIONS: Status Applicants are applicants serving under career or career-type appointments in the civil service. Status candidates are not entitled to veteran's preference. Non-Status Applicants are applicants who occupy other than career or career-type appointments within the civil service (e.g. temporary appointments).
The Assistant Director is a key member of the Bureau's management team and is authorized to act on behalf of the Bureau's Director and Deputy Director for Antitrust in interpreting and carrying out the Commission's objectives across a broad spectrum of economic issues relevant to maintaining competition. In fulfilling these responsibilities, the Assistant Director is a key contributor to developing the Bureau's strategic plans for implementing the Commission's mission of maintaining competition. The Assistant Director, along with subordinate managers and supervisors, serves as a primary link between the Division, other BE managers, the Bureau of Competition management and staff, and the Commission. The primary responsibility involves content review and comprehensive quality control of professional work products, as well as adherence to, and consistency with, the Commission policies and objectives.
The Assistant Director formulates and implements policies to advance the Commission's maintenance of competition objectives. The Assistant Director also manages the economic component of the full range of antitrust and competition law enforcement activities, economic research, and (occasionally) consumer protection issues assigned to the Division. Many of the economic issues confronted by antitrust and competition policy have not been addressed by prior economic research. As a result, Bureau economists often must blaze a trail for others to follow. In carrying out his or her duties, the Assistant Director reviews policy recommendations that affect Division, Bureau, and Agency missions, considers political, social, economic, technical, and administrative factors that may potentially affect recommended policies, and formally recommends actions to the Commission.
The incumbent ensures that the Division provides high quality economic analysis to the Commission, Congress, and the public. The incumbent formulates goals and objectives for antitrust law enforcement investigations. Determines the resources necessary to support these investigations. Reviews the staff analysis of antitrust investigations, especially those considered important or precedent setting. Assists the Bureau's efforts to identify and analyze business practices that may lead to consumer harm. Formulates appropriate remedies for such practices and proposes changes to existing laws that would promote competition and consumer welfare.
The Assistant Director is a key provider of advice to the Commission on broad questions of antitrust policy, such as evaluation of potentially anticompetitive business practices and conduct, as well as evaluation of policies to remedy the effects of those practices. The incumbent leads, supervises, and occasionally conducts economic and econometric analyses in support of agency investigations and litigation. The incumbent also plays a leading role in selecting expert witnesses employed by the Commission in support of its litigation efforts, as well as in preparing those witnesses for trial, including the careful evaluation of the economic and statistical analyses offered by those witnesses in support of their testimony and conclusions. The incumbent also plays a leading role in evaluating and analyzing testimony, as well as supporting economic and statistical analyses that are presented by respondents' economic experts. Additionally, the incumbent is a leading contributor to the design and implementation of remedies imposed by the Commission to alleviate conduct and practices that harm competition and consumer welfare. This work has far-reaching implications for the preservation of the free enterprise system.
The incumbent ensures efficient utilization of Division resources in a manner consistent with resource and budget constraints. The incumbent directs the work of the Division and is accountable for the success of specific programs and/or projects assigned. The incumbent also monitors the Division's progress toward organizational goals, periodically evaluates and makes appropriate adjustments to such goals, and administratively and professionally directs and oversees (through subordinate supervisors) the work of approximately 35 economists and research analysts in accomplishing the Division's goals and objectives. In directing the work of the Division, the Assistant Director assesses policy, program, and project feasibility, determines program goals and develops implementation plans, structures the deliverables of the organization to promote effective task accomplishment, sets effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity performance requirements, and implements management and/or internal control standards.
The Assistant Director's accountability for the success of Division programs and projects encompasses responsibility for the full range of factors that affect program and project accomplishment.
A. Degree: economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.
OR
B. Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
An advanced post-graduate degree in the field of Economics is Highly Desirable.
1. An advanced post-graduate degree in the field of Economics is Highly Desirable.
2. The agency may reimburse relocation expenses.
3. If we select you for an initial career appointment to an SES position, the OPM QRB must approve your ECQs prior to appointment. A selection is tentative until we obtain a QRB certification.
4. You must complete a Declaration for Federal Employment before we can hire you in order to certify the accuracy of your written application and provide the information necessary to determine your suitability for federal employment.
5. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959 and we select you for this position, you must certify prior to appointment that you registered for the military selective service.
6. If we select you for this position, you must complete personnel suitability documents. Your appointment is contingent upon the successful completion of an appropriate background investigation.
