Vacancy Summary

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Skills in written communications required to develop research and evaluation status reports and findings and recommendations and develop written analysis and research and evaluation briefs.

Comprehensive knowledge of the laws, policies, and regulations governing the agency major programs sufficient to anticipate new developments and emerging trends; conduct strategic planning, and provide statistical survey design, analytic direction, and workload management.

Skills in qualitative and quantitative review and analysis, and analytical techniques to conduct predictive analytical assessments of Agency business practices.

Ability to develop and promote a diverse workforce, and supervise staff with advance technical skills in the areas of statistics, social science, and/or operations research.

Skills in oral communications to develop and present findings and recommendations to high level Agency and high level state government and private organizations that develops or significantly changes important policies and programs.

MINIMUM FEDERAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Grade 15:

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

A. Applicants must show successful completion of a full four-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included 15 semester/22 quarter hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester/9 quarter hours were in statistics), and 9 additional semester (13 quarter) 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 is given for courses in which 50 percent of the course content includes 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.

B. 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 EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

In addition to meeting the basic entry qualification requirements, applicants must have had one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-14.

Specialized experience is experience which is in or related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position as the Deputy Director. Specialized experience includes work drawing upon the disciplines of survey research, statistics, decision sciences, and general research methods to provide technical advice and assistance in the development and use of complex methods during the design and operational phases of Agency statistical programs.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency

Supervisory Statistician, GS-1530-15

Announcement Number:	ORE-17-055-DEU-EB	Application Deadline:	08/15/2017
Locations:	Washington, Dist of Columbia	Open Date:	07/25/2017
Salary Range:	Min: 131767.0 - Max: 161900.0	Location Notes:	Washington DC
Pay Schedule:	Annual	Who May Apply:	US Citizens
Time Limit:	Permanent - No time limit	Promotion Potential:	15
Number of Vacancies:	1	Work Schedule:	Full Time

Agency Marketing Statement:

A FEDERAL CAREER LIKE NO OTHER!!! Are you ready to join an Agency that increase public safety, prevent crimes, reduce recidivism, and support the fair administration of justice in close collaboration with the District of Columbia's community? The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) has an opening for a Supervisory Statistician (Deputy Associate Director of ORE) to join our dedicated team and gain invaluable experience working in the public interest to support the fair administration of justice.
A FEDERAL CAREER LIKE NO OTHER!!! Are you ready to join an Agency that increase public safety, prevent crimes, reduce recidivism, and support the fair administration of justice in close collaboration with the District of Columbia's community? The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) has an opening for a Supervisory Statistician (Deputy Associate Director of ORE) to join our dedicated team and gain invaluable experience working in the public interest to support the fair administration of justice.

Notes:

LOCATION: Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA), Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE), Washington, DC.

If you would like to learn more about CSOSA, we encourage you to visit our website at www.csosa.gov.

This vacancy announcement may be used to fill future vacancies for identical positions within the next year.
LOCATION: Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA), Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE), Washington, DC. If you would like to learn more about CSOSA, we encourage you to visit our website at www.csosa.gov. This vacancy announcement may be used to fill future vacancies for identical positions within the next year.

Duties:

Formulates and carries through research/evaluation plans that explore the beneficial areas of research in relation to the agency's mission programs and needs. Advises other specialists on highly complex and unprecedented problems.
Formulates and carries through research/evaluation plans that explore the beneficial areas of research in relation to the agency's mission programs and needs. Advises other specialists on highly complex and unprecedented problems.
Coordinates major studies with far-reaching results. Develops technologies and methods for conducting analyses of issues and evaluations of multi-purpose planning projects and programs.

Designs and develops data analysis methods and techniques, and adapts them to specialized evaluation or research projects. Conducts statistical analyses or studies of significance to mission critical agency programs and operations.
Coordinates major studies with far-reaching results. Develops technologies and methods for conducting analyses of issues and evaluations of multi-purpose planning projects and programs. Designs and develops data analysis methods and techniques, and adapts them to specialized evaluation or research projects. Conducts statistical analyses or studies of significance to mission critical agency programs and operations.
Develops evaluation and/or research designs to include new analysis methods for which no precedents are available. Forecasts the impact of present and future technologies on the agency's current practices using analytical and statistical modeling techniques.
Develops evaluation and/or research designs to include new analysis methods for which no precedents are available. Forecasts the impact of present and future technologies on the agency's current practices using analytical and statistical modeling techniques.
Constructs analytical and mathematical models that attempts to clearly-delineated relationships between the study elements. Provides guidance and technical assistance to other organizational entities to determine the effect of existing regulations and standards and the need for changes. Works closely with other federal agencies, non-profit research organizations, private research firms, and professional organizations to synthesize existing knowledge pertaining to policies and operations in the subject field, and to data collection activities.

Directs and supervises data analyses and evaluates projects focusing on informing the agency of practices that promote successful offender performance.
Constructs analytical and mathematical models that attempts to clearly-delineated relationships between the study elements. Provides guidance and technical assistance to other organizational entities to determine the effect of existing regulations and standards and the need for changes. Works closely with other federal agencies, non-profit research organizations, private research firms, and professional organizations to synthesize existing knowledge pertaining to policies and operations in the subject field, and to data collection activities. Directs and supervises data analyses and evaluates projects focusing on informing the agency of practices that promote successful offender performance.