This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Office of Evaluation and Inspections.

Duties

This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Office of Evaluation and Inspections.The incumbent will serve as a Program Analysis Officer (Deputy Regional Inspector General) GS-343-14, within the Office of Evaluation and Inspections (OEI). The duties include, but are not limited to: Planning, directing, and coordinating program activities assigned to the Regional Office; Serving as the day-to-day supervisor for social science research analysts in the Regional Office; Recommending promotions, awards, training, and other personnel actions, and coordinates the development of those actions with the RIG and Headquarters; Identifying and planning research and analyzes on topics for evaluations with a high potential for improvement of Department's programs; Directing the development of comprehensive designs, discussion guides, and data collection instruments for each evaluation; Monitoring ongoing evaluations assigned to regional staff to ensure that the planned evaluation objectives are satisfied within allowable time frames; Providing consultation and advice to team leaders and social science research analysts on highly complex, unique, and/or controversial issues and problems; Providing team leaders and social science research analysts with edits on written evaluations, identifies areas requiring additional evidence, and ensures compliance with procedures manuals.

Requirements

• U.S Citizenship is required.
• Registration with the Selective Service (if applicable).
• Suitability for Federal employment determined by background investigation.
• One-year supervisory probationary period may be required.
• Time in grade must be met within 30 days of closing date of announcement.
• You must meet the requirements of the job by 11:59 (Eastern Standard Time) of the closing date: March 14, 2024.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements and any selective placement factors described below within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-13) in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience in planning and directing comprehensive evaluations of health and social service programs (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, and Public Health Services); Experience in identifying complex programmatic and management issues; Experience in performing complex analytical studies and synthesizing results to recommend program improvements; Experience in utilizing qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques; and Experience in communicating technical and non-technical information to a diverse audience in a clear and concise manner.

Contacts

• Address OIG Office of Evaluation and Inspections 330 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC 20201 US
• Name: Catherine Gabrielle
• Phone: 2409750827
• Email: [email protected]