SOCIAL SCIENTIST

Job Title

Social Scientist GS-0101-9/11

Location

Environmental Infrastructure Oversight Directorate, Office of Special Review and Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency Office of the Inspector General (OIG)

Duties

At the GS-09 level, the candidate will perform the following:

• Assist with aspects of inspections and evaluations of various programs to identify areas where significant improvements in economy, efficiency, and/or effectiveness can be made in agency statutes, regulations, guidance, policies, procedures, or practices.
• Assist with gathering and analyzing data in support of assignments and apply conventional evaluation techniques to complete relatively uncomplicated portions of inspections or evaluations.
• Assist with researching and gathering reference materials to gain an understanding of the areas under review, such as applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, guidance documents, and industry best practices.
• Help prepare written products and assist with oral presentations on the subject.
• Participate in meetings with agency program personnel and OIG leaders. Assist with or participate in meetings with management officials to present findings, explain the significance of conclusions, justify recommendations, and answer questions on the inspection or evaluation planning, scope, and methodology.
• Help support meetings with internal and external representatives of organizations to establish cooperative relationships.
• Participate in workgroups to improve the management and work processes of the organization on an as needed basis.

At the GS-11 level, the candidate will perform the following:

• Evaluate various programs to identify areas where significant improvement in economy, efficiency, and effectiveness can be made in agency statutes, regulations, guidance, policies, procedures, or practices.
• Gather and analyze data in support of assignments and apply conventional evaluation techniques to complete relatively uncomplicated portions of evaluations.
• Research and gather reference materials to gain an understanding of the areas under review, as well as applicable laws, regulations, and industry best practices.
• Prepare written products and make oral presentations on the topic.
• Participate in meetings with program personnel and OIG managers and other management officials to present findings, explain the significance of conclusions, justify recommendations, and answer questions on the evaluation planning and methodology. Work to establish customer/client agreement on evaluation design.
• Support meetings with internal and external representatives of organizations to establish cooperative relationships.
• Participate in workgroups to improve the management and work processes of the organization on an as needed basis.