The U.S. Census Bureau is seeking a highly-motivated and capable executive to serve as the Chief, Economic Management Division. This position is a Senior Executive Service (SES) Career- Reserved position. Positions in the SES are not graded. SES pay is commensurate with qualifications. SES employees are eligible for bonuses and awards based on performance. Veteran's preference is not applicable to SES.

Duties

The Chief, Economic Management Division will: Have overall responsibility for developing and carrying out operations to support economic statistics programs while implementing best practices in project and program management. Work closely with the Assistant Director to establish priorities; works in partnership with the division chiefs and managers in the Economic Programs Directorate as well as corporate service providers within the Census Bureau; and ensures timely delivery and completion of operations for economic programs. Be responsible for, in cooperation with the Chief of the Economic Applications Division, for ensuring that the necessary technology, hardware and programs for the processing of economic data are in place to achieve statistical objectives and for the effective and timely processing and release of the data, conducting a continuous review and evaluation of the effectiveness and quality of system output. Have final responsibility for the development and establishment of directorate standards, within general Census Bureau policies and legal requirements, for prescribing the conduct of statistical surveys, for working relationships with other governmental agencies, business and industrial groups, and other organizations, and for preparing requirements and specifications for the collection, processing, and dissemination processes for all programs of the Economic Directorate. Foster cooperative relationships with officials of other governmental, business, and private groups in making arrangements for desired data and other assistance necessary to the accomplishment of the Directorate's programs, and to obtain their fullest cooperation and support of the basic program. Travel Required: Occasional Travel Description: Travel may be required to attend or present at meetings and conferences on topics relevant to the U.S. Census Bureau's mission.

Requirements

Qualifications

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs): ECQ #1 - Leading Change: involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. Leadership Competencies: Creativity and Innovation, External Awareness, Flexibility, Resilience, Strategic Thinking, and Vision. ECQ #2-Leading People: involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflict. Leadership Competencies: Conflict Management, Leveraging Diversity, Developing Others, and Team Building. ECQ #3 - Results Driven: involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Leadership Competencies: Accountability, Customer Service, Decisiveness, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving, and Technical Credibility. ECQ #4 - Business Acumen: involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. Leadership Competencies: Financial Management, Human Capital Management, and Technology Management. ECQ #5 - Building Coalitions: involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Leadership Competencies: Partnering, Political Savvy and Influencing/Negotiating. Fundamental Competencies: These competencies are the foundation for success in each of the Executive Core Qualifications: Interpersonal Skills, Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning and Public Service Motivation. Professional and Technical Qualifications (PTQs): PTQ #1- Experience that demonstrates extensive knowledge of statistical survey methodology, data collection methodology, data capture and information technology systems sufficient to manage the Census Bureau's planning and implementation of operations for the Economic Directorate. PTQ #2- Experience that demonstrates knowledge of the statistical needs of the broad range of economic data providers and users, including government policy makers, other statistical agencies such as the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and private industry. PTQ #3- Experience that demonstrates knowledge in effectively developing and implementing innovation across program areas resulting in reduced costs and efficiencies as well as improved quality or reduced respondent burden with respect to survey collection, processing and/or data dissemination. For detailed guidance on ECQs, applicants are strongly encouraged to review the Office of Personnel Management's Guide to Executive Qualifications at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications/ Example ECQ statements are available at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/reference-materials/guidetosesquals_2012.pdf

Education

A. 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

B. 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. The quality of the combination of education and experience must be sufficient to demonstrate that the applicant possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform work in the occupation, and is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study with a major in the appropriate field.

Contacts

• Address Census Executive Resources - All Directorates 4600 Silver Hill Road Washington, DC 20233 US
• Name: Victoria Middleton
• Phone: 301-763-2245
• Email: [email protected]