Supervisory Program Analyst (Branch Chief) Job

Vacancy No. SH12589649-DHA Department Social Security Administration
Salary $139,395.00 to $181,216.00 Grade 14 to 14
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 10/28/2024 Close Date 11/8/2024
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Birmingham, ALLos Angeles, CAOakland, CADenver, CO


Summary

Help us fight fraud! SSA's Office of Program Integrity is searching for a supervisor to help SSA detect and prevent fraud. The supervisor will manage a team responsible for technical data analysis, research, and production-level analytics. The supervisor will apply analytical techniques and experience with statistical modeling, machine learning, and geospatial analysis when managing the team.

Duties

  • This announcement serves as public notice. Applications submitted be placed into a pool and will remain on file for selection as positions become available.
  • Vacancies may be filled for up to 6 months after the closing date of this announcement. Applicants may not receive notifications of referral status until the full 6-month eligibility period has elapsed.
  • Applications may be gathered from additional recruitment sources. These will be added to the pool created by this announcement.
  • Supervises branch employee and oversees SSA program integrity activities with responsibilities to include, but not limited to, anti-fraud inquiries and operations and anti-fraud analytics.
  • Supervises the branch employees in the selection and application of appropriate problem solving methods and techniques.
  • Provides advice on work methods, practices, and procedures; and leads the branch employees in identifying the parameters of a viable solution.
  • Through the analysis of various management reports and data, identifies trends and problem areas, presenting findings to Division Director, and making recommendations.
  • Responds to ad hoc assignments from the Division Director and/or Senior Advisor that require prompt office-level action.
  • Articulates and communicates to the branch employees the assignment, project, problem to be solved, actionable events, milestones, program issues under review, deadlines, and time frames for completion.
  • Ensures that work assignments or projects of the employees of the branch are carried out by arranging the work among employees to allow timely completion and adequate work for each employee.
  • Keeps up with the status of the work, making appropriate adjustments in accordance with priorities; and reports to the Division Director on unusual problems that arise and on expected completion times.
  • Develops various reports, presentations, correspondence, and other management documents on administrative and/or programmatic issues.
  • Ensures that the organization strategic plan, mission, vision, and values are communicated to the branch employees and integrated into the team strategies, goals, objectives, work plans, work products, and services.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • U.S. Citizenship required
  • Selective Service Registration, if applicable (www.sss.gov)
  • Fingerprinting and background and/or security investigation may be required
  • Job offers are contingent on fingerprinting and background / security investigation results
  • Selectees may be required to serve a 1 year probationary period
  • Relocation expenses will not be paid
  • All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement

Qualifications

Applicants must qualify for the series and grade of the posted position. Your resume must provide sufficient experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and proficiency of any required competencies to perform the specific position for which you are applying. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your experience, education, knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies as they relate to this position. Your resume and supporting documents must specifically address the evaluation criteria for the position.

Describe duties you perform (not just knowledge, skills and abilities) as they relate to the specialized experience required for this position. Be clear, accurate and specific when describing your experience; e.g., list all positions separately, include full start and stop dates for each position, your work schedule (number of hours per week), your grade (if your position is federal), and a comprehensive description of the relevant duties you performed in each position. If your application materials do not demonstrate the knowledge, skills, abilities, AND specialized experience needed for this position, your application will be ineligible for further consideration.


To qualify for this GS-14 position, applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at or equivalent to the Federal GS-13 level (or above) that is in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped the applicant with the
particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience must include:
  • A. leading or coordinating teams, technical projects, or workloads involving advanced statistics or machine learning (artificial intelligence);
  • B. developing, refining, or managing studies involving large datasets and statistical or machine learning analytical techniques and processes;
  • C. transforming unprocessed, incomplete, or unstructured data into a form suitable for analysis using R, Python, SAS, or SQL OR
  • D. preparing research reports, technical papers, guidelines, or instructions for technical and non-technical audiences.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

This announcement serves as public notice. Applications submitted be placed into a pool and will remain on file for selection as positions become available. Vacancies may be filled for up to 6 months after the closing date of this announcement. Applicants may not receive notifications of referral status until the full 6-month eligibility period has elapsed. Applications may be gathered from additional recruitment sources.

