Social Science Research Analyst

US Administration for Children and Families; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

US Administration for Children and Families is seeking a professional to perform data analysis, monitoring, and reporting for child welfare programs. The role emphasizes developing tools, dashboards, and documentation to support policy compliance and program improvement.

The position requires a behavioral or social science background, with demonstrated experience in data-driven reporting and performance assessment for federal programs.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience in program data analysis and reporting.
• Experience collecting, analyzing, and reporting monitoring data for programs.
• Ability to develop standard monitoring tools and evaluation instruments.

Responsibilities

• Collect, analyze, and report monitoring and program performance data.
• Develop and implement standardized monitoring tools and evaluation instruments.
• Prepare written reports and actionable recommendations based on data.
• Design or maintain data tracking systems and dashboards for compliance.

Skills

Data analysis

Report writing

Monitoring tools

Education

Behavioral or social science degree

Tools

Dashboards

Reporting tools

Job description

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

This announcement will close at 11:59 PM, on the day that 50 applications have been received or on the closing date, whichever is first.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Basic Qualifications: You must meet one of the items below:

• Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

• 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

• Four 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.

• AND

Minimum Qualifications

You must have one year of specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following:

• Collecting, analyzing, and reporting monitoring and program performance data to assess compliance with established policies, procedures, and performance standards in programs serving unaccompanied alien children or child welfare populations.
• Developing and implementing standardized monitoring tools, quality assurance methods, or evaluation instruments to ensure program adherence to federal regulations and organizational policies in programs serving unaccompanied alien children or child welfare populations.
• Preparing written reports and actionable recommendations based on data analysis to inform continuous improvement and decision-making for child welfare or unaccompanied alien children programs.
• Designing or maintaining data tracking systems, dashboards, or reporting tools to monitor key indicators of program compliance and performance in programs serving unaccompanied alien children or child welfare populations.

Documenting experience:

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.

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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited.

OPM Qualification General Policies Website