Summary
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
About the Position: Serves as a Chief, Knowledge Management Division, by leading, managing and planning data-enabled analysis and visualization feeding the Common Operating Picture for decision-makers.
This job is open to
Clarification from the agency
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing DHA for Certain DoD Personnel to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive workforce. Your resume will not be reviewed for qualifications until a selection is made. Veterans Preference and Military Spouse Preference (MSP) does not apply under this recruitment method. Positions filled under this DHA are exempt from the Interagency Career Transition Plan (ICTAP).
Duties
- Responsible for the application of operations research and data analysis techniques.
- Plans, coordinates, and executes studies of marked difficulty and responsibility using data modeling techniques and procedures, data trends analysis and the development of mathematical data algorithms.
- Provides analysis, produces data analysis leveraging data science methodologies and applies modeling techniques
- Identifies study’s objectives, defines requirements, metrics, measures of effectiveness, and expected outcomes.
- Applies advanced operations research and data science techniques for quantitative and qualitative analysis.
- Anticipates, identifies, and defines major problems and future needs, seeks root causes, and develops practical courses of action and timely solutions.
- Prepares reports and creates/delivers presentations to the organization, senior leaders, and other external groups.
- Formulates analytical/mathematical procedures to solve operational data problems.
- Collaborates with peer analysts and data scientists across DoD to provide data analyses, formulate, test and evaluate new data theories, principles and concepts.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Business travel, incumbent expected to travel TDY 10% of the time.
- This position is a supervisory position within General Schedule Supervisory Guide (GSSG). A one year probation may be required unless already served.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the educational and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Basic Requirement for a Data Scientist:
Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position. The degree must be in a major field of study (at least at the baccalaureate level) that is appropriate for the position. (Transcripts required at the time of application.)
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study (30 semester hours) as shown in paragraph A above, plus additional education or appropriate experience. (Transcripts required at the time of application.)
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1.) Working with complex data sets to perform analysis of volumes of data; 2.) Apply advanced operations research and data science techniques for quantitative and qualitative analysis, forecasting, predictive modeling that validates analysis and outcomes; 3.)Provides expert consultation and briefings to key personnel. 4.) Applying analytical and evaluative techniques to solve operational data problems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).
Time In Grade: Time in grade does not apply because this is a DoD DHA solicitation and the subsequent appointments results in a new federal civil service appointment.
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Benefits
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. While during the application process you will be asked if you are claiming veteran's preference, the information will not be used, nor is it applicable for this Direct hire Authority (DHA) solicitation.
Once the announcement has closed, applicants who self-certify as to their qualifications compared to the qualification requirement defined above during the application process, will be referred to the hiring official. The hiring official may or may not conduct interviews. Your resume will be reviewed by a Human Resources (HR) Specialist if you are selected for the position; the HR Specialist is the final deciding authority when determining if you meet the qualification requirements listed above.
If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.
Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.
Required Documents
The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements.
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
1. Your resume:
- Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
- If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
- For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
- For additional information see: What to include in your resume.
2. Other supporting documents:
- Cover Letter, optional
- Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
- This position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience. If you meet this requirement based on education you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: Transcripts and Licenses
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/17/2024 to receive consideration
- To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12396347).
- Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
- After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
- You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
- It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
- Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
Next steps
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking (as applicable) for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
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