Social Science Analyst

We're Looking for a skilled Social Science Analyst in the Office Of Inspector General based in Dallas, Texas. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements including education and any selective placement factors described below within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Education used as part of an application package will only be considered if complete transcripts are submitted and must be from an accredited institution as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. To see if your institution is accredited please follow this link: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx Positive Education Requirement: This position has a position education requirement as indicated below. A complete transcript showing relevant coursework and degrees must be submitted with your application package. A list of completed courses or incomplete transcripts will not be accepted. Basic Requirement: Degree: behavioral or social science or related disciplines appropriate to the position (e.g. Psychology Sociology Public Administration).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 At least 4 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 meeting the basic requirements above applicants MUST meet the additional requirements for the GS14 grade level. Applicants MUST have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS13 grade level in the Federal service which provided the knowledge skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Examples of specialized experience MUST include: 1) routinely serving as a meaningful resource advisor and coach to analysts AND leading teams to complete high quality evaluations (or comparable projects ) that are complex and/or innovative 2) developing evaluation proposals (or comparable project proposals) that are feasible and likely to drive impact AND interpreting data and analysis results to draw meaningful and wellsupported findings and conclusions AND developing realistic and actionable recommendations that are likely to drive meaningful improvements if implemented AND 3) maximizing team efficiency through collaboration and appropriate division of work AND guiding teams to success in the daytoday management of the evaluation (or comparable project) schedule and assignment and completion of tasks AND strategizing and decisionmaking at the macrolevel e.g. proposed evaluation scope and methodology account for level and type of evidence needed to be compelling while balancing the costs in time and effort and expected return on investment AND responding effectively and timely to feedback on written products (e.g. proposals designs reports). 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 experience. Your resume should include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week. Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to fulltime work parttimework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience please indicate dates of employment by month/year and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

What’s on Offer

The role offers excellent opportunities for top performers to further develop their competencies as a social worker and improving the lives of people.