The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) is looking for a Senior Executive Service Chief Evaluation Officer to head a leading federal evaluation office and our wonderful team of experts. The importance of DOL’s mission demands continual innovation, learning and improvement, and CEO seeks a leader to provide strategic vision and operational guidance to our research, evaluation, and analysis activities, all while ensuring that the office continues to uphold DOL’s Evaluation Policy principles of rigor, relevance, transparency, independence, and ethics.

The Chief Evaluation Officer position is open to federal employees and members of the public. We strongly encourage qualified candidates with related expertise and from diverse backgrounds to apply – applications close on June 3rd, 2024.

Responsibilities include:

  • Lead the design and implementation of a Department-wide program of labor research and evaluation and promoting high standards for accessing and using data.
  • Represent the Department on evaluation issues with other Departments, the National Economic Council, Council of Economic Advisors, OMB and other agencies to promote and coordinate government-wide evaluation.
  • Maintain an evidence-based clearinghouse of labor-related research that meets high levels of academic and methodological rigor.
  • Institutionalize an evidence-based culture within the Department.
  • Develop an active program of communication and networking with labor research organizations and professionals in government, in the academic / non-profit sectors, in labor organizations and others.
  • Coordinate with DOL agencies, including the Performance Management Center, to incorporate evidence-based evaluations into Agency Management Plans and the Department's Strategic Plan.
  • Chair the DOL Scientific Integrity Council, comprised of representatives from each of the DOL subagencies and provide oversight of responses to allegations of compromised scientific integrity referred for an inquiry or investigation.

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