Program Analysis Officer

Summary

The position is located in the Chief Evaluation Office (CEO), Office of Assistant Secretary for Policy, U. S. Department of Labor. CEO coordinates, manages, and implements DOL's evaluation program CEO is an independent evaluation office, that develops and implements research studies to address priorities set by the Secretary and agencies

Duties

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The primary duties and responsibilities as the Program Analysis Officer (Director for Research, Employment and Training Programs/Director for Research Protections and Enforcement Programs) include but are not limited to:

-Develop and maintain a high level of technical knowledge of the numerous and varied research and empirical methodological and theoretical approaches pertaining to evaluation.

-Deploy rigorous scientific methods in adminstering a portfolio of evaluation projects that examine the effectiveness of new and existing DOL programs and assesses the impact of policy or other significant proposals on such programs.

-Design and direct labor research and evaluation projects, and plays a key role with the Chief Evaluation Officer in coordinating the Department's 4-year Learning Agendas and Capacity Assessments, as well as leads and develops the Department's annual Evaluation Plan.

-Oversee and ensure quality control of evaluation specialists regarding evaluation designs, contract management, reports, and findings; promotes high performance among staff consistent with federal evaluation professional standards.

-Represent CEO with internal, other Federal, public, and private stakeholders.

-Attend conferences, meetings, site visits, and inter-and intra-agency work groups in order to present evidence activity findings and coordinate plans and actions.

-Oversee the conceptualization and execution of competitive procurement of independent third-party evaluation contractors, competitive grants for analysis and research, and contract and grant management, to including determining appropriate vehicle for achieving evidence objectives within statutory and regulatory parameters.

-Manage and troubleshoot administrative and financial processes, including procurement, contract execution and management, financial management, evaluation and research grants processing, personnel management, and budget preparation. Problem solving across these domains includes complex financial resource allocation across multiple funding sources and accounting for multi-year funding streams, evolving procurement guidance and accommodating fluidity in agency research and evaluation objectives after procurement scopes of work have been established.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
• Subject to financial disclosure requirements.
• Requires a supervisory probationary period if the requirement has not been met.

Qualifications

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. POSITION TITLES ALONE CANNOT BE USED TO DETERMINE IF YOU ARE QUALIFIED. PLEASE LIST DATES IN MM/DD/YYYY FORMAT. THIS IS IMPERATIVE IN DETERMINING IF WHETHER YOU HAVE AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF CREDITABLE SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE. DATES WILL NOT BE ASSUMED.

For GS-15: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-14 in the Federal Service.

Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. This experience may have been gained either in the Federal or Private sectors demonstrating experience applying knowledge of labor, health and human services, social support or education-related programs.

Examples of specialized experience include: (Must meet 3 out of 4)

-Leading the planning, designing, monitoring, and/or performing research, evaluation, and/or data analyses on programs and policies

-Directing and using advanced social science, research, and evaluation theories, methods, and/or statistical techniques for studying and assessing the implementation and effectiveness of programs and policies

-Leading the communication and dissemination of findings specifically related to social science research, evaluation, and/or data analyses to inform assessment and improvement of programs and policies

-Conceptualize, propose and implement program evaluation and evidence-building projects, to include day-to-day project management and providing project-related direction to more junior members of the team.

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Selective Factor:

Applicants must possess a valid Contracting Officer's Representatives (COR) Level II.

Education

At this grade level there is no education substitute for specialized experience.

Additional information

For more information, click Telework Position Information. This is not a remote work position. The selectee will report to an assigned DOL office location on a regular basis and is eligible for participation in telework as determined by management in accordance with DOL policy.

Based on agency needs, additional positions may be filled using this vacancy.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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