Additional selections may be made for this vacancy six months from the closing date of this announcement. This Direct Hire announcement may be used to fill the same or similar position in another office.

This is a supervisory position and is subject to the completion of a 1-year probationary period for a supervisory position unless the employee served in such a position before August 11, 1979, or has completed one.

This is a non-bargaining unit position.

This position may be filled in any of the OARO duty station locations listed below. Selectee will be required to reside within a two-hour maximum commuting distance from their official duty station location. This position is eligible for telework in accordance with agency and office policy.

  • Woodlawn, MD (Headquarters)
  • Washington, DC
  • Atlanta, GA
  • Birmingham, AL
  • Boston, MA
  • Chicago, IL
  • Detroit, MI
  • Dallas, TX
  • Denver, CO
  • Kansas City, MO
  • New York, NY
  • Jamaica, Queens, NY
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • San Francisco (Oakland), CA
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Seattle, WA
Please see here for locality pay tables and associated salaries for each duty station location.


Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See www.sss.gov.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

Review our benefits

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.

In addition to minimum qualifications, the evaluation you receive is based on your responses to the online assessments completed during the application process.

Please make sure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your evaluation. The questionnaire takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. To preview the questions, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12589649

Required Documents

You must also submit ALL supporting documentation by the closing date of the vacancy announcement to claim certain types of preference.

INTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (ICTAP): ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority for competitive service vacancies. To receive selection priority, candidates must meet the requirements for the Well Qualified. Well-qualified is defined as having knowledge, skills, and abilities that clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements for the position. Candidates must also provide:

  • proof of eligibility with your application. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation Notice of Personnel Action, (SF-50); and
  • proof of your most recent performance rating of at least "fully successful" (Level III) or equivalent.
For more information visit http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp.

Veteran's preference does not apply under this Direct Hire Authority for STEM positions.

How to Apply

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows:

  1. To begin the application process, click the Apply Online button.
  2. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation.
  3. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59PM (ET) on the announcement closing date.

You may update your application, including supporting documentation, at any time during the announcement open period by returning to your USAJOBS account. There you will find a record of your application, the application status, and an option to Update Application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed.

To verify the status of your application both during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account. All of your applications will appear on the Welcome page. The application record in your USAJOBS account provides an Additional Application Information page that provides information regarding the documentation you submitted and any correspondence we have sent related to this application. 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/.

If you use assistive software or an adaptive device, or you are experiencing some other type of technical difficulty and/or otherwise require assistance with the application process, please contact OPE Staffing DCARO at OPE.Staffing.DCARO@ssa.gov.

Individuals with hearing or speech disabilities may use the listed email or 7-1-1 for TTY-based Telecommunications Relay Services to call the listed phone number. Additional Telecommunications Relay Services options are available in each state: https://www.fcc.gov/general/trs-state-and-territories

Due to our security procedures, our office will not accept any applications submitted via email or standard mail. The email address is listed only for inquiries about the position or the How to Apply process.

Agency contact information

OPE Staffing DCARO
Address
DCARO - OPI
6401 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21235
US
Learn more about this agency

Next steps

Once you have successfully submitted all of the required application materials and assessments, you can expect to receive at least two or more of the following email notifications concerning your application status: (1) Receipt of application; (2) Qualifications status and whether your application has been Referred/Not Referred to the selecting official; and (3) Selection status for the position.

Selection interviews may be conducted with one or more of the candidates, but there is no requirement that interviews be conducted. The hiring office will contact candidates directly for interviews. Interviews may be conducted via video conferencing software, if technically feasible. Applicants referred for consideration will receive a final disposition notice after selections have been made.


Note: We cannot accept applications on behalf of Federal Agencies. Application instructions are listed within the Job Description.


© 2006-2024, exclusive of U. S. government job opportunity announcements