This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, Office of Homeland Security Statistics (OHSS). The primary purpose of this position is to assist staff and others with planning and coordinating data governance activities and working groups and to improve the quality, timeliness, and utility of OHSS statistical data and analysis. This is a bargaining unit covered position, represented under the (AFGE). For more information visit: https://www.afge.org/about-us/afge-at-a-glance/.

Duties

As a Policy Analyst, GS-0301-11/12, your typical work assignments may include the following: Serves as a policy analyst to OHSS activities as they relate to the DHS mission domains and apply a variety of analytical approaches to support providing high-quality statistical information that is relevant, timely, cost-effective, and customer-oriented/ mission focused. Prepares quarterly progress reports for submission to the OHSS Executive Director. Acts as a primary point of contact between OHSS and DHS executive secretariat/other DHS Components to adjudicate edits to OHSS reports; and representing OHSS on internal and external working groups and committees. All DHS-HQ announcements have a 5 business day open period due to the number of applications received. This announcement will be open for 5 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received, whichever happens first. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required.
• You must submit to a pre-employment drug test.
• Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements.
• You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-11 grade level, you must have at least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-9 level in the Federal service (may be obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience must include all of the following activities: 1) Assisting with developing detailed policies, goals and objectives for analyzing and evaluating organizational programs; 2) Recommending new or improved criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of current policies; 3) Implementing work involving in-depth and broadly based planning to assess program needs; 4) Developing analytical approaches to address multi-faceted assessments and studies in support of policy development and analysis; and 5) Communicating orally and in writing to recommend authoritative advice or guidance on the format and content of policy information. OR A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related; OR A combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience as described above that, when combined, equal 100% of the total requirement. This will be calculated using your resume and unofficial transcripts or a list of courses/course hours submitted with your application. Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. To qualify for the GS-12 grade level, you must have at least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (may be obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience must include all of the following activities: 1) Developing detailed policies, goals and objectives for analyzing and evaluating organizational programs; 2) Developing criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of current policies; 3) Conducting and/or work involving in-depth and broadly based planning to assess program needs; 4) Conducting and/or leading multi-faceted assessments and studies in support of policy development and analysis; and 5) Communicating orally and in writing to provide authoritative advice or guidance on the format and content of policy information. Selective placement factor: A competency/KSAs or special qualification without which a candidate could not perform the duties of a position in a satisfactory manner. Selective factors are applied in addition to minimum qualifications. Applicants who do not meet a selective factor are ineligible for further consideration. In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements. Applicants must certify their demonstrated ability working in data governance and data integration within statistical frameworks or platforms supporting immigration operations or policy, trade, emergency management, counter terrorism, law enforcement, or counter drug operations. Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for GS-12. All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service by the closing of this announcement. Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary. If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/job). If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. Employees applying with an interchange agreement must provide proof of their permanent appointment. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE. 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. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

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; applicant's resumes and supporting documentation should only reflect education received from schools accredited by such institutions. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following Website: https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency (a U.S. private organization's interpretation that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to conventional U.S. education programs) with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S. Department of Education webpage on the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.

Contacts

• Address Department of Homeland Security Headquarters OCHCO/HRMS/MS #0170 6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, VA 20598-0170 US
• Name: Julian Torres
• Phone: 202-805-2854
• Email: [email protected]