[PMAGList] 2 Census SES Vacancy Announcements

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   SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE  VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

             U.S. Department of Commerce - U. S. Census Bureau

Announcement Number:     CEN-05-07P
Position:           Chief, Demographic Surveys Division 
(Interdisciplinary)
Opening Date:       06/02/05
Closing Date:       07/12/05 (Applications must be received by close of 
business - 5:00 p.m.)
Location:           U. S. Census Bureau, Suitland, Maryland
Pay Plan/Series:         ES-1530/1529
Salary Range:       $107,550 - $162,100
Area of Consideration:   Applications will be accepted from US Citizens.

MAJOR DUTIES:
The Chief, DSD is responsible for the survey development, collection 
methods, and compilation of data for the
labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics program of the 
Current Population Survey (CPS)
conducted jointly with the Department of Labor (DOL).  The incumbent 
must address challenges in formulating
policy decisions, carrying out negotiations, foreseeing requirements, 
and developing and adopting new
techniques for increasing the adequacy, efficiency, and output of the 
division.  The incumbent is responsible for
developing survey procedures, and collection methods and for 
compilation of special and ongoing surveys
based on the subject matter proposals developed by the Census Bureau 
units concerned with demographic
statistics.  The incumbent oversees the conduct of experimental studies 
on concepts, questions, and procedures
for census and current statistics planning purposes.  The Chief, DSD is 
responsible for evaluating the adequacy
of Census Bureau facilities for conducting demographic surveys in the 
light of the demand and need for such
programs.  Recommends to the expansions and changes as may be needed 
and arranges for their development.
The Chief, DSD evaluates the feasibility and appropriateness of 
proposed demographic surveys and advises on
concepts, definitions, collection and compilation techniques, 
presentation devices, limitations of data, etc., in
the light of availability of funds and Census Bureau resources.  The 
incumbent is responsible for a continuous
research program for development of new or improved survey procedures 
and compilation methods in the
demographic surveys field, and for advising other agencies and outside 
groups, on request, on such matters in
connection with their work.  The incumbent represents the Bureau with 
the media to explain the methods and
procedures used in DSD surveys and interpret the results.

The incumbent is responsible for applying the principles of Equal 
Employment Opportunity (EEO) and
becoming acquainted with the official EEO policy of the Department of 
Commerce.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Executive Core Qualifications and Professional and Technical 
Qualifications:  Applicants are required to
submit a separate statement addressing each of the Executive Core 
Qualifications (ECQs) and each of the
Professional and Technical Qualifications (PTQs).  A narrative 
description of 1-2 pages per ECQ and PTQ is
normally sufficient.   When addressing the ECQs and PTQs, statements 
that describe personal beliefs or
philosophies should be avoided.  Each response should include a brief 
summary of the applicant's executive
experience in relation to the specific ECQ and PTQ and specific 
examples of accomplishments.  Please review
the complete guide to writing executive qualifications at 
www.opm.gov/ses.


Executive Core Qualifications: 1.LEADING CHANGE  2.LEADING PEOPLE  
3.RESULTS DRIVEN
4.BUSINESS ACUMEN  5.BUILDING COALITIONS/COMMUNICATION

Professional and Technical Qualifications:
1. 1530 Series- 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, biological, or statistical 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. OR a combination of
education and experience--courses as shown above, plus appropriate 
experience or additional education. That
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.  (List degree and/or course information only.)    OR

1529 Series- A degree that included 24 semester hours of mathematics 
and statistics, of which at least 12
semester hours were in mathematics and 6 semester hours were in 
statistics OR a combination of education and
experience--at least 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, 
including at least 12 hours in mathematics
and 6 hours in statistics, plus appropriate experience or additional 
education.  Courses acceptable toward
meeting the mathematics course requirement above must have included at 
least four of the following:
differential calculus, integral calculus, advanced calculus, theory of 
equations, vector analysis, advanced
algebra, linear algebra, mathematical logic, differential equations, or 
any other advanced course in mathematics
for which one of these was a prerequisite.  Courses in mathematical 
statistics or probability theory with a
prerequisite of elementary calculus or more advanced courses will be 
accepted toward meeting the mathematics
requirements, with the provision that the same course cannot be counted 
toward both the mathematics and the
statistics requirement.  The experience offered in combination with 
educational courses should include evidence
of statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, 
and analyzing statistical data, and (c)
applying known statistical techniques to data such as measurement of 
central tendency, dispersion, skewness,
sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, 
and tests of significance.  (List degree
and/or course information only.)

