This vacancy is being filled via the Direct-Hire Authority (DHA) for a Supervisory Survey Statistician position in the Associate Director for Decennial Census Programs located at the U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters in Suitland, MD. This announcement may be used to fill other Supervisory Survey Statistician, 1530-14, FPL GS-14 positions within the Census Bureau in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

Duties

Plan, coordinate, schedule, carry out, monitor, and report status of activities for major programs or projects with multiple stakeholders. Oversee and direct the work of individuals and project teams for large­ scale programs or projects. Consult, collaborate, and build partnerships with stakeholders and communicate technical information with a variety of audiences. Serve as the subject matter or technical expert for various operations and/or other projects for large-scale programs, projects, or surveys.

Requirements

• Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• U.S. Citizen.
• Suitable for Federal employment.
• Registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov).
• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• A supervisory probationary period may be required.
• This is a NON-BARGAINING unit position.
• This announcement will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the date the first (50) applicants are received or on November 19th, 2024, whichever comes first.

Qualifications

This vacancy is advertised under 2 different announcements. Please read the 'Who May Apply' section carefully to determine your eligibility. If you are not eligible under this announcement, please see Announcement Number, 25-ADDC-12593298-ST-DL. Minimum Education Requirement: 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 A 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. AND Specialized Experience: For the GS-14, you must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Experience for this position includes: Overseeing major projects or programs; developing and monitoring project schedules, resources, priorities, and reporting on status; leading a team in daily operations; Identifying and resolving issues on project teams; communicating complex information both in person and in writing to a variety of audiences; Identifying client needs, managing their expectations, keeping them informed of project status and outcomes. Education: Education cannot be substituted at this level. 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.

Contacts

• Address Associate Director for Decennial Census Programs 4600 Silver Hill Road Washington, DC 20233 US
• Name: Debra Leapley
• Phone: 301-763-1442
• Email: [email protected]