Duties

Summary

This vacancy is for a Supervisory Survey Statistician position in the Field Division (FLD) located at the U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters in Suitland, Maryland. The Census Bureau is accessible from the Metro Rail Green Line - Suitland Station.

This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Supervisory Survey Statistician, GG-1530-14, FPL 14 positions within the Census Bureau in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

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Responsibilities

• Oversees and coordinates liaison with subject-matter divisions and other agency staff members to convert requirements and specifications for field work into budgets, organization, staffing plans, and detailed procedures and instructions.
• Maintains close working relationships with the regional directors, their assistants, and program coordinators.
• Reviews the content of data to be included in progress and cost reports to be submitted by field offices and oversees the analysis of reported data in the light of program requirements to measure the quality of the work accomplished.
• Oversees review of training methods for adequacy of program coverage, estimates time required to cover each subject adequately within available training time.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required.

Supervisory status
Yes

Promotion Potential
14

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. citizen.
• Suitable for Federal employment.
• Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the announcement closing date.
• Registered for Selective Service, if applicable. (www.sss.gov)
• You may be required to complete a financial disclosure (OGE-450).

Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

For permanent Census employees, this is a competitive temporary promotion opportunity not to exceed (NTE) 1 year or 10/23/2021, whichever comes first; this temporary promotion may be extended or terminated earlier. At the conclusion of the temporary promotion, the permanent Census employees will return to their position of record.

For all other Department of Commerce (DOC) employees, this is a competitive temporary appointment opportunity not to exceed (NTE) 1 year or 10/23/2021, whichever comes first; this temporary appointment may be extended or terminated earlier.

A probationary period may be required.

A supervisory probation period may be required.

This position is ELIGIBLE for telework; additional criteria will be required (e.g., supervisory approval).

This is a NON-BARGAINING unit position.

Relocation expenses may be paid.

The work schedule for this position is Mixed Tour. With a Mixed Tour work schedule, an employee may be changed between full-time, part-time and intermittent work schedules to accommodate fluctuating workloads and is subject to a signed agreement.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and individual states being in different phases of reopening, once the selectee becomes an employee, the report date to the official duty station/facility may be delayed until such time that management notifies the employee of their requirement to report. Until it is safe to relocate, the employee may be approved to telework to the maximum extent possible, up to and including full-time.

Qualifications

Minimum Education Requirement:

Degree: 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, etc. 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.
or

Combination of education and experience -- courses as shown in A above, 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.

AND

Specialized Experience: For the GG-1530-14, you must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-[XX] in the Federal service. Experience for this position includes Experience supervising a staff responsible for overseeing the budget formulation for field survey operations for ongoing and periodic,
one-time surveys, preparing written documents, monitoring cost, progress, and quality of survey data collection operations, and liaising with the Regional Offices and other divisions. Experience in providing administrative and technical supervision; including leading a team. Experience working on issues across organizational lines or geographic
areas requiring close and harmonious coordination and interdependence with other administrative, technical, and program management staff.
Experience analyzing and evaluating program data, survey materials, creating reports, and recommendation to higher management a course of action to get/keep the operations on
schedule and within budget. Experience monitoring sponsor requirements and expectations for quality of results. Experience researching and documenting technical and/or
administrative information. Experience conducting detailed research and analysis of program operations. Experience writing implementation procedures and related training, or
writing and editing technical research reports and presenting findings/results. Experience with successful oversight and negotiation and collaboration regarding the review, testing,
research, and implementation of all aspects of survey data collection methodology, tools, procedures, and techniques. Experience in creating agendas to effectively facilitate strong group interactions, sharing of critical information, and sharing lessons learned.

Education: Education can not be substituted at this level.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

The following links provide information on various hiring authorities that may enable you to apply through merit assignment procedures, or be eligible for a non-competitive appointment.

• CTAP

The Department of Commerce provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Office. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis. TTY users can contact the Human Resources Office via the Federal Relay Service, 1-800-877-8339.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

Your resume, optional cover letter and supporting documentation will be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for the position. If you meet the minimum qualifications stated in the job opportunity announcement, we will compare your resume, optional cover letter and supporting documentation to your responses on the scored occupational questionnaire (True/False, Yes/No, Multiple Choice questions). Your resume and/or optional cover letter must support your responses to the scored occupational questionnaire, or your score may be lowered. The best-qualified candidates will be identified for referral to the hiring manager and may be invited for an interview.

Due weight shall be given to performance appraisals and awards in accordance with 5 CFR § 335.103(b)(3).

The scored occupational questionnaire will evaluate you on the following competencies; please do not provide a separate written response:

• Ability to manage, assign work, set priorities, evaluates performance, and provide advice, instruction, and training.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with all levels of management within an organization to present goals, strategies, and plans for the organization.
• Ability to write and review plans and procedures, training materials, technical and administrative briefings and presentations, including researching, designing, writing, editing and/or developing training packages and operational reports.
• Knowledge of survey data collection, methodology, tools, and techniques.

We recommend that you preview the online questions for this announcement before you start the application process.

Do NOT include the following types of information in your application:

• Social Security Number (SSN)
• Date of Birth (DOB)
• Photos of yourself (if included on your resume you will not be considered for this position)
• Personal information: such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc.

To preview questions please click here .

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Other

Drug test required
No

Position sensitivity and risk
High Risk (HR)

Trust determination process
Suitability/Fitness

Required Documents

A complete application consists of the following:

• Resume showing relevant experience; cover letter optional. Your resume must list your educational and work experience including the dates (mm/dd/yy) of each employment along with the number of hours worked per week. For work in the Federal service, please include the grade level for the position(s). Your resume may be used to validate your responses to the scored occupational questionnaire. Your resume should also indicate your citizenship and if you are registered with the Selective Service System if you are a male born after 12/31/59.
• SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action," supporting your eligibility, with the exception of current Census Bureau employees.
• Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) documentation, if applicable (see other information).
• Education Documentation: If this position requires proof of higher education, or you are substituting education for experience, you must submit an unofficial transcript or a list of courses that includes the following information: name of accredited institution, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. This also applies to Census Bureau employees. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. Please refer to http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/policy/ApplicationOfStds-04.asp for more information.

You are not required to submit official documents at this time; copies are sufficient.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education: Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. A listing of these accredited organizations can be found on the Department of Education's website - http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html . You must provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course by course listing along with your application. Failure to provide such documentation when requested will result in lost consideration.

CTAP Eligibles

CTAP candidates will be eligible for selection priority if it is determined that they have exceeded the minimum qualifications for the position by attaining at least a rating of 85 out of 100. Information about CTAP eligibility is on the Office of Personnel Management's Career Transition Resources website at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ctap_guideline.pdf .

CTAP applicants MUST submit the following documents:

A copy of your RIF separation notice, notice of proposed removal for declining a directed geographic relocation outside of the local commuting area; a Certificate of Expected Separation (CES); or certification that you are in a surplus organization or occupation (this could be a position abolishment letter, a notice of eligibility for discontinued service retirement, or similar notice);

A copy of your SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action", noting current position, grade/band level, and duty location;

A copy of your latest performance appraisal including your rating; and

Any documentation from your bureau/operating unit that shows your current promotion potential.

NOTE: You will not be considered if you fail to provide all required documents.