2. Experience that demonstrates knowledge of statistical survey 
methodology, data collection methodology, and
data capture and computer processing systems sufficient to manage the 
Census Bureau's current and special
survey programs.

3. Experience that demonstrates knowledge of the statistical needs of a 
broad range of data users including
government policy makers, statistical agencies (such as the Bureau of 
Economic Analysis and the Bureau of
Labor Statistics), and private industry.

Background and/or Security Investigation required.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
A panel of senior executives will distinguish the best qualified 
candidates from other applicants based on a
review of each applicant's ECQs and PTQs.  Failure to meet all 
qualifications automatically disqualifies an
applicant.  Eligibility for this position will be based upon a clear 
showing that the applicant has experience of
the scope and quality sufficient to effectively carry out the 
assignments of the position.  Persons tentatively
selected for appointment to SES positions must have their ECQs approved 
by the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM).


HOW TO APPLY:
You must submit your application so that it will be received by the 
closing date of the announcement.

Submit an original and 3 copies of the following documents:
Resume/Optional Form 612/Other (include the vacancy announcement number)
ECQ and PTQ Statements - Each applicant is required to submit a 
separate statement addressing each of the
Executive Core and Professional and Technical Qualifications for the 
position.
Current and former career SES members only - A copy of the most recent 
SF-50 documenting your SES
career appointment.  (No response to ECQ statements is required.)
SES Candidate Development Program graduates only  - A copy of your OPM 
Qualifications Review Board
certification.  (No response to ECQ statements is required.)

IMPORTANT ADDRESS INFORMATION:
1. You must address all mail processed through the United States Postal 
Services (USPS), (This includes mail
such as Express, Priority, Registered, etc.) to: ATTN: Latasha Ellis, 
U. S. Census Bureau, Human Resources
Division, Executive Resources Program, Room 3233, FB-3, 4700 Silver 
Hill Road, Washington, DC
20233-1400.  Please be aware that the Census Bureau's USPS mail service 
is very slow.

2. If using a carrier OTHER than the U.S. Postal Service (e. g., FedEx, 
UPS, Airborne, etc.), you must address
it to: ATTN: Latasha Ellis, U. S. Census Bureau, Human Resources 
Division, Executive Resources
Program, Room 3233, FB-3, 4700 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD  20746

DUE TO USPS PROCEDURES AND CENSUS BUREAU SECURITY OPERATIONS, MAIL NOT
ADDRESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE RETURNED TO
THE SENDER.

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:
A panel of senior executives will distinguish the best qualified 
candidates from other applicants based on a
review of each applicant's ECQs and PTQs.  Failure to meet all 
qualifications automatically disqualifies an
applicant.  Eligibility for this position will be based upon a clear 
showing that the applicant has experience of
the scope and quality sufficient to effectively carry out the 
assignments of the position.  Persons tentatively
selected for appointment to SES positions must have their ECQs approved 
by the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM).

OTHER INFORMATION:
The materials you send with your application will not be returned.

If you left federal employment and received a buyout and you are 
selected for this position, you may be required
to repay the full amount of the buyout to the agency that paid you.

You will be required to serve a probationary period of 1 year.  Filing 
of the Executive Personnel Financial
Disclosure Report is required if selected for this position (Ethics in 
Government Act P.L. 95-251).  Public law
requires all new appointees to submit proof of identity/employment 
eligibility.

If selected, male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must confirm 
their selective service registration
status.

In accordance with 5 USC 3303, any recommendation by Members of 
Congress, Congressional employees,
elected State or local government officials, political party officials 
or other individuals or organizations making
the recommendation on the basis of the party affiliation of the 
applicant is prohibited.  Executive Branch
agencies are barred from accepting or considering prohibited political 
recommendations, and indeed, are
required to return to the individual any prohibited political 
recommendation with reference to statutory
prohibition.  Such officials may supply a statement which "relates 
solely to the character and residence" of the
individual.

Applicants must apply at their own expense.  Applications mailed in 
Government postage-paid envelopes will
not be accepted.

This vacancy may be accessed via the Internet at www.usajobs.opm.gov.  
For more information, contact the
Executive Resources Staff on (301) 763-3727.

Relocation expenses may be paid.

This agency 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 Division at 301-763-3371.  The decision on granting 
reasonable accommodation will be on a
case-by-case basis.  TTY users can contact us via the Federal Relay 
Service, 1-800-877-8339.

