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Summary
This vacancy is for a Regional Survey Manager position at the Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau duty stationed at various Regional Office locations.
This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Regional Survey Manager, GS-1530-9, positions within the Census Bureau in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.
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Duties
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• Manage data collection to ensure training and observation programs are utilizes to foster quality data collection techniques
• Manage surveys to ensure data collection remains on track and within targeted budget.
• Ensure work schedules, assignments, and communication strategies are utilized to ensure team performance and cost efficiencies.
• Collect and tabulate data using a variety of methods or developing new procedures for statistical projects.
• Communicate progress of data collection operations to management and staff.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• U.S. Citizen.
• Suitable for Federal employment.
• Registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov).
• Time-in-grade/band requirements must be met by closing date.
• A supervisory probationary period may be required.
• This is a NON-BARGAINING unit position.
• The work schedule for this position is Mixed Tour.
• With a Mixed Tour work schedule, an employee may be changed between full-time, part-time and intermittent work schedules to accommodate fluctuating workloads and is subject to a signed agreement.

Qualifications
This vacancy is advertised under 2 different announcements. Please read the 'Who May Apply' section carefully to determine your eligibility. If you are not eligible under this announcement, please see Announcement Number 26-ADFO-12983130-DE-KL, Regional Survey Manager, GS-1530-09.
To qualify for the position of Regional Survey Manager, at GS-1530-9, you must meet the basic qualification requirements listed below.
Basic Education Requirement
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.
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B. A 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.
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Specialized Experience: For GS-09, you must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Experience for this position includes assisting in the design and development of specifications for data collection and data processing requirements for statistical studies and surveys; applying advanced statistical analytical tools such as regression analysis and measures of variance to socio/economic and demographic data; assisting in the development of professional papers or reports on such data; and tracking data collection operations, analyzing production metrics, and reporting progress or operational issues to management and team members to ensure targets are met.
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Education: You have completed two years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or you have a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree; or a combination of both education and 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.
Additional information
Applicants who apply under this Job Opportunity Announcement may opt-in (at their request) to allow the sharing of their resume, and other associated documents with other Department of Commerce (DOC) Bureaus/Offices who have vacancies within the same occupational series, grade and pay band (or its equivalent), and full performance level in the same duty location or commuting area of the duty location listed on the Job Opportunity Announcement.
Additionally, the following link provides information on the hiring authority that may enable you to apply through merit assignment procedures or be eligible for a non-competitive appointment.

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The Department of Commerce also provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Office. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis. TTY users can contact the Human Resources Office via the Federal Relay Service, 1-800-877-8339.
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Benefits
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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.
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.