Summary

This position is with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Field Operations, Dallas Regional Office, Division of Compensation and Occupational Requirements.

Duties

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This position is the Assistant Regional Commissioner for Division of Compensation & Occupational Requirements in the Dallas Regional Office and performs the following duties:

• Provides advice, counsel, and instruction to individual employees on performance and administrative matters; establish performance standards, evaluate performance, and rate subordinate employees.
• Provides direction and oversight to the development and implementation of the national and regional workplans.
• Evaluates and recommends process improvements, workload, and resource allocations for the region.
• Plans, formulates, develops, and executes programs and policies to carry out the mission and objectives of BLS.
• Represents the Office of Field Operations on matrix teams which set operational priorities for the NCS and ORS programs.

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

Applicants must meet the basic education requirements, eligibility requirements of time-in-grade (52 weeks at the next lower grade), time-after-competitive-appointment (90 days), and minimum qualifications (52 weeks equivalent to the next lower grade in federal service). These requirements must be met within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

Economist, GS-0110:

A) Degree in economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting or calculus.

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B) A combination of education and experience - courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also meet the minimum qualifications to be considered.

For GS-14: Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-13, 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 for this position is defined as professional experience with economic or statistical theory, principles, and research methods.

Examples of qualifying experience include ALL of the following:

• Coordinate and monitor projects and provide input and guidance to achieve program development, staff development, business process improvement, and production activities; and
• Manage resources, plan work, set and adjust priorities, and preparing schedules for assignment completion with competing deadlines; and
• Lead a team that requires planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions and report preparation, and recommendations to management.

For additional information, refer to the Office of Personnel Management Operating Manual for Qualification Standards, Group Coverage Qualification Standards for Professional and Scientific Positions. Individual Occupation Requirements for Economist Series GS-110.

Education

Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.

If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.

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.

The Department of Labor may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government to attract highly qualified candidates. Click here for Additional Information.

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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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