Social Science Research Analyst

2 weeks ago

Washington, United States Administration for Children and Families Full time
Job Summary

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement, located in Washington, District of Columbia. This announcement will be open for 10 business days OR until the first 150 applications have been received, whichever happens first.

Responsibilities
  • As the junior social science analyst for ORR, the incumbent will develop and conduct program analyses of ORR's UC (unaccompanied children) programs activities, helping ensure that ORR routinely and systematically gathers, analyzes and leverages quantitative and qualitative data to understand the outputs, outcomes, and efficacy of its programs and to make evidence-informed programmatic, policy, and funding decisions.
  • Develops and conducts studies, evaluations and analyses of ORR's UC (unaccompanied children) programs research and evaluation activities, helping ensure that ORR routinely and systematically gathers, analyzes and leverages quantitative and qualitative data to understand the outputs, outcomes, and efficacy of its programs and to make evidence-informed programmatic, policy, and funding decisions.
  • Examines and interprets research projects including analysis of quantitative and qualitative data collected via routine grantee administrative reporting, client and stakeholder focus groups, monitoring assessments, and other sources. Explains and interprets the design and analysis of beneficiary surveys, including examining survey questions, establishing sampling frames, evaluating weighting schema, analyzing data, and presenting results.
Requirements
  • Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Basic AND Specialized Experience requirements as noted below.
  • Basic Requirement: You must meet one of the items listed below (A, B, or C):
  • A. Possess a degree in behavioral or social science, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. (Must provide transcripts)
  • B. Possess a combination of education and experience -- that provided you with the knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. (Must provide transcript)
  • C. Possess four years of appropriate experience that demonstrates acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.
  • Minimum Qualifications: Specialized Experience: GS-09: You must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-07 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing (2) of the (3) duties listed below: (1) Assisting in the review of program policies and procedures through qualitative and quantitative methods to assess progress toward refugee programs, unaccompanied children's programs and/or other social science programs; (2) Assisting in the creation of reports to support recommended new or revised standards and criteria in order to improve operational efficiency; and (3) Assisting the research and analysis of data to provide informational justification of project plans. OR two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree; or a combination of the required experience and education for this grade level.
  • Specialized Experience: GS-11: You must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-09 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing (3) of the (4) duties listed below: (1) Creation and management (with supervisory feedback) of clear data communication products, such as dashboards and reports, including the effective and appropriate use of charts, tables, and visualization; (2) Reviewing program policies and procedures through qualitative and quantitative methods to assess progress toward refugee programs, unaccompanied children's programs and/or other social science programs; (3) Creating reports to support recommended new or revised standards and criteria in order to improve operational efficiency; (4) Researching and analyzing data to provide informational justification of project plans. OR a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field directly related to the position or a combination of the required experience and education for this grade level.
  • Specialized Experience: GS-12: You must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing (3) of the (4) duties listed below: (1) Planning, designing, monitoring and/or performing evaluations, applied research, performance management, and/or policy analyses on organizational programs and populations; (2) Creating reports to support recommended new or revised standards and criteria in order to improve operational efficiency; (3) Researching and analyzing data to provide informational justification of project plans; (4) Communicating or disseminating study findings in forms useful to various audiences ( e.g. federal, state, and local) on research, program, and/or policy to inform of assessment and/or improvement of organizational programs and policies.

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