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Chief Economic Statistical Methods Division

3 months ago

Suitland, Maryland, United States USAJobs Full time
Duties

As the Chief, Economic Statistical Methods Division, you will:
  • Participate in the planning and formulation of Census Bureau applied statistical methods and techniques, quality standards, policy, and programs, with specific responsibility for the mathematical statistical techniques and statistical standards for producing official economic statistics primarily from businesses and public sector entities.
  • Work directly with the senior staff of the Economic Programs Directorate to plan methods and design of programs, conduct related special studies, and formulate important applied methodological goals that affect economic statistics; work collaboratively with the Research and Methodology Directorate for problem solving and learning new research methodologies and techniques that can be applied to support business and government statistics programs.
  • Direct the survey pretesting for the economic surveys, including cognitive and usability testing. This includes working with the survey subject matter areas on survey design and implementation of standard collection methodologies supported by survey statistics.
  • Direct the development of special-purpose mathematical statistical theory for use in solving specific problems and documents such work for knowledge retention, transfer, and publication.
  • Direct the staff in the development of new data products and using third-party data, including those that combine multiple sources of data.
    Travel Required: Occasional Travel
    Description: Travel may be required to attend or present at meetings and conferences on topics relevant to the U.S. Census Bureau's mission.

    Requirements

    Conditions of Employment
    • To meet the minimum qualifications, you must show that you possess all of the Executive Core Qualifications and Professional/Technical Qualifications listed. These qualifications would typically be acquired through education, senior level experience, and training which reflect progressive development and achievement in leading and managing a comprehensive program in a complex organization. An individual's total experience must demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of the position. Applicants must meet all of the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

      If hired for this position with the Census Bureau, at its headquarters office located in Suitland, Maryland, you will be expected to temporarily telework to maximum extent while the headquarters building is being renovated. Once permitted to return to the office building, you will be expected to do so within 30 calendar days of receiving notification. At that time, you may be eligible to continue to telework or work remotely two or more days a pay period consistent with the Census Bureau's flexible telework and remote work policies and approval from your supervisor.

      Conditions of Employment:
      U.S. Citizenship.
      Background investigation and/or security clearance is required.
      One-year probationary period may be required.
      Public Financial Disclosure (SF-278 filing within 30 days is required).
      Position is subject to pre-employment and employment random drug testing.

      Qualifications

      Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs):

      ECQ #1 - Leading Change: involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

      Leadership Competencies: Creativity and Innovation, External Awareness, Flexibility, Resilience, Strategic Thinking, and Vision.

      ECQ #2-Leading People: involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflict.

      Leadership Competencies: Conflict Management, Leveraging Diversity, Developing Others, and Team Building.

      ECQ #3 - Results Driven: involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

      Leadership Competencies: Accountability, Customer Service, Decisiveness, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving, and Technical Credibility.

      ECQ #4 - Business Acumen: involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

      Leadership Competencies: Financial Management, Human Capital Management, and Technology Management.

      ECQ #5 - Building Coalitions: involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

      Leadership Competencies: Partnering, Political Savvy and Influencing/Negotiating.

      Fundamental Competencies: These competencies are the foundation for success in each of the Executive Core Qualifications: Interpersonal Skills, Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning and Public Service Motivation.

      Professional and Technical Qualifications (PTQs):

      PTQ #1- Extensive experience and understanding of statistical theory and applications that can be applied to the leadership of a primarily mathematical statistical organization that supports large, complex surveys and/or censuses.

      PTQ #2- Experience in dealing effectively with and understanding the statistical needs of a broad range of data users including high-level statistical officials in Federal, state, and/or local organizations, professional groups, industry, the general public, and international agencies.

      PTQ #3- Broad level of experience managing or overseeing multiple, large-scale complex projects, within scope, schedule, and budget.

      For detailed guidance on ECQs, applicants are strongly encouraged to review the Office of Personnel Management's Guide to Executive Qualifications at

      Example ECQ statements are available at

      Education

      MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS EDUCATION
    • 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
    • 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.
      STATISTICS EDUCATION
    • 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
    • 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.

      Additional information

      Financial Disclosure: This position is covered under the Ethics in Government Act, which requires comprehensive financial disclosures from employees. The appointee will be required to file a Public Financial Disclosure Report (SF-278), within 30 days after his/her appointment, and then annually thereafter.

      Qualifications Approval and Probationary Period: Persons newly selected for career appointment to the Senior Executive Service must have their executive core qualifications approved by an Office of Personnel Management Qualifications Review Board and will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.

      Mobility: Individuals selected for Senior Executive Service positions may be subject to reassignment across geographical, organizational, and functional lines.

      The materials you send with your application will not be returned.

      Please DO NOT put your SSN on pages within your application package.

      Privacy Act - Privacy Act Notice (PL : The information requested here is used to determine qualifications for employment and is authorized under Title 5 U.S.C. 3302 and 3361.Signature - Before you are hired, you will be required to sign and certify the accuracy of the information in your application.

      False Statements - If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired, you may be fired after you begin work, or you may be subject to fine, imprisonment, or other disciplinary action.

      Selective Service - If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.

      The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.

      AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER