Total 4 job vacancies by Consumer Product Safety Commission

This position is on the front-line at U.S. ports with other federal agencies playing a crucial role in protecting America's families from unsafe consumer products. The Office is primarily comprised of Compliance Investigators that are required to work remotely full-time from home, but spend substantial time at port locations across the country.

Duties include: 

• On-site import surveillance
• Conducting follow-up investigation of importing firms to determine the extent and magnitude of a firm's importation of hazardous products
• Handling compliance enforcement duties
• Working to enhance CPSC's relationship with local port officials, brokers, and industry by providing expert advice and training regarding CPSC regulations and enforcement issues
• Manage individual case investigation and personally conduct nationwide investigations involving suspect importers, based on information developed at the local ports.

The CPSC is seeking recent graduates under the Pathways Program.  This position is provided for recent graduates with a desire to work in the consumer product safety field and/or public sector and assignments are designed to complement the graduates educational field while meeting the expressed needs of the agency and CPSC organizations. 

As a Statistician (Health) Recent Graduate, you will:

• Learn and apply subject matter knowledge about how the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) data are reported and collected, along with automatic data processing skills, to develop and maintain quality control systems for the NEISS and any related follow-back or special surveillance studies. Collaborate with non-statistical staff to gather quality control requirements when appropriate and provide training for end users.
• Maintain the sample design of the NEISS to provide a basis for interpretation and estimation of the frequency and severity of injuries as reported by the NEISS. The NEISS is a statistically stratified sample of hospital emergency departments (EDs) drawn from across the continental U.S. and Puerto Rico. Each ED in the NEISS sample reports all consumer product-related injuries and illnesses seen in the ED to our agency. The probability-based design of the NEISS allows the Commission, other public health and safety agencies and public data users to compute national injury estimates specific to product groups, age and other characteristics.
• Periodically compute and implement weights based on the NEISS sample design and sample non-response. Develop and maintain generalized mathematical formulas and indices to provide a basis for interpretation and estimation of the frequency and severity of product related injuries as reported by the NEISS.
• Learn and apply knowledge of automatic data processing, demographic data, and of Commission databases to provide annual computer-generated tables of summary data for internal and external dissemination, such as product summary reports and Annual Report tables, which may include coefficients of variation and population rates.  
• Combine knowledge of automatic data processing with knowledge of statistical theory to develop computer programs for use by Commission staff in the evaluation of data trends for individual products as well as for product groups. Develop presentations explaining the use of the computer programs as well as the interpretation of the results of the computer programs.
• For special projects, learn and use survey questionnaire software to develop survey instruments. Serve as a technical consultant to other Directorate analysts on the use of such questionnaires and create automated programs to perform cursory checks on completed interview data and output analysis data sets.
• Occasionally prepare correspondence, documents and oral presentations to acquaint data users with the limitations and potential uses of Commission data.

This position serves as the agency Budget Officer in the Division of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation (FMPB) and reports to the Deputy Chief Financial Officer in the Office of Financial Management, Planning, and Evaluation (EXFM).  As the Budget Officer, responsibilities include the direction and supervision of multi-functional areas through the budget team and planning team, providing leadership that ensures sound financial stewardship and effective execution of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) appropriations.

• Directs the development of the agency’s budget policy, including standard operating procedures, directives, and internal controls.
• Oversees annual budget formulation and justification processes, ensuring that CPSC’s program needs are appropriately justified and communicated to the Administration, Office of Management and Budget, and to Congress.
• Oversees the operational development of the long-range strategic plan (including updates), annual performance plans, monitoring, and reporting of results, being attentive to specific financial and budget issues and concerns that shape the annual performance goals and objectives.
• Develops and executes the annual operating plan and ensures proper stewardship of appropriated funds to include regular reporting of the agency's financial condition to the Chief Financial Officer, Chair, and Commissioners.                         
• Oversees the design, development, and implementation of CPSC’s program evaluation function, evaluating CPSC’s results achieved relative to the goals and objectives of the agency, analyzing the impact of CPSC investment on the intended outcome, and recommending future courses of action in the context of the agency budget to the Commissioners for decision.
• Fosters effective communication with OMB to obtain continuous information on the administration’s budget priorities and current guidance for formulation, justification, and execution.
• Represents CPSC with other small agencies concerning such areas as funding, resource requirements, official financial reports, the strategic plan, and the Annual Performance and Accountability Report.
• Responsible for providing analysis and advice to promote sound decisions and efficiency in the distribution, allocation, and use of appropriated, reimbursable, and grants funds and provides detailed financial information to agency managers to aid in budgeting, policy decision-making, financial projections, and availability of funds. 
• Plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates the work of an assigned staff of budget analysts, program analysts, and other professionals.

The incumbent is responsible for:

• Serves as the CPSC expert on internal controls, both financial and operational, with responsibility for evaluation and continuous implementation of the agency's internal control program.
• Develops and maintains risk assessments that informs the testing frequency for operations and financial reporting cycle internal controls in support of OMB Circular A-123, Appendix A, Management of Reporting and Data Integrity Risk and Appendix C, Requirements for Payment Integrity Improvement.
• Conducts A-123 assessments and prepares formal reports detailing findings and recommendations concerning effectiveness and efficiency of agency internal controls. Assesses compliance with established policies and procedures and recommends corrective actions and operational improvements. Identifies best practices to improve agency internal controls.
• Monitors and reports on the status of audits and management review corrective actions for the CFO's Office, serves as the administrator of the audit corrective action database, and reviews management corrective actions for completeness.
• Develops and implements agency wide process for the finalization of the annual Statements of Assurance completed by the assessable units and the Chair.
• Supports the development of the annual Agency Financial Report and is responsible for content related to the Statement of Assurance, internal controls, and compliance with laws and regulations to include OMB Circulars A-11, Preparation and Submission of Strategic Plans; A-123, Management’s Responsibility for Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Control; and Financial Reporting Requirements.
• Maintain updated policies, procedures, and agency-wide directives for the internal controls program in accordance with applicable laws and OMB Circulars.
• Serves as a Contracting Officer Representative Level II and maintain necessary certification requirements.
• Serves as an audit liaison with the Office of Inspector General on behalf of the CFO for OIG inquiries on the internal control program.
• Effectively collaborate with the Enterprise Risk Manager and serve as a technical expert on the agency’s Senior Management Council.
• Serves as the audit liaison with external auditors for the Payment Integrity Information Act (PIIA) and the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act).
• Perform other duties as assigned.