Summary This position is part of the Defense Human Resources Activity. The position serves as a Supervisory Statistician (Economics)/Economist within the Allowances Division at the Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) and as the single execution arm for the Defense Human Resources community. Involves the direction, development, and complexity of major aspects of key agency mission programs. Provides direction and guidance to economists, statisticians, data scientists, and other specialists. Responsibilities As a Interdisciplinary Supervisory Statistician/Economist at the GS-0110/1530-15 some of your typical work assignments may include: Advises & Recommends: Provides expert recommendations to the Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness, the Director of Military Compensation and Financial Readiness, Service Compensation representatives, Military Departments, Director of the Defense Human Resources Activities, and other DoD offices on allowance programs, new implementations, and adjustments, based on statistical and economic analysis. Presents recommendations orally and in writing. Policy & Regulation Oversight: Oversees policy development, recommends changes to allowance statutes, policies, and regulations, specifically DoD FMR Chapters 26, 67, and 68, ensuring compliance and providing technical advice to staff and senior officials. Data Analysis & Expertise: Analyzes statistical, mathematical, and economic data related to allowances, advising on new data sources and methodologies; serves as the DoD's senior advisor on station and housing allowance statistics and economic factors. Contract Management: Guides and monitors activities of contract support staff for annual BAH and COLA contracts; develops statements of work, ensures quality control, reviews deliverables and invoices, and manages contract budget. Liaison & Collaboration: Maintains contacts with various organizations (BLS, State Dept, etc.) to gather data, share information, and stay informed on trends in housing and cost-of-living, representing DoD on site visits and presentations. Program Oversight & Interpretation: Oversees the establishment of all allowances, interprets regulations, policies, and procedures; initiates changes to the DoD FMR; formulates survey methods; resolves problems, and trains staff. Supervisory Leadership: Plans, organizes, and coordinates the work of subordinate team members; provides guidance, training, and development opportunities; evaluates performance; addresses grievances; and ensures fair and equitable personnel management practices. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications You may qualify at the GS-15, if you fulfill the following qualifications: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service: Applied data analysis techniques to clean, transform, and model datasets, uncovering insights to inform decisions and identify trends, patterns, and anomalies using statistical tools and software. Interpreted and applied laws, rules, and regulations to operations, ensuring compliance through ongoing analysis of regulatory changes and requirements. Collaborated across agencies and teams to achieve shared goals by fostering relationships, coordinating efforts, and resolving conflicts constructively. 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. In addition to meeting qualifications, your application package must reflect the applicable experience to meet the Individual Occupational Requirements for the 0110/1530 series. Statistics 1530: Basic Requirements: A. Degree: that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), and 9 additional semester 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 should be given for courses in which 50 percent of the course content appears to be 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. or 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. Economist 0110: Economist 0110: Basic Requirements A. Degree: economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. OR B. Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Education Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. Additional Information Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures, the veteran must be a preference eligible or a veteran separated after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs: This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position; Well qualified is defined as possessing the @type and quality of experience that exceeds the positions minimum qualifications. and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. For more information: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities: For more information on noncompetitive appointment authority eligibility requirements: Persons with Disabilities - Schedule A Special Hiring Authority for Veterans Special Hiring Authority for Certain Military Spouses Other Special Appointment Authorities - Subpart F Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/register/) The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notification of the decision. NOTE: Declining to be interviewed or failure to report for a scheduled interview will be considered as a declination for further consideration for employment against this vacancy. Selective Service Requirement: Please visit http://www.sss.gov for more information. For more information, please visit https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdf?ver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at:https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdfStatus candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level).
