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Summary
The Chief Economist serves a senior advisor and subject matter expert at GAO in a wide range of issues, approaches, and methodologies related to economic analysis and lends technical expertise across government.
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Overview
- Hiring complete
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Open & closing dates
10/12/2022 to 12/14/2022
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Salary
$135,468 - $203,700 per year
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Pay scale & grade
SL 00
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Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
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Remote job
No
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Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
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Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
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Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
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Appointment type
Term - 3 years; renewable
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Work schedule
Full-time
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Service
Excepted
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Promotion potential
None
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Job family (Series)
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Supervisory status
No
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Security clearance
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Drug test
No
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Position sensitivity and risk
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Trust determination process
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Announcement number
ARM-22-DE-11660170
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Control number
682858600
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Duties
- Serves as an economic leader, facilitator, pacesetter, and strategic thinker in improving government operations and public policy.
- Maintain a research agenda relevant to GAO's work and conducts high-impact economic analyses that inform Congress and the agency's strategic goals.
- Provides advisory support to GAO economists in the development, design, and implementation of economic methods and models to evaluate the effectiveness of government programs.
- Consults with specialists, analysts, and others to provide guidance on research methodologies; the design and implementation of data collection strategies; and methods to gather and analyze complex data sets.
- Provides authoritative advice and consultation to the Executive Committee, Managing Directors, and other senior management on economic matters.
- Keeps abreast of emerging economic research affecting our understanding of government programs to examine proposed policy and program changes from an economic perspective.
- Participates in deliberations and decisions having office-, agency-, and government-wide implications.
- Ensures integrated project management for program activities; enabling greater efficiencies in business processes and management practices.Incorporates program evaluation information into policy to ensure operations, programs, and activities are conducted in accordance with established methods and procedures and proper measures are taken to address anomalies and eliminate or mitigate risk.
- Fosters collaboration and knowledge sharing on emerging economic methods and research findings with executives in other organizational units and across the agency to promote knowledge of economic methods relevant to GAO audits.
- Directs the preparation and presentation of testimony for use at congressional hearings.
- Represents GAO in contacts with members and committees of the Congress and their staffs, as well as representatives of other federal departments and agencies, state, local, and foreign governments, industry, and other segments of the private sector.
- Provides technical assistance to Congressional Committees.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- You must be a United States citizen.
- You must complete a background investigation.
- You must submit a financial disclosure report.
- You must be registered with the Selective Service, as applicable.
- You will serve at the Comptroller General's pleasure.
- You may be required to obtain and maintain a security clearance depending on the engagements, projects, and initiatives you are assigned to.
Qualifications
You must meet the qualification requirements by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement.
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.
If you are a federal employee, the level of experience we are looking for is typically gained in GS-14, GS-15, Senior Executive Service, Senior Level, or equivalent-level positions.
Technical qualifications
Examples of qualifying experience include:
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.
If you are a federal employee, the level of experience we are looking for is typically gained in GS-14, GS-15, Senior Executive Service, Senior Level, or equivalent-level positions.
Technical qualifications
- The technical qualifications describe the necessary professional and technical knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of this position.
- The technical qualifications for this position are:
- Experience producing and publishing high-quality empirical research in economics or a related field.
- Experience using social science research techniques and advanced statistical methods, such as machine learning, to enhance causal inference and predictive analytics.
- Experience designing research plans and innovative methodologies to quantify hard-to-measure outcomes.
Examples of qualifying experience include:
- Individual economic research assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions and report preparation;
- Supervisory or project coordination assignments involving a staff of professional economists, and requiring the evaluation and interpretation of economic information; or
- teaching assignments in a college or university that included both class instruction in economics subjects and one of the following (1) personal research that produced evidence of results, (2) direction of graduate theses in economics, or (3) service as a consultant or advisor on technical economics problems.
- Economic statistics;
- Industrial surveys;
- Management of individual business enterprises, including farms;
- Industrial planning;
- Writing or editorial work in economic subjects; and
- Financial market analysis.
Education
You must meet the education requirements by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement.
You must have one of the following:
- A degree in economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.
- Courses equivalent to a major in economics that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus and appropriate experience or additional education.
Additional information
- Equal employment opportunity: The U.S. Government Accountability Office's policy is to provide equal employment opportunity for all regardless of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
- Option for additional selections: Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
- Reasonable accommodation: GAO provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation, please email ReasonableAccommodations@gao.gov.
