Duties

Summary

This position functions within the Workforce Analysis Branch (WAB) of the Policy and Strategic Initiatives Division (PSID) of the Human Resources Office. The WAB provides study design, data collection, data analysis, and model (option) development to support the cost containment, policy development and evaluation, and staffing formula development processes for the human resources of the multiple components, except the Supreme Court, of the federal judiciary.

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Responsibilities

The WAB provides: ( 1) stringent statistical and empirical processes primarily to provide managers with insight to the number of employees needed to perform required duties, (2) a basis for making cost containment decisions, (3) an objective rationale to justify the judiciary's staffing requests to Congress, and (4) metrics by which to ensure equitable distribution by function and location of the judiciary's human resources. The branch's processes provide studies that are usually national in scope, but can also address local situations. The branch utilizes an enterprise business intelligence data mart and departmental level databases to support the human resources aspects of the judiciary's internal governance structure. The duties of this position include:

Deciding upon an appropriate strategy to collect data;

Extracting data from existing sources or instigate new procedures;

Analyzing and interpret data using statistical tools, algorithms, models and software (e.g. R, SAS, SPSS, Excel, etc.);

Designing new statistical models and data collection tools if needed;

Identifying patterns, trends, and relationships within data;

Presenting statistical reports and data visualizations for diverse audiences;

Providing strategic recommendations/predictions and highlight any data limitations;

Developing and maintaining statistical tools, databases and programs;

Regularly monitoring data quality; and

Working closely with key team members and subject experts (e.g. programmers, report writers and database (ETL) managers, IT support, etc.)

Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
00

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.

Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the Administrative Office of the US Courts. In instances where non-citizens are considered for hire into temporary or any other position with non competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO's Human Resources Office that there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the United States and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at http://ww.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/non-citizens . For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification .

All new AO employees will be required to complete a FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.

All new AO employees must identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.

You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.

If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Relocation expenses may be provided, but only if authorized by the Director of the AO.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience : Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience in ALL of the following:

Designing statistically based studies to determine staffing requirements;

Reviewing large amounts of raw data using statistical packages such as Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), R, a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics and advance Microsoft Excel data analysis tools; and

Familiarization with Structured Query Language (SQL) used to communicate with a database.

Desired but not required: Desired applicant will have lower division educational coursework in the following:

• Linear algebra
• Introduction to probability and statistics
• Introduction to computer science

Education

This position does not require education to qualify.

Additional information

The AO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Not Required

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

For this job announcement the following documents and/or information are required:

• Resume - Any written format you choose to describe your job-related qualifications.
• Citizenship - Include country of citizenship on resume.
• Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) - All applicants outside of the AO must submit a copy of your latest SF-50 to verify current or former Federal employment status.
• Veterans Preference documentation - Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), if applicable Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference (SF-15) and an official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying to the veteran's present receipt of compensation.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

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.