Serves as the technical expert responsible for planning and conducting the continuing projects to produce OASDHI revenue estimates and related measures such as taxable earnings and earnings distributions in the Office of the Chief Actuary - Long Range . Provides projections of revenues and related measures to OCACT staff and other concerned parties for the President's Budget and for the Trustees Report.

Duties

Develops, updates and maintains computer programs of econometric models and sets of equations used to produce projections in the areas of annual taxable earnings. Models must be used to produce estimates which need to be analyzed for accuracy and delivered to requesters in short timeframes. Model results are used as follows. Projection of short-term (10-year) payroll tax revenue estimates for the President’s Budget (estimates are also used to determine actual transfers of taxes to the trust funds. Maintains awareness and knowledge of current methods and techniques applicable to revenue estimation and experiments to improve model structure, ease of solution and distribution of results, and techniques for analysis of results. Extracts data from Social Security program data sources to be used in developing and updating covered and taxable models. Identifies possible errors in source data and consults with other agency staff on improving data sources. Provides authoritative findings to policy makers or their staffs concerning the effects of proposed changes in Social Security coverage, the tax base, and tax rates. Independently identifies and undertakes research in areas of critical importance for the projections which require study.

Requirements

• Proof of ICTAP eligibility required
• U.S. Citizenship required
• Selective Service Registration, if applicable (www.sss.gov)
• Fingerprinting and background and/or security investigation may be required
• Job offers are contingent on fingerprinting and background / security investigation results
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement

Qualifications

Your resume must provide sufficient experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and proficiency of any required competencies to perform the specific position for which you are applying. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your experience, education, knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies as they relate to this position. Your resume and supporting documents must specifically address the evaluation criteria for the position. Describe duties you perform (not just knowledge, skills and abilities) as they relate to the specialized experience required for this position. Be clear, accurate and specific when describing your experience; e.g., list all positions separately, include full start and stop dates for each position, your work schedule (number of hours per week), your grade (if your position is federal), and a comprehensive description of the relevant duties you performed in each position. This information is instrumental in determining the highest quality candidates to be referred to the Selecting Official. Please submit a thorough resume that directly relates to this position. If your application materials do not demonstrate the knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, needed for this position, your application will be ineligible for consideration. To qualify for the GS-14, the applicant must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-13 level, or equivalent, which is in or related to the work of the position to be filled, that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience must include: planning and conducting projects that involve applying mathematical and statistical theory to analyze or produce estimates of revenues, taxable earnings, and earnings distributions. This position has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR), to meet this requirement you must have: A. Degree that included 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, of which at least 12 semester hours were in mathematics and 6 semester hours were in statistics. OR B. Combination of education and experience -- at least 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, including at least 12 hours in mathematics and 6 hours in statistics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR)listed above, applicants must meet the minimum qualifications for the grade(s) they are applying to: Qualification standards and additional information for this position can be found here: Mathematical Statistics Series 1529 Duties of this nature should be typical of your everyday work. If you perform this kind of work, your resume must provide details of the actual duties you perform that demonstrate the requirements above. Reviewers cannot assume you perform duties you don't describe. In addition to the minimum qualifications listed above applicants must be eligible under the following category: Displaced or surplus Federal employees eligible under CTAP or ICTAP The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) is an intra-agency program that helps surplus or displaced federal employees improve their chances of finding a new job in their agency, by giving them selection priority over other applicants, as long as they're qualified for the job. You're eligible for CTAP if: You're a current federal employee who meets the definition of a surplus or displaced employee-you've received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction in Force (RIF). Your agency is accepting applications from within or outside of the permanent workforce. You meet the qualifications and other requirements of the job you're applying for. Each agency has a specific CTAP with more detailed information about the agency's transition policies. Please contact your Human Resources office for agency specific information. Learn more about CTAP (OPM) The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) is an interagency program that helps surplus or displaced federal employees improve their chances of finding a new job at another agency (not their current or former agency), by giving them selection priority over other applicants from outside the agency. You're eligible for ICTAP if: You're a current federal employee who meets the definition of a surplus or displaced employee-you've received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF). The agency you're applying to is accepting applications from outside of their workforce. The job you're applying to is in the local commuting area. You meet the qualifications and other requirements of the job you're applying for. For example, if you work for the Department of Defense and receive a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice, you can apply for a competitive service job in the local commuting area with another agency..

Education

Providing Proof of Education
For information on providing proof of education, visit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/mathematical-statistics-series-1529/

To satisfy the educational requirement, submit a copy of your transcripts that includes your name, the name of the educational institution, course title(s), number of credits, grade, and date of completion. Unofficial transcripts or screenshots of electronic/web transcripts with the required information will be accepted at the time of application. You must submit your transcripts according to the application submission details of this announcement. Documents will not be accepted via email or regular mail. If selected, you will be required to provide your official college transcripts prior to the effective date of the personnel action placing you into the new position.

Foreign Education: If your transcripts show education completed in foreign colleges or universities, you must also provide documentation that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in a conventional/accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Note: One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school you attended has determined to represent one year of study. If this information cannot be obtained from your school, we will consider 18 semester/27 quarter hours to be equal to one year of full-time study.

Contacts

• Address OCACT 6401 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21235 US
• Name: OPE Staffing OCACT
• Phone: 410-965-1234
• Email: [email protected]