Management/Program Analyst (12 Month Roster)

Duties

WHAT IS THE IT - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION.

A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas: Information Technology

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.

Advises and assists executive/senior management in critical, sensitive or confidential matters, including personnel actions (competitive and non-competitive promotions), liaison with labor relations (suspensions and removals), performance management (writing manager ratings and performance/special act awards), and investigations (TIGTA and GAO). This includes review and consideration of current as well as future program objectives, major management objectives, program goals and priorities and current, as well as anticipated, workload and resource requirements.

Assists executive/senior management in exercising financial plan