Employee will serve as a Social Science Analyst within Employee and Leadership Development (ELD), Institute for Learning, Education and Development (ILEAD), Human Capital Management located at a Veterans Healthcare System. The salary shown is the U.S. General Schedule and the salary will be adjusted based on location of selection. Locations are: Washington, DC; Cleveland, OH; St. Louis, MO; Oklahoma City, OK; Birmingham, AL; or Little Rock, AZ.Qualifications:
Applicant(s) must meet at least one of the following Individual Occupational Basic Requirements. To receive credit, transcript(s) and/or clear details of related experience are required. Education cannot be credited without transcripts, and we may not make assumptions regarding experience.- Bachelor's Degree (or higher) with a major study in behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position, such as sociology, psychology, leadership development, organizational studies, or public health. OR
- Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. OR
- Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.
In addition to the Basic Requirements described above, applicants must meet the specialized experience qualifications.
Specialized Experience: Requires one full year of specialized experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-12) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes:
- Applying research principles and methods in a scientific or interdisciplinary area related to sociology, psychology, leadership development, organizational studies, or public health.
- Collecting and analyzing data using qualitative and quantitative methods including skill using online data collection software systems (Verint, Qualtrics, or C-Sharp) and statistical computation systems (SPSS, SAS, or R).
- Translating analytic results into policy and program recommendations to advise decision makers on indicators related to effective leadership development.
- Developing and implementing data-informed survey tools and metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of leadership development programs, and measure leadership career aspirations of the workforce.
- Building and testing multivariate statistical models to project succession planning pathways, forecast pipeline development needs, and assessing the impact of leadership programs.
NOTE: Resume(s) must clearly demonstrate the related specialized experience to qualify for this GS-13 position.
Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position.
For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.Education:
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing the Basic Requirements on education.
There is no educational substitution for the specialized experience at this grade level.
NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.Employment Type: OTHER