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Summary
PLEASE NOTE: Based on the current hiring restrictions, selectees may be subject to additional approvals prior to an offer being extended.
This position is located at Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Enterprise Planning Performance, and Evaluation Division. The incumbent's responsibilities include completing program evaluations, studies, briefings, and reports to support funding requests, program changes, and performance improvement efforts.
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Duties
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The following are the duties of this position at the GS-13. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

• Support the evaluation planning process by updating the learning agenda and annual evaluation plan to identify and set priorities for evaluations.
• Design studies, including formulating research, evaluation, or analysis questions, project objectives, hypotheses, data collection and measurement (qualitative and quantitative) strategies, and rigorous approaches for testing hypotheses.
• Coordinate with and provide support and assistance on design, conduct, interpretation, and use of research/evaluation, performance management, and analyses to Fiscal Service, its business areas, Treasury, and other federal, state, and local entities.
• Serve as liaison with research/evaluation, policy, and practitioner experts, public sector leaders, and other stakeholders to obtain input on broad research/evaluation directions and specific projects, and to promote understanding of study findings as well as bureau issues, programs, policies, and populations.
• Interpret data and findings to inform the development of agency initiatives, policies, and practices.
• Prepare papers to convey and interpret study findings for use by other professionals, including papers for presentation at professional meetings.

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Conditions of employment

• Must successfully complete a background investigation. Periodic re-investigation is required no later than five years after selection and at least every succeeding five years.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
• Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
• File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
• This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time. For more information about individual rights, Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights - FBI, FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI, and SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov).

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4. Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National

Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé.
For the GS-13, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as the following:
- Leading colleagues in the planning and design of program evaluations; AND
- Implementing program evaluations, including performing qualitative and quantitative analyses of programs and policies to draw conclusions to improve programs and policies; AND
- Developing presentations and briefings to present program evaluation results and recommendations.
For the GS-12, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as the following:
- Conducting program evaluations that includes the planning, design, implementation, or reporting of evaluation studies to improve programs and policies; AND-
Conducting qualitative and quantitative analyses of programs and policies; AND-
Documenting results of research, evaluations, or analyses in written documents.
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A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
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You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.
For the GS-11, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is:
- Conducting qualitative and quantitative analyses to draw conclusions or make recommendations; AND
- Developing data visualizations to summarize qualitative or quantitative analyses in a clear and well-organized manner.
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You may qualify with a Master's or equivalent graduate degree.
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You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.
Education
Basic Requirements:
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelors or higher degree in behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
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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.
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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
Additional information
OTHER INFORMATION:

• For the GS-11, We will not pay relocation expenses.
• For the GS-12 and GS-13, Factors such as cost effectiveness, labor market conditions and difficulties in filling the position will be reviewed in determining if payment of relocation expenses is in the best interest of the Government.
• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies
• This is a non-bargaining unit position.
• This position is a moderate risk position.
• We offer opportunities for telework.
• We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules.

Our comprehensive benefits are very generous. Our benefits package includes:

• Challenging work, opportunities for advancement, competitive salaries, bonuses and incentive awards.
• Eleven paid holidays, 13 days of sick leave, and 13 to 26 days of vacation time each year.
• Access to insurance programs that may be continued after you retire.
• A wide choice of health insurance plans, coverage for pre-existing conditions, and no waiting periods. We pay a substantial amount (up to 75%) of the health insurance premiums.
• A retirement program which includes employer-matching contributions.

All newly appointed employees to the competitive (or excepted) service are subject to a probationary (or trial) period. During this time, your performance, conduct, and suitability for continued employment will be evaluated. You will not automatically convert to permanent status at the end of the probationary (or trial) period. Your supervisor must affirmatively determine that continued employment is in the best interest of the Federal service. If no certification is made before the probationary (or trial) period ends, your appointment will be terminated. You are encouraged to actively engage with your supervisor, seek feedback, and understand role expectations. Additional guidance and support will be provided during onboarding.
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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.
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