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Who May Be Considered:
09/26/2023 to 10/10/2023
$42,870 - $69,035 per year
GS 5 - 7
Few vacancies in the following location:
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Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Not required
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Temporary
Multiple Schedules
Excepted
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Yes
EOP-OMB-IN-12125647-23-QLC
751113600
All U.S. Citizens and Pathways Student Eligible. Applications will be accepted from any U.S. Citizen. This position is part of the Pathways Program and is open to current students who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a qualifying educational institution and enrolled at least half-time.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Pathways Program provides developmental experiences in the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President and its component offices, intended to promote possible careers in the civil service to individuals with qualifying educational eligibilities. Successful applicants are placed in a dynamic, developmental program with opportunities that may lead to a career in the Federal Government.
The Student Trainee (Economist), GS-0199-05/07 position provides opportunities for development and training. Student trainee assignments are designed to orient, train, and increase the incumbent's knowledge in the economist field that help to develop economic and fiscal tools to evaluate current conditions and project future trends in the economy and to measure the impact of policy changes on the economy and governmental programs. Student trainee perform a variety of assignments selected to broaden skills and provide practical experience to prepare for progressively more complex assignments, assignments become more responsible as incumbent increases knowledge and skills through work experience and academic training and may include:
Upon completion of the Student Trainee program, full performance duties typically involve creating, exploring, evaluating, designing, and sharing solutions and the validity of their predicted performance to resolve problems, conditions, and issues and supporting the branch staff in developing budget-related material as needed including but not limited to reviewing materials, conducting literature reviews, and analyzing data.
This position requires specific coursework and/or a degree to be eligible. You must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. Your transcript(s) must clearly demonstrate the course(s) listed in the qualification requirement section. If the transcript(s) does not clearly demonstrate this you must submit a copy of the course description and/or other documentation demonstrating that the courses are equivalent.
If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.
The Internship Program provides students who are enrolled in or accepted for enrollment in a wide variety of qualifying educational institutions with paid opportunities to work either part- or full-time.
This is an Excepted Service appointment. As a part of the Pathways Internship Program, the appointment may be extended until the selectee's educational program requirements have been completed. You may be converted, without a break in service to a term (time-limited) or permanent appointment upon graduation and completion of program requirements but there is no guarantee.
This is a year-round internship, and the intent of the position is that the student is able to work at least 640 hours while still in school in order to be eligible for non-competitive conversion.
EOP may non-competitively convert Interns from the Internship Program to a term or permanent (career or career-conditional) position in the competitive service, provided that there is an available position. The conversion is neither mandatory nor guaranteed.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the announcement has closed, your résumé and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your résumé and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):Economics, Oral Communication, and ResearchCategory Rating Procedures: If you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be placed in one of the following categories:
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Your resume must thoroughly describe how your skills and experiences align to the criteria defined in the "Qualifications" section of this announcement and it must support your responses to the assessment questionnaire. We cannot assume you have performed the necessary experience required for this position regardless of your employment history, titles of positions held, series, grade, or academic career. To ensure all of the essential information is in your resume, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder. If you choose to use your own resume, curriculum vitae, or any other written form you choose, then you must ensure it contains all of the required information and you organize it so we can associate the following information for each experience/position:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.
After a tentative job offer, we will conduct a security background investigation and drug screening. If the drug screening is negative and security background is cleared, then a formal job offer will be extended to candidate.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/751113600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Budget Review Division (BRD) has four branches and coordinates preparation of the President's Budget, monitors action on budget-related legislation, and supports budget execution throughout the year. This position is for the Budget Analysis Branch (BAB). Analysts in BAB apply financial, economic, statistical and other analytical skills to measure and project the costs of Federal programs, evaluate cost and other implications, and make recommendations. Analysts prepare information for use by the President, members of Congress, OMB officials, and the public.
The position coordinates heavily with other offices in the Budget Review Division and with other offices within OMB and the EOP to compile the data and information necessary to produce these work products. Accordingly, attention to detail and the ability to work on competing priorities under sometimes tight deadlines are crucial skills for a successful candidate.
