About this role
Job SummaryThis Statistician (Education) position is located in the U.S. Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences (IES), National Center for Education Evaluation (NCEE) in Washington, DC. The incumbent will be a Senior Program Evaluator and will have responsibility for leading the design and execution of a portfolio-wide strategy for rigorous program evaluation relevant to ED's scope of responsibility and responsive to applicable law.
QualificationsMinimum Qualification Requirements You may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-15, if you possess the specialize experience. Specialized Experience for the GS-15 One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-14 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments: 1. Experience designing, conducting, and managing program evaluations in K-12 or postsecondary education, of which at least one must be an impact evaluation, including evaluations conducted by contractors. 2. Experience leading the development, publication, and dissemination of statutorily-informed program evaluation standards that apply across multiple local, state, or federal agencies or across multiple divisions within a single local, state, or federal agency. 3. Experiencing chairing local, state, or federal interagency working groups consisting of senior leaders with executing statutory functions: the collection, processing, and protection of statistical data; or the collection and processing of non-statistical data; or program evaluation. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs, as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement). 1. Knowledge of planning and executing evaluation of education programs and education related interventions. 2. Ability to navigate high-stakes conversations with senior agencies and senior officials to ensure goals are achieved. 3. Knowledge of how to monitor and re-compete contracts that have been issued in the education sciences.
Major DutiesAPPLICATION LIMIT: This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 250 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 250th application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first. We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application. As a Statistician (Education), GS-1530-15, you will be responsible for: • Leads the design and execution of a portfolio-wide strategy for rigorous program evaluation relevant to the scope of responsibility of the U.S. Department of Education and responsive to applicable law and regulation. • Serves as senior expert to National Center for Education Evaluation (NCEE) and Institute of Education Sciences (IES) leadership and other internal/external stakeholders on all facets of the Department's evaluation portfolio, including current and planned work. • Serves as Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) on multiple contracts. In conjunction with program leadership, develop project technical specifications, prepare procurement requests, and assist the Contracting Officer (CO) in proposal review, source selection, and other aspects of the procurement process. • Post-award, monitoring contractor's technical, managerial, and financial performance through on-site inspections, document reviews, and meetings with key personnel.RequirementsCondition of Employment: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a probationary period or trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: • your performance and conduct; • the needs and interests of the agency; • whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and • whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period OR trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this vacancy 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. We will consider all qualifying experience, including any volunteer experience.