Duties

Summary

This position is located in the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Division of Administration, Human Capital Planning Office.

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Responsibilities

Serves as the Human Capital Data Analyst responsible for developing workforce analytics, building, and maintaining interactive analytical dashboards and data visualizations; serving as an expert level data analyst resolving a myriad of complex quantitative and statistical issues related to the strategic management of human capital; and for providing data analytics products and services to drive strategic business and human capital decisions.

As a HUMAN CAPITAL DATA ANALYST GS-0301-13, your typical work assignments may include:

• Serving as the expert on leading edge methods of integrating advanced analytical methods and techniques, quantitative and statistical data analyses, and on the development of workforce analytics, measures, and metrics.
• Applying statistical methods and concepts, rules, and modeling methods to discover patterns, relationships, and trends in large datasets to tests hypotheses and predictions using statistical programming software. Conducts data mining and develops standard queries to be used by program stakeholders.
• Making recommendations on best practices to improve predictive analytics, statistical sampling, modeling, data mining, data warehousing processes, and other uses of advanced analytics and information technology.
• Evaluating and interprets data extracts and reports from Human Resources (HR) personnel systems assessing relevant data sources' validity and reliability to meet project needs and develops innovative approaches to aid stakeholders in understanding and utilizing analytical reports.
• Leading data collection and validation of data from a variety of sources. Employs state-of-the-art statistical and data analysis techniques in the producing analytical reports and in communicating the technical data requirements to data providers.
• Identifying trends, correlations, and causations within large datasets to provide a synopsis of emerging trends, challenges, and recommendations for change.
• Leading the preparation of quarterly reporting and analysis of data, and proactively produces studies or reports that employs state-of-the-art statistical and data analysis techniques.
• Developing and implements dynamic data visualizations and interactive reporting to provide meaningful insight from the data (such as dashboards, scorecards, and graphs).
• Developing and applies predictive modeling/forecasting to help foster performance toward service targets, priorities, objectives, and goals to leverage techniques to influence business decisions on human capital planning strategies.

Travel Required

Not required

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
13

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U. S. Citizenship Required.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You must be able to obtain a (Security Level) security clearance.
• Relocation expenses are not authorized.
• This position is not part of the bargaining unit.
• Submit complete application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate Statement:
The ideal candidate for the Human Capital Data Analyst has experience working independently, being able to fuse advance data analysis, research, mathematics, and statistical techniques with data mining, data warehousing, data modeling to analyze large data sets to resolve workforce data analytics issues. The ideal candidate has experience presenting clear and concise data/information both verbally and in writing to foster understanding and acceptance of recommendations and/or report findings to senior leadership. Experience analyzing trends, measuring metrics, and developing data visualization dashboards is highly preferred.

Specialized Experience:

To qualify for the GS-13 grade level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the federal government. For this position, specialized experience is defined as:

• Experience applying a wide range of quantitative and qualitative analytical methods to evaluate and identify patterns, trends, correlations in large data sets to devise innovative analytic solutions; and
• Experience using analytical software to develop interactive data dashboards and visualizations, workforce analytics, and ad-hoc data reports; and
• Experience telling data-driven stories leveraging statistical and analytical data in creative ways to show patterns and draw conclusions to help drive data-driven decisions.

This experience must be fully supported and articulated in your resume to receive consideration. Please ensure that your resume information is specific, detailed where appropriate, and complete.

Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level.

Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted).

All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

NOTE: 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

Additional information

SUPPLEMENTARY VACANCIES: Supplementary vacancies may be filled in addition to the number stated in this announcement.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: The National Labor Relations Board is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for appointment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, political affiliations, handicap, age, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit factor. Applicants with disabilities who need reasonable accommodations for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Agency's Selective Placement Coordinator by email smschedule@nlrb.gov . NLRB offers a wide array of reasonable accommodations and programs for individuals with disabilities. (Note: for additional information for job seekers with disabilities, please click on the following website, https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/disability-employment/hiring/.

PLACEMENT POLICY: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

WORK SCHEDULE: NLRB supports the use of flexible work schedules as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

Once the application process is complete, a review of resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that your scores do not reflect that you meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this position, you will lose consideration for this position.

You will be further evaluated on the following Competencies required for the position:

• Analyst/Decision Making
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Information Management
• Planning and Evaluating
• Problem Solving

If you are best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview.

To preview the assessment questionnaire, click the following link:
https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11111973

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Other

Drug test required
No

Position sensitivity and risk
High Risk (HR)

Trust determination process
Credentialing , Suitability/Fitness

Required Documents

In addition to your responses to the occupational questionnaire, you must submit the following documents specific for this vacancy:

1. Resume. Your resume must describe your job-related experiences and will be used to verify your qualifications. Therefore, it is important that the information be relevant, detailed where appropriate, and addresses the competencies for this position. Your resume must contain the dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present) to include the hours worked per week (i.e. 40 hours full-time per week). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.

2. Most Recent Performance Appraisal. (Current or Former Federal Employee). If performance appraisal is not dated within the last year or if you are unable to provide a performance appraisal, an explanation why must be provided. Please include a document in your application package explaining why the performance appraisal is not available.

3. Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50). (Current or Former Federal Employee). Most recent SF-50 showing your current grade and tenure; (you may be removed from consideration if not submitted).An SF-50 showing highest (permanent) grade ever held, if different from your current grade. (NOTE: Performance Award, Realignment/Reassignment, Name Change and Detail SF-50s will not be accepted as proof of grade and tenure.) If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide an SF-50 or SF-50s which shows the length of time in the current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with dates that show proof of you holding the grade for at least a year) to support meeting time in grade requirement.
As a current or previous career or career conditional employee in the Competitive Service, you may determine your current status by checking block 24 on your SF-50. The block 24 must reflect "1" or "2". Also, block 34 must reflect "1". A copy of your SF-50 must be provided for verification.

4. Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency CTAP program (ICTAP). If requesting consideration under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency CTAP program (ICTAP), you must meet the well qualified standards for this vacancy (meeting minimum requirements for position and scoring at least an 85) and provide all of the following documents:

• your most recent performance appraisal; AND
• the proof of eligibility letter from the Agency, AND
• your most current SF-50, displaying current series and grade.

5. Other Appointment Eligibilities:
- For Disability Schedule A : Disability Letter

- For Veterans : DD-214 (member copy-4)

- For Disabled Veterans : DD-214, SF-15 and VA letter dated 1991 or later (indicating % disability)

- For Certain Military Spouses : Copy of service member's PCS order authorizing the spouse to accompany the service member AND Proof of marriage to the service member; OR Proof the service member was released or discharged from active duty due to a service-connected disability AND documentation of the service member's 100% disability AND proof of marriage to the service member; OR Proof the service member's death while on active duty AND proof of marriage to the service member.

- Family Member Preference (Derived Preference)

- Reinstatement

- Former Peace Corps or VISTA Volunteers

Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing date of the vacancy will result in your removal from consideration for this position. Please review your application prior to final submission and ensure you have submitted all appropriate documents. Uploading documents to USAJobs does NOT ensure inclusion with your application to our system. You must verify that the documents are in the system with your application prior to final submission.

All materials must be received by the closing date of this announcement 07/02/2021 to be considered.

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.