You are encouraged to read the entire announcement before you submit your application package. Your application may not receive full consideration if you do not follow the instructions as outlined. This position is located in the Washington, DC Commuting Area in the Global Health, Office of HIV/AIDS, at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Duties

Leverage subject matter expertise and significant mastery with a broad range of data science approaches, analytic concepts, tools, and techniques to explain, address, and support program effectiveness and operational challenges. Design, develop, implement, and manage methods for capturing and converting structured and unstructured data for reporting and analysis. Design, develop, synthesize, and display data and information using interactive reports, dashboards, and visualizations. Conduct statistical analysis and programming, analytics modeling/machine learning, and data visualization to make informed projections, data-driven decisions, and recommendations based on findings . Provide data analytics and strategic information technical assistance for program performance monitoring and accountability to improve HIV programs. Communicate effectively (verbally and in writing) about data and data analysis to a wide range of audiences, including those who have limited experience working with data.

Requirements

• United States Citizenship is required.
• Relevant experience (see Qualifications below).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• Males born after 12/31/1959, must be registered with the Selective Service.
• These are Testing Designated Positions (TDP's) under the Agency's approved Drug-Free Work Place Program. All applicants selected for this position will be subject to random drug testing once they begin working for the Agency.
• Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer is required.

Qualifications

ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Your resume must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from receiving further consideration. Basic Requirements: Degree: Mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position. The degree must be in a major field of study (at least at the baccalaureate level) that is appropriate for the position. OR Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study (30 semester hours) as shown in paragraph A above, plus additional education or appropriate experience. Specialized Experience: GS-13: In addition to the Education requirement, you MUST have one year of specialized experience that is equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-12 level in the Federal service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. Examples of qualifying specialized experience at the next lower level for this position include; a) Experience working with large datasets and developing algorithms and/or tools to support ELT (Extract/Load/Transform) processes to generate and articulate findings; b) Experience in statistical analysis and programming, and data visualization to make informed projections, data-driven decisions, and recommendations; AND c) Experience in providing data analytics and strategic information technical assistance for program performance monitoring and accountability to improve HIV programs. GS-14: In addition to the Education requirement, you MUST have one year of specialized experience that is equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-13 level in the Federal Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. Examples of qualifying specialized experience at the next lower level for this position include; a) Experience using analytics modeling and data science approaches for the assessment and improvement of global health and HIV program effectiveness and to accelerate HIV epidemic control; b) Experience working with large datasets and developing algorithms and/or tools to support ELT (Extract/Load/Transform) processes as well as automate analytics processes to generate and articulate findings; c) Experience in statistical analysis and programming, modeling, machine learning, and data visualization to make informed projections, data-driven decisions, and recommendations; AND d) Experience in providing data analytics and strategic information technical assistance for program performance monitoring and accountability to improve HIV programs. 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, relevant to the duties of the position to be filled, including volunteer experience. CTAP/ICTAP candidates will be referred to the selecting official if they are found well qualified. Well-qualified means an eligible employee who possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities which clearly exceed the minimum requirements of the position. A well-qualified employee must meet the qualification and eligibility requirements of the position, including any medical qualifications, suitability, and minimum education and experience requirements, meet all selective factors (where applicable); meet quality ranking factors and are assigned to the Silver Category or higher Category; be physically qualified with reasonable accommodation to perform the essential duties of the position; meet any special qualifying U.S. OPM-approved conditions; AND be able to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry without additional training. A well-qualified candidate will not necessarily meet the definition of highly or best qualified when evaluated against other candidates who apply for a particular position. In the absence of selective and quality ranking factors, selecting officials will document the job-related reason(s) for qualification determinations.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement, therefore, transcripts are required.

Contacts

• Address Bureau for Global Health 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20523 US
• Name: USAID HR Help Desk
• Phone: 202-712-1234 X2
• Email: [email protected]