- Position Title
- Enforcement Economist
- Agency
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Announcement Number
- 24-CFPB-62-DH Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, December 14, 2023 to Wednesday, January 31, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
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Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
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Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)? Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
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Are you a displaced Federal employee eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)? Click ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
Preferences
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Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government?
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Are you a current CFPB employee?
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How did you find out about this job?
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If you were born a male after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, have you registered with the Selective Service System (select "Not applicable" if this question does not apply to you)?
Assessment 1
Basic Requirements:
Degree: Economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. OR Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
OR Combination of education and experience.
Evaluation of Experience:
Examples of qualifying experience include:
- Individual 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 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.
- Experience in related fields that did not involve the use and understanding of economic principles and theories may not be used as qualifying experience for these positions. Special attention on this point should be given to certain types of work that may or may not have provided professional economic experience. The following examples of work require special care in such determinations:
Degree: Economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. OR Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
OR Combination of education and experience.
Evaluation of Experience:
Examples of qualifying experience include:
- Individual 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 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.
- Experience in related fields that did not involve the use and understanding of economic principles and theories may not be used as qualifying experience for these positions. Special attention on this point should be given to certain types of work that may or may not have provided professional economic experience. The following examples of work require special care in such determinations:
- economic statistics;
- industrial surveys;
- management of individual business enterprises, including farms;
- industrial planning;
- writing or editorial work in economic subjects; and
- financial market analysis.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Do you meet the education requirement or combination of education and experience as stated above and in this announcement?
In addition to the above basic education requirements, you must meet the following specialized experience:
Specialized Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience performing Economist functions equivalent to the CN-53 level (for qualification purposes, the CN-53 is broadly equivalent to the GS-13) that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. Specialized experience is defined as:
- Planning and executing economic research projects, using appropriate theoretical models, statistical and analytical techniques (such as statistical analysis, geospatial analysis, or predictive modeling; AND
- Using statistical packages, such as SAS, STATA, SPSS, Tableau, R or SQL; AND
- Conducting data and economic analyses on topics related to consumer financial decisions (including markets and laws); AND
- Compiling and analyzing macro data sets to construct tables or graphs that capture key findings.
Specialized Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience performing Economist functions equivalent to the CN-53 level (for qualification purposes, the CN-53 is broadly equivalent to the GS-13) that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. Specialized experience is defined as:
- Planning and executing economic research projects, using appropriate theoretical models, statistical and analytical techniques (such as statistical analysis, geospatial analysis, or predictive modeling; AND
- Using statistical packages, such as SAS, STATA, SPSS, Tableau, R or SQL; AND
- Conducting data and economic analyses on topics related to consumer financial decisions (including markets and laws); AND
- Compiling and analyzing macro data sets to construct tables or graphs that capture key findings.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Do you meet the specialized experience as stated above and in this announcement?