Not Required

Duties

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position. Assists the executive in setting business unit strategy and goals that enhance compliance with laws and policy aligned with the overall organizational strategy. Plans, performs, and/or coordinates the most significant types of managerial assignments, encompassing all program and functional areas of the executive. Prescribes and influences courses of action affecting the adoption of service wide policy. Negotiates policy matters with both internal and external organizations and assures understanding and consideration of the executive's views. Assists in the allocation of resources among the program office; establishes performance measures and goals and manages the execution of program goals; ensures goals, strategy, and policies are clearly communicated to employees to achieve the desired results. Functions as a senior level liaison with external organizations and stakeholders to represent the view of the executive and interests of the IRS. Presents the executives' viewpoints to external groups and promotes closer relationships between the Agency and appropriate outside organizations in areas of mutual benefit. Actively participates in conferences, meetings, or presentations involving problems or issues of considerable importance. Represents or negotiates on behalf of the executive with experts in working groups across government and with partners and stakeholders (state, tribal and local governments, external organizations, and others). Represents the executive at meetings, conferences, and seminars. Serves as a representative of the program to convey points of view, desired emphasis and goals in matters falling within the incumbent's area of responsibility. Keeps alert and informed on current policies, programs and procedures of the IRS, and Congress. Prepares status reports and studies which pertain to problems of unusual breadth and intensity not normally within the purview of a specific statute or authority. Projects are generally far-reaching in impact, unique and require distinct and definite approaches. Coordinates, develops, disseminates, and otherwise manages all communications from the assigned Executive Office. Ensures necessary commitments are accomplished and documented. Coordinates the timely development of materials for the executive's presentations before professional practitioner groups and agency executives. Prepares and coordinates Congressional and other high-level correspondence and briefing material. Attends leadership meetings and follows-up on action items. Monitors activities to ensure timeliness, consistency and completeness; and reviews responses, reports, and memoranda to develop consolidated responses on behalf of the organization. STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD21061 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.

Requirements

Probationary Period - A person who is required to go through a probationary period and then is transferred, promoted, demoted, or reassigned before he or she completes such period is required to complete the remainder of the probationary period in the new position. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SHOWN IN QUALIFICATIONS SECTION

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or through Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To qualify for this position, you must meet the qualification requirements outlined below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-15 Level: To be minimally qualified for this position you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-14) in the Federal Government. Specialized experience is experience that is related to the work of this position and has provided you with the competencies required for successful job performance. Experience with management principles, theories, and practices and their applicability to IRS' programs, functions, and objectives and the development of long-term strategic plans incorporating short-term and long-term goals. Experience communicating both orally and in writing with internal and external stakeholders to persuade implementation of substantial changes in agency resources and established procedures. Preparing agency directives, Service-wide policy statements, briefing documents, status reports, and other written guidelines and recommendations. Experience conducting presentations and negotiations on technical problems, outcomes, and recommendations to gain cooperation from top IRS officials and other top officials at federal, state, local, and non-government organizations to improve services provided. Establish and maintain effective relationships to gain confidence and cooperation of supervisors, managers, and co-workers to accept proposals. Experience with leading high level, cross-functional programs and projects, often of a confidential and technical nature, delegated by manager or executive, planning and directing workflow with competing priorities emerging day to day. AND You must also meet the following requirement(s): TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens" TIME IN GRADE (TIG): For positions above the GS-05,applicants must meet applicable time-in-­grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the grade you are applying for. For positions at the GS-05, you cannot advance to the GS-05 if you have held a GS-02 in the past 52 weeks. There is no TIG restriction for GS-02, 03 or 04 positions. For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

Education

A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions. We recommend choosing an evaluator from a member organization of one of the following national associations of credential evaluation services: National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE).

Other Information

In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location. Additional jobs may be filled from this announcement or any other source to fill these vacancies. Salary: General Schedule (GS) Locality Pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages. Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours may be available. This is a temporary assignment not-to-exceed (NTE) 1 year, may be extended (MBE) up to 3 years, or may be made permanent (MBMP) without further competition.