POSITION TITLE: Data Analyst

LOCATION:

Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
Immediate Office
400 Sixth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001

REMOTE WORK STATUS:

A hybrid remote telework/in-office schedule option is available.

COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENT:

Pursuant to Office Order 2023-10 (Revised COVID-19 Vaccine Policy) effective immediately, vaccination and additional boosters are no longer required but are strongly encouraged.

JOB REQUISITION NUMBER:

2023-140

NUMBER OF VACANCIES:

OPENING DATE:

11/3/2023

CLOSING DATE:

11/17/2023

SALARY RANGE:

$93,069 to $119,916
This salary is within the Career Service salary schedule. The salary will be based on a multitude of factors including applicable rules, regulations, and guidelines.

PAY PLAN, SERIES, AND GRADE:

CS-0301-13

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:

Career Service – Term Appointment

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNIT:

This position is not in the collective bargaining unit.

AREA OF CONSIDERATION:

Open to the Public

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

The position will place particular emphasis on juvenile and criminal justice: using agency data to evaluate the effectiveness of the office’s criminal and juvenile justice work; looking at data from the juvenile justice, abuse and neglect, and child support systems to inform the work the office does with vulnerable youth; and making appropriate aggregate public safety data available to the public in line with open and transparent government. The data analyst will work with the Senior Data Scientist to help build and expand the work of the data team. Specific duties include:

Collaborating with internal partners to evaluate the effectiveness of juvenile and criminal justice initiatives within OAG;
Collaborating with internal and external partners to expand accessible prosecution data platforms;
Contributing to interagency data efforts, including those sponsored by the Office of the Chief Technology Officer and the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council;
Consulting on statistical and research matters relevant to OAG’s work;
Training staff on clean data collection, entry and storage;
Writing or contributing to white papers and other reports for public consumption;
Cultivating partnerships with universities and technology start-ups to enhance the office’s technological capacity;
Participating in relevant academic and professional conferences;
Otherwise designing and consulting on OAG priorities and projects that involve data and statistical analysis;
Designing and consulting on open source intelligence research and analysis projects in order to support OAG’s public interest litigation and proactively identify new arenas for investigation or analysis.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Incumbent must have at least one (1) year of specialized services equivalent to at least the CS-12 grade level, or its non-District equivalent gained from either the public or private sector.

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION:

A substitution of education for required experience will be allowed as defined in OPM’s Qualification Standards. However, to receive credit, applicants must submit official proof of educational attainment at the time of application.

TIME-IN-GRADE RESTRICTIONS:

Time-in-grade restrictions must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested candidates must apply online by 11:59 pm of the closing date. All applications must include the completed questionnaire, along with a cover letter, resume, and a list of three professional references including supervisors. Please ensure that all required documents are included prior to submitting the application.

GENERAL SUITABILITY SCREENING:

The selected candidate will be subject to a background investigation including reference checks.

PRIORITY CONSIDERATION:

Displaced Employee Priority Placement: Candidates who are eligible for the District of Columbia’s Displaced Employee Program (DEP) and Agency Reemployment Priority Placement Program (ARPP) will be given priority consideration for this position if found qualified.

EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS:

Selectee will be eligible for health and life insurance, annual (vacation), and sick leave and will be covered under the District of Columbia government’s retirement plan. However, if the selectee was previously employed in the District of Columbia’s government under an appointment for which he/she was eligible for Civil Service Retirement (CSR), contributions to CSR will resume upon re-employment.

RESIDENCY PREFERENCE:

A person applying for a position in the Career Service, Education Service, Management Supervisory Service, an attorney position in the Legal Service (series 905) other than in the Senior Executive Attorney Service (SEAS), or an attorney in the Excepted Service (series 905) who is a bona fide District resident AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION for the position, may be awarded a 10-point residency preference over non-District residents’ applications, unless the person declines the preference points. If selected, the person shall be required to present proofs of bona fide District residency and maintain such residency for 7 consecutive years from the effective date of the appointment. Failure to maintain bona fide District residency for the 7-year period will result in forfeiture of employment.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE:

Applicants claiming veterans’ preference must submit official proof at the time of application.

DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE:

Pursuant to the requirements of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1998, the individual selected to fill this position will, as a condition of employment, be required to notify his/her immediate supervisor, in writing, not later than five (5) days after the conviction of or a plea of guilty to a violation of any criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, political affiliation, physical disability, matriculation, genetic information, credit information, or status as a victim or family member of a victim of domestic violence, a sexual offense, or stalking.

NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION:

In accordance with the D.C. Human Rights Act of 1977, as amended, D.C. Official Code, Section 2-1401.01 et seq., (Act) the District of Columbia does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, familial status, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, disability, genetic information, source of income, or place of residence or business. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that is also prohibited by the Act. In addition, harassment based on any of the above-protected categories is prohibited by the Act. Discrimination in violation of the Act will not be tolerated. Violators will be subject to disciplinary action.

OFFICIAL JOB OFFERS ARE TO BE MADE ONLY BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES SECTION OF THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

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Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia jobs

Data Analyst, Immediate Office (Req No. 2023-140); Closes 11/17/2023