Benefits
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.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Basis for rating
- The experience listed in your resume and whether your experience and skills match what we're looking for.
- Answers to the online assessment
- Interview
- Written assessment - you will need to provide a writing sample.
Benefits
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.
Required Documents
As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
All applicants must submit:
- Resume
- Emphasize your level of responsibility, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments, policy initiatives undertaken, and the results of your actions.
- Your resume must show evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive-level management capability and directly related to the executive core qualifications.
- Include start and end dates for each position (e.g., month and year; month, day, and year).
- Please make it 5 pages or less.
- Online assessment
- You will complete this by following the directions in the How to Apply section.
- Click this link to preview the online assessment: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11660170
- Writing sample
- You must provide a writing sample that provides evidence of knowledge of current, advanced economic theories and research techniques in applied economics.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
How to Apply
A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section of the announcement.
- To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
- Follow the prompts to select your résumé and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
- After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
- You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.
- If you are unable to apply online, you must request an alternative application which is available from the Human Capital Office. Please contact at to obtain an alternative application.
Agency contact information
Justin Scott
- scottja@gao.gov
- Address
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Government Accountability Office
Human Capital Office
441 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20548
US
Next steps
- Confirmation that we received your application
- Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email.
- Conduct minimum qualifications screening
- After the announcement closes, we will review your application package to determine if you are eligible, have the technical qualifications, and provided the required documents.
- Rate applications
- If you reach this phase, a panel of executives will rate the breadth and depth of your executive qualifications.
- If you are rated high enough you may be referred for an interview.
- Conduct structured interviews
- If you reach this phase, a panel of executives will interview you.
- The panel will make a recommendation to the selecting official on who to select for the position.
- Conduct reference checks
- We may contact your references.
- Make a tentative job offer
- If you're selected, we will make you a tentative job offer and begin negotiating your salary.
- Conduct a background investigation
- If you're not a current GAO employee, we will ask you to complete a background investigation. We use the background investigation to determine if you're suitable for federal employment.
- Make a final job offer
- We will work with you and your future supervisor to set an onboarding date.
- After your onboarding date is approved, you will get your final job offer.
Fair and Transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
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Required Documents
All applicants must submit:
- Resume
- Emphasize your level of responsibility, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments, policy initiatives undertaken, and the results of your actions.
- Your resume must show evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive-level management capability and directly related to the executive core qualifications.
- Include start and end dates for each position (e.g., month and year; month, day, and year).
- Please make it 5 pages or less.
- Online assessment
- You will complete this by following the directions in the How to Apply section.
- Click this link to preview the online assessment: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11660170
- Writing sample
- You must provide a writing sample that provides evidence of knowledge of current, advanced economic theories and research techniques in applied economics.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
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How to Apply
A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section of the announcement.
- To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
- Follow the prompts to select your résumé and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
- After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
- You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.
- If you are unable to apply online, you must request an alternative application which is available from the Human Capital Office. Please contact at to obtain an alternative application.
Agency contact information
Justin Scott
- scottja@gao.gov
- Address
-
Government Accountability Office
Human Capital Office
441 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20548
US
Next steps
- Confirmation that we received your application
- Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email.
- Conduct minimum qualifications screening
- After the announcement closes, we will review your application package to determine if you are eligible, have the technical qualifications, and provided the required documents.
- Rate applications
- If you reach this phase, a panel of executives will rate the breadth and depth of your executive qualifications.
- If you are rated high enough you may be referred for an interview.
- Conduct structured interviews
- If you reach this phase, a panel of executives will interview you.
- The panel will make a recommendation to the selecting official on who to select for the position.
- Conduct reference checks
- We may contact your references.
- Make a tentative job offer
- If you're selected, we will make you a tentative job offer and begin negotiating your salary.
- Conduct a background investigation
- If you're not a current GAO employee, we will ask you to complete a background investigation. We use the background investigation to determine if you're suitable for federal employment.
- Make a final job offer
- We will work with you and your future supervisor to set an onboarding date.
- After your onboarding date is approved, you will get your final job offer.
Fair & Transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
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Agency contact information
Justin Scott
- scottja@gao.gov
- Address
-
Government Accountability Office
Human Capital Office
441 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20548
US