Summary This position is located within the Office Of Domestic Operations, National Visa Center division (CA/VO/DO/NVC). Within CA, the Visa Services Office (VO) encompasses all aspects of visa policy, procedures, and information related to U.S. visa adjudication for foreign citizens, who apply at U.S. Embassies and Consulates, seeking to come to the United States. Responsibilities Identifies and translates complex data analytics concepts, findings, and limitations into concise, written and graphical data analysis in order to evaluate the effectiveness of program operations. Performs analyses to identify effective administrative processes and those that are ineffective across bureau and /or Department lines. Assesses progress of contractors towards achieving goals; Assesses project risk through continuous monitoring and communication with contractor, leadership, and customer stakeholders. Provides technical advice in the collecting, analyzing, interpreting and communicating insights from data; Provides internal and/or external data analyses methodological or system reviews, studies, projects, and data validation efforts. Researches and designs presentations and interpretations of analytical outputs tailored to specific audiences. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience developing data-driven solutions to address program challenges. Experience identifying and translating complex data analytics concepts, findings, and limitations into written and graphical data analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of program operations. Experience training others on the development of data-driven project monitoring and evaluation plans. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position. Education Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement. Additional Information For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) 663-3474 or OAA@state.gov. If eligible, telework and/or remote work agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. [Please note that any approved remote work arrangement is subject to the locality pay area of the alternative telework worksite. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department for up to 240 days. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.