Supervisory Financial Economist
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Job Location:
Los Angeles, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 169608 - 289400
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Summary
We seek individuals with a track record of creative thinking strong empirical research abilities and excellent communication skills. Interest in finance securities markets and public policy is essential.
This position may be located in any SEC Regional Office or Headquarters located in Washington DC based upon mission needs. Selected candidate will remain at their current SEC duty station.
- Exercising the full range of supervisory and personnel management responsibilities pertinent to work performed by subordinate staff assuring the fulfillment of quality work products to meet changing requirements and contingencies as they develop
- Providing executive leadership and direction of a staff of economists that provide expert analytical and evidentiary support to enforcement actions undertaken by the agency
- Responsible for providing expert advice to the Commission regarding the economic implications of enforcement recommendations.
- Providing expert testimony on behalf of the SEC in both administrative proceedings and in district court and providing support with respect to economic issues in the context of securities litigation involving the Commission.
- Responsible for reviewing and guiding staff economic analyses in the context of enforcement matters to ensure that rigorous reliable results are produced.
Conditions of employment
- You must be a US Citizen.
- Application procedures are specific to this vacancy announcement. Please read all the instructions carefully. Failure to follow the instructions may result in you not being considered for this position.
- Supplementary vacancies may be filled in addition to the number stated in this announcement and may be filled from any division or office within the agency.
- This position has promotion potential to the SK-17.
- SUPERVISORY PROBATIONARY PERIOD: This appointment may require completion of a two-year probationary period.
- SECURITY CLEARANCE: Entrance on duty is contingent upon completion of a pre-employment security investigation. Favorable results on a Background Investigation may be a condition of employment or selection to another position.
- DRUG TESTING: This position may be subjected to drug testing requirements.
- PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS): Moving/Relocation expenses are not authorized.
- DIRECT DEPOSIT: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
- This position is not in the collective bargaining unit NTEU Chapter 293.
Qualifications
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Time-in-grade for this announcement is one year at the GS/SK-14 level.
Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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. Qualifying education must have been obtained from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Applicants are responsible for confirming all required materials are submitted by the deadline. Please check the How You Will Be Evaluated and Required Documents sections carefully as missing documents will render the application incomplete and ineligible for review.
BASIC REQUIREMENT:
A. Applicants must show successful completion of a full four-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelors or higher degree in economics that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics accounting or calculus.
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B. An appropriate combination of education and experience----courses equivalent to a major in economics as shown in A above plus appropriate experience or additional education. Examples of qualifying experience include 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 in economic subjects in combination with one of the following: personal research that produced evidence of results direction of graduate theses in economics or service as a consultant or advisor on technical economics problems.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: In addition to meeting the basic requirement applicants must also meet the minimum qualification requirement
SK-17: Applicant must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS/SK-14 level providing economic analysis relating to mission of the SEC that includes any of:
(1) economic analysis in support of enforcement investigations into violations of the federal securities laws;
(2) economic analysis of rulemaking involving federal securities laws;
(3) economic analysis of financial risks that may affect investors or markets; or
(4) economic research of issues involving securities financial markets or investors.
Education
You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses grades semester year and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. If you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience submit a copy of your unofficial transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SURPLUS OR DISPLACED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES: If you have never worked for the federal government you are not I/CTAP eligible. To receive selection priority for this position you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; the questionnaire asks you to identify your ICTAP/CTAP eligibility (2) be rated well-qualified; and (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. View information about I/CTAP eligibility on OPMs Career Transition Resources website. The Fair Chance Act prohibits specific inquiries concerning an applicants criminal or credit background unless the hiring agency has made a conditional offer of employment to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint or any other information to the agency within 30 calendar days of the date of alleged non-compliance by contacting the Legal and Policy Office in the Office of Human Resources at . 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.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information visit: information
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Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Information for SEC Job Applicants: Federal EEO laws protect all applicants from discrimination on the following bases: race color religion sex pregnancy national origin political affiliation sexual orientation marital status disability genetic information age membership in an employee organization retaliation parental status military service or other non-merit factor. Applicants who believe they have been discriminated against on any EEO basis can seek recourse through the SECs administrative complaints process. To be timely an individual must enter the EEO process within 45 days from when they know (or should have known) of the alleged discrimination. Click here for additional information.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Forecasting
- Python
- Spss
- R
- Regression Analysis
- Stata
- Research Experience
- Statistical Software
- Survey Design
- Calculus
- SAS
- Statistics