The Department of Commerce does not condone or tolerate discrimination 
based on race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, age, physical or mental disability, or sexual 
orientation.


Chief, Housing & Household Economic Statistics Division

                         SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE
                           VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
             U.S. Department of Commerce - U. S. Census Bureau

-
Announcement Number:     CEN-05-08P
Position:           Chief, Housing & Household Economic Statistics 
Division (Interdisciplinary)
Opening Date:       06/17/05
Closing Date:       07/19/05 (Applications must be received by close of 
business - 5:00 p.m.)
Location:           U. S. Census Bureau, Suitland, Maryland
Pay Plan/Series:         ES-1530/1529/0110
Salary Range:       $107,550 - $162,100
Area of Consideration:   Applications will be accepted from US Citizens.

MAJOR DUTIES:
The incumbent of this position serves as the Chief of the Housing and 
Household Economic Statistics Division
(HHES) in a Senior Executive Service (SES) position which is 
responsible for formulating and developing
overall plans and programs for the collection, processing, and 
dissemination of statistical data on the current
housing, income, and related characteristics of the Nation; conducting 
analytical research and preparing special
analytical and interpretive reports, monographs, and special studies; 
and planning and developing specifications
for clerical and computer processing of housing- and income-related 
data.

The incumbent is responsible for applying the principles of Equal 
Employment Opportunity (EEO) and
becoming acquainted with the official EEO policy of the Department of 
Commerce.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Executive Core Qualifications and Professional and Technical 
Qualifications:  Applicants are required to
submit a separate statement addressing each of the Executive Core 
Qualifications (ECQs) and each of the
Professional and Technical Qualifications (PTQs).  A narrative 
description of 1-2 pages per ECQ and PTQ is
normally sufficient.   When addressing the ECQs and PTQs, statements 
that describe personal beliefs or
philosophies should be avoided.  Each response should include a brief 
summary of the applicant's executive
experience in relation to the specific ECQ and PTQ and specific 
examples of accomplishments.  Please review
the complete guide to writing executive qualifications at 
www.opm.gov/ses.

Executive Core Qualifications:  1.LEADING CHANGE  2.LEADING PEOPLE  
3.RESULTS DRIVEN
4.BUSINESS ACUMEN  5.BUILDING COALITIONS/COMMUNICATION

Professional and Technical Qualifications:
1. 1530 Statistical Series- 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, biological, or statistical 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. OR a
combination of education and experience--courses as shown above, plus 
appropriate experience or additional
education. That 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.  (List degree and/or 
course information only.)   OR

1529 Mathematical Statistical Series- A degree that included 24 
semester hours of mathematics and statistics,
of which at least 12 semester hours were in mathematics and 6 semester 
hours were in statistics OR a
combination of education and experience--at least 24 semester hours of 
mathematics and statistics, including at
least 12 hours in mathematics and 6 hours in statistics, plus 
appropriate experience or additional education.
Courses acceptable toward meeting the mathematics course requirement 
above must have included at least four
of the following: differential calculus, integral calculus, advanced 
calculus, theory of equations, vector analysis,
advanced algebra, linear algebra, mathematical logic, differential 
equations, or any other advanced course in
mathematics for which one of these was a prerequisite.  Courses in 
mathematical statistics or probability theory
with a prerequisite of elementary calculus or more advanced courses 
will be accepted toward meeting the
mathematics requirements, with the provision that the same course 
cannot be counted toward both the
mathematics and the statistics requirement.  The experience offered in 
combination with educational courses
should include evidence of statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) 
collecting, computing, and analyzing
statistical data, and (c) applying known statistical techniques to data 
such as measurement of central tendency,
dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, 
analysis of variance, and tests of
significance.  (List degree and/or course information only.)   OR

0110 Economic Series- A degree that includes at least 21 semester hours 
in economics and 3 semester hours in
statistics, accounting or calculus. OR a combination of education and 
experience   courses equivalent to a major
in economics as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional 
education. Examples of qualifying
experience include: (a) individual economic research assignments 
requiring planning, information assembly,
analysis and evaluation, conclusions and report preparation;  (b) 
supervisory or project coordination assignments
involving a staff of professional economists, and requiring the 
evaluation and interpretation of economic
information; or (c) 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.  (List degree and/or course information only.)

