Major duties include:
-Execute a range of duties related to the agency's implementation and fulfillment of requirements related to the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (the "Evidence Act"), including the planning, development, implementation, and oversight of the agency's learning agenda and the agency's program evaluation function, development of the agency's Learning Agenda, and other associated evidence-building, analysis, and data activities.
-Provide guidance, analysis, technical assistance and oversight on strategic planning, performance measurement, and continuous quality improvement. Coordinate the development of the agency's learning agenda or evidence-building plan (a systematic plan for identifying and addressing priority questions relevant to the programs, policies, and regulations of the agency), including the identification, conceptualization, and planning of appropriate research and evaluation questions and initial plans to assess program and policy effectiveness.
-Serve as the recognized expert in designing, overseeing, implementing and conducting all facets and functions of a program evaluation, including planning, design, implementation, application of evaluation standards and policies, quality assurance and oversight, project management, resource management, risk assessment, collaborating and coordinating with internal and external partners and/or stakeholders, reporting and dissemination of results and findings, and documentation and dissemination of associated evaluation data sets.
-Ensure evaluation approaches and designs align with the DOL Evaluation Policy standards and procedures or similar frameworks, are tailored to the situation, and possess the appropriate level of rigor for stakeholder needs. Develop, conduct and oversee the implementation of agency-wide and cross-cutting research and evaluation efforts, including planning, design, implementation, analysis, reporting, and results dissemination of program evaluations and other evidence-building activities at the agency.
Starting at $117,962 Per Year (GS 13-14)