Supervisory Industry Economist (Associate Division Chief)

Summary

This position is located in the Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA), Data Division (DD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC) located in Washington, DC. Relocation expenses will not be paid. THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE USED TO FILL ADDITIONAL POSITIONS WITHIN 90 DAYS.

Duties

• As Associate Division Chief, the incumbent serves as subject matter expert and advisor, providing leadership and oversight to a professional staff of data scientists, economists, IT Specialist, and other professional and technical employees. The Supervisory Industry Economist has responsibility for (a) providing OEA economic analysis oversight, strategic planning, policy recommendations, and establishing goals and objectives for economics, standards, data models, modeling, and simulation; (b) working with OEA senior leadership to provide program guidance and/or advice; (c) overseeing the coordination and implementation of data analytics, economic research, strategy, regulations, Executive Orders, OMB Circulars, and Agency goals and objectives; (d) managing data and economic analytics from planning through execution; (e) providing senior-level analytic and technical support to Bureaus and Offices, and (f) supervising data scientists, economists, IT specialists, project managers, and other staff. The incumbent reports to the Chief of the Data Division and/or other OEA leadership on specific assignments, projects and initiatives.

Qualifications

Interested candidates should be passionate about the ideals of our American republic, committed to upholding the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution, and committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government. Hiring decisions will not be based on race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. Applicants must meet eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. GS-15 In order to be deemed as qualified candidate's resumes must demonstrate the required specialized experience in addition to the required competencies listed below. In addition, candidates must meet the educational qualification requirement. Education-Degree: economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus OR a combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. AND Specialized Experience Applicants must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 the Federal service. For this position, specialized experience includes the following: 1. Overseeing the design, implementation, or improvement of advanced data analytics involving large or nationwide datasets, complex geospatial data, and/or crowd-sourced technical datasets requiring sophisticated data cleansing techniques; 2. Establishing or implementing data quality, data validation, data management, or analytical standards and processes across multiple programs or organizational components; 3. Providing technical leadership in the use of advanced statistical, analytical, computational, or data science methods to evaluate data quality, solve complex problems, identify trends, and support organizational or policy decisions; 4. Advising senior management on complex data, analytical, technical, or program issues and translating technical findings into clear recommendations for technical and non-technical audiences; and 5. Leading multidisciplinary teams and projects involving economists, data scientists, analysts, information technology professionals, project managers, contractors, or other technical and professional staff. SME REVIEW Subject matter experts will review your application to determine if you meet the specialized experience in addition to the following required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA's): Ability to apply advanced economics, data science, statistical, computational, geospatial, and analytical methods to large, complex, structured, and unstructured datasets to identify patterns, evaluate data quality, solve complex problems, and develop reliable findings that support organizational and policy decisions. Skill leading the development and implementation of complex business logic, data process flows, data quality controls, large-scale data collections, and data algorithms to ensure that organizational data are accurate, complete, usable, and appropriately managed. Skill leading complex data programs, projects, and multidisciplinary teams involving economists, data scientists, analysts, IT professionals, contractors, and other stakeholders. Ability to effectively establish priorities, allocate resources, resolve technical and programmatic problems, evaluate results, and ensure successful completion of major organizational initiatives. Ability to communicate complex economics, modeling, data science, and other analytical and technical information clearly to senior executives, policymakers, attorneys, technical specialists, regulated entities, and other stakeholders; and in so doing, provide authoritative advice and recommendations that translate complex governance and analytical findings into understandable information supporting executive-level decision-making. If you are deemed to be qualified by the Subject Matter Experts, your application will be referred to the hiring manager for hiring consideration. Alternatively, if your application is not deemed as qualified by the Subject Matter Experts, your application will not be referred to the hiring manager for hiring consideration. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Requirements

In order to be considered for this position, applicants must: -Currently be employed in the Federal Communications Commission in positions serving under career or career conditional appointments. ALL FCC EMPLOYEES MUST provide a legible Personnel Action, SF-50, that verifies your status and highest permanently held grade. If an SF-50 is not submitted, the application will be rated as ineligible. To request a copy of your SF-50 please send an email to [email protected]

Education

See "Qualifications"

How to apply

To apply to this announcement go to the website: https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/Results?a=FC00&k=Federal%20Communications%20Commission As outlined in the "Required Documents Details" section of the announcement, resumes must meet be no longer than two pages in length and must meet the resume formatting requirements. Your application, including resume, all supplemental documents, registration information and answers to job specific questions must be received no later than midnight U.S. Eastern time of the closing date. For more information on applying federal jobs, please check this webpage: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/process If applying online poses a hardship, you may contact either the HR Specialist listed on the vacancy announcement or you may contact the Apply Government Solutions help desk (prior to the closing date of the vacancy announcement) via e-mail at [email protected] or you may reach them directly at 866-656-6831. The Apply Government Solutions Help Desk is available Monday-Friday 7:00 am to 7:00 pm EST. NOTE: To be considered for an announced vacancy in the area of consideration within which the employee is eligible to compete, the employee must apply online using the Commission's automated recruitment system. Employees must submit all necessary application materials identified in the announcement by the specified closing date. Qualified applicants may be further reviewed and rated by Subject Matter Experts to determine the validity of on-line question. The Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) is designed to afford selection priority to well-qualified, internal FCC employees who meet the definition of a “surplus” or “displaced” employee. To be eligible for consideration under CTAP, you must be a current FCC employee who has received an official notice stating that your position is no longer needed, or that you will be separated by reduction in force (RIF). The following categories of candidates are considered displaced Employees: • Current or former career or career-conditional (tenure group I or II) competitive service employees who: 1. Received a specific RIF separation notice; or 2. Separated because of a compensable injury, whose compensation has been terminated, and whose former agency certifies that it is unable to place; or 3. Retired with a disability and whose disability annuity has been or is being terminated; or 4. Upon receipt of a RIF separation notice retired on the effective date of the RIF and submits a Standard Form 50 that indicates "Retirement in lieu of RIF", or 5. Retired under the discontinued service retirement option, or 6. Was separated because he/she declined a transfer of function or directed reassignment to another commuting area. In addition, the following categories of candidates are also considered displaced Employees: • Former Military Reserve or National Guard Technicians who are receiving a special Office of Personnel Management (OPM) disability retirement annuity under section 337 (h) or 8456 of title 5 United States Code. • Be applying for a position at or below the grade level of the position from which you have been separated. The position must not have a greater promotion potential than the position from which you were separated. • Have a current (or last) performance rating of record of at least fully successful or equivalent. This must be submitted with your application package. (This requirement does not apply to candidates who are eligible due to compensable injury or disability retirement. • Occupy or be displaced from a position in the same local commuting area of the position for which you are requesting priority consideration.To apply to this announcement go to the website: https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/Results?a=FC00&k=Federal%20Communications%20Commission NOTE: To be considered for an announced vacancy in the area of consideration within which the employee is eligible to compete, the employee must apply online using the Commission's automated recruitment system. Employees must submit all necessary application materials identified in the announcement by the specified closing date.