7. Veterans' preference does not apply to SES positions.
8. The FTC provides reasonable accommodations, where appropriate, to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the FTC. The agency considers requests for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis. Questions about the FTC's accommodation policy can be directed to Liz Kraszewski at ekraszewski@ftc.gov.
9. The Ethics in Government Act, PL 95-521, requires the applicant selected for this position to submit a financial disclosure statement, SF-278, prior to assuming the SES position, annually while employed, and upon termination of employment. You may also be subject to post employment restrictions.
10. Your application includes information subject to the Privacy Act (P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. 552a). This information is necessary to determine qualifications for employment, and collection is authorized under Title 5 of the U.S. Code, 3302 and 3361.
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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, including experience, education, awards, self-development, and training. This information will be obtained from the application package, and based on how well you meet the Basic Education requirements, Mandatory Professional/Technical Qualifications and ECQs as stated in this vacancy announcement.
The following are examples of qualifying experience for this position:
1. Individual economic research assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions and report preparation
2. Supervisory or project coordination assignments involving a staff of professional economists, and requiring the evaluation and interpretation of economic information
3. Teaching assignments in a college or university that included both class instruction in economics subjects and one of the following (1) personal research that produced evidence of results, (2) direction of graduate theses in economics, or (3) service as a consultant or advisor on technical economics problems.
Experience in related fields that did not involve the use and understanding of economic principles and theories may not be used as qualifying experience for this position.
A Human Resources Specialist and or a Rating and Ranking Panel consisting of SES members will evaluate your application package. This evaluation will determine which applicants are Not Qualified, Qualified, and Highly/Best Qualified. Highly/Best Qualified candidates will be referred to the Selecting Official, and may undergo an interview and a reference check.
The Selecting Official will review results and make recommendations on final selections to the Appointing Authority. Unless the OPM Quality Review Board (QRB) has already certified you, your ECQs must be forwarded to the OPM QRB for certification before your appointment can occur.
Note: Veterans' preference does not apply to SES positions. This is in accordance with 5 USC 2108(3), which defines the term "preference eligible" and provides that this term does not include applicants for, or members of, the SES.
As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
1. Resume - In addition to your written statements addressing the Mandatory Professional/Technical Qualifications, and ECQs, submit a resume (not to exceed 5 pages) to describe your qualifications. Your resume should provide the following information:
TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION: Please select the APPLY button at the top of this announcement.
Carefully read the Required Documents section of this announcement to verify the information required, as well as how to submit the information.
Your online resume is not considered a complete application.
In order to expedite the review of your application, you must submit a complete online application package to include a RESUME, MANDATORY PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS, ECQs (if applicable), SF-50, and EDUCATION CREDENTIALS.
If you are unable to apply online, please see the Reasonable Accommodation Policy at the bottom of this vacancy announcement.
*PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION* Extraneous materials such as award certificates will not be considered
After all application packages have been received, we will review your application to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. An executive evaluation panel will evaluate each applicant based on the information provided and will generate a certificate of "Highly/Best Qualified" candidates for the selecting official. The selecting official may interview the "Highly/Best Qualified" candidates before making a selection recommendation to the Appointing Authority. We will verify performance, suitability, and security information and consider this information in making employment offers. You should expect a response on the outcome of your application within 90 workdays of the closing date of the announcement, excluding weekends and holidays.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
1. Resume - In addition to your written statements addressing the Mandatory Professional/Technical Qualifications, and ECQs, submit a resume (not to exceed 5 pages) to describe your qualifications. Your resume should provide the following information:
TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION: Please select the APPLY button at the top of this announcement.
Carefully read the Required Documents section of this announcement to verify the information required, as well as how to submit the information.
Your online resume is not considered a complete application.
In order to expedite the review of your application, you must submit a complete online application package to include a RESUME, MANDATORY PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS, ECQs (if applicable), SF-50, and EDUCATION CREDENTIALS.
If you are unable to apply online, please see the Reasonable Accommodation Policy at the bottom of this vacancy announcement.
*PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION* Extraneous materials such as award certificates will not be considered
After all application packages have been received, we will review your application to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. An executive evaluation panel will evaluate each applicant based on the information provided and will generate a certificate of "Highly/Best Qualified" candidates for the selecting official. The selecting official may interview the "Highly/Best Qualified" candidates before making a selection recommendation to the Appointing Authority. We will verify performance, suitability, and security information and consider this information in making employment offers. You should expect a response on the outcome of your application within 90 workdays of the closing date of the announcement, excluding weekends and holidays.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/578392100. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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