Joining the Secret Service, Office of Human Resources, Workforce Planning Division, will allow you to serve as a principal advisor on workforce planning within the Secret Service. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation Veterans' preference does not apply. For definitions of terms found in this announcement, please click here.

Duties

The selectee will serve as a Supervisory Statistician in the Office of Human Resources, Workforce Planning Division. Typical work assignments include: Planning, organizing, directing, and executing complex quantitative studies and statistical analysis programs to support workforce planning for the Secret Service. Preparing and reviewing comprehensive recommendations on the development and/or modification of Secret Service policies and procedures that enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness of the workforce. Planning, developing, and implementing operational and strategic human capital plans. Planning, controlling, directing, and coordinating the work of subordinate supervisors and professional, administrative, and administrative support personnel. Apply for this exciting opportunity to impact the Secret Service mission by managing the workforce strategic planning process, establishing policy and vision for the Secret Service related to mission critical workforce modeling, workforce efficiencies, manpower programs and staffing allocations. This Supervisory Statistician position starts at a salary of $163,964.00, GS-15 step 1, with promotion potential to $191,900.00, GS-15 step 10.

Requirements

Qualifications

To be considered qualified for this position you must meet the following qualification requirements for the respective grade level in which you are applying. Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Basic Requirements AND Minimum Qualification requirements as listed below: BASIC REQUIREMENTS: A. Completion of 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. OR B. A combination of education and experience that includes 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. IN ADDITION TO MEETING THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS ABOVE, YOU MUST ALSO MEET THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: You qualify for the GS-15 level (starting salary $163,964.00) if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level performing duties such as: Applying statistical human capital concepts for policy and strategy development. Conducting quantitative and qualitative statical analysis for the collection, simulation, and reporting of workforce planning data. Providing technical advice on statistical analysis and human capital quality improvement methods. Overseeing subordinate execution of short- and long-range human capital program planning and projections. The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement. 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. 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

For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for a position by substituting education or training for experience, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted that includes your name, the name of the educational institution, course title(s), number of credits, grade, and date of completion. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

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