2. Experience which has given knowledge of statistical needs of a broad 
range of data users including
government policy makers; statistical agencies, such as the Bureau of 
Economic Analysis and the Bureau of
Labor Statistics; and private industry.

3. Experience that provides sufficient knowledge of statistical survey 
methodology, data collection
methodology, data capture and computer processing systems to manage the 
Census Bureau's housing and
household economic statistics programs.

Background and/or Security Investigation required.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
A panel of senior executives will distinguish the best qualified 
candidates from other applicants based on a
review of each applicant's ECQs and PTQs.  Failure to meet all 
qualifications automatically disqualifies an
applicant.  Eligibility for this position will be based upon a clear 
showing that the applicant has experience of
the scope and quality sufficient to effectively carry out the 
assignments of the position.  Persons tentatively
selected for appointment to SES positions must have their ECQs approved 
by the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM).

HOW TO APPLY:
You must submit your application so that it will be received by the 
closing date of the announcement.

Submit an original and 3 copies of the following documents:

Resume/Optional Form 612/Other (include the vacancy announcement number)
ECQ and PTQ Statements - Each applicant is required to submit a 
separate statement addressing each of the
Executive Core and Professional and Technical Qualifications for the 
position.
Current and former career SES members only - A copy of the most recent 
SF-50 documenting your SES
career appointment.  (No response to ECQ statements is required.)
SES Candidate Development Program graduates only  - A copy of your OPM 
Qualifications Review Board
certification.  (No response to ECQ statements is required.)

IMPORTANT ADDRESS INFORMATION:
1. You must address all mail processed through the United States Postal 
Services (USPS), (This includes mail
such as Express, Priority, Registered, etc.) to: ATTN: Kathleen Koral, 
U. S. Census Bureau, Human
Resources Division, Executive Resources Program, Room 3233, FB-3, 4700 
Silver Hill Road, Washington,
DC 20233-1400.  Please be aware that the Census Bureau's USPS mail 
service is very slow.

2. If using a carrier OTHER than the U.S. Postal Service (e. g., FedEx, 
UPS, Airborne, etc.), you must address
it to: ATTN: Kathleen Koral, U. S. Census Bureau, Human Resources 
Division, Executive Resources
Program, Room 3233, FB-3, 4700 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD  20746

DUE TO USPS PROCEDURES AND CENSUS BUREAU SECURITY OPERATIONS, MAIL NOT
ADDRESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE RETURNED TO
THE SENDER.

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:
A panel of senior executives will distinguish the best qualified 
candidates from other applicants based on a
review of each applicant's ECQs and PTQs.  Failure to meet all 
qualifications automatically disqualifies an
applicant.  Eligibility for this position will be based upon a clear 
showing that the applicant has experience of
the scope and quality sufficient to effectively carry out the 
assignments of the position.  Persons tentatively
selected for appointment to SES positions must have their ECQs approved 
by the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM).

OTHER INFORMATION:
The materials you send with your application will not be returned.

If you left federal employment and received a buyout and you are 
selected for this position, you may be required
to repay the full amount of the buyout to the agency that paid you.
You will be required to serve a probationary period of 1 year.  Filing 
of the Executive Personnel Financial
Disclosure Report is required if selected for this position (Ethics in 
Government Act P.L. 95-251).  Public law
requires all new appointees to submit proof of identity/employment 
eligibility.

If selected, male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must confirm 
their selective service registration
status.

In accordance with 5 USC 3303, any recommendation by Members of 
Congress, Congressional employees,
elected State or local government officials, political party officials 
or other individuals or organizations making
the recommendation on the basis of the party affiliation of the 
applicant is prohibited.  Executive Branch
agencies are barred from accepting or considering prohibited political 
recommendations, and indeed, are
required to return to the individual any prohibited political 
recommendation with reference to statutory
prohibition.  Such officials may supply a statement which "relates 
solely to the character and residence" of the
individual.

Applicants must apply at their own expense.  Applications mailed in 
Government postage-paid envelopes will
not be accepted.

This vacancy may be accessed via the Internet at www.usajobs.opm.gov.  
For more information, contact the
Executive Resources Staff on (301) 763-3727.

Relocation expenses may be paid.

This agency 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 Division at 301-763-3371.  The decision on granting 
reasonable accommodation will be on a
case-by-case basis.  TTY users can contact us via the Federal Relay 
Service, 1-800-877-8339.

The Department of Commerce does not condone or tolerate discrimination 
based on race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, age, physical or mental disability, or sexual 
orientation.
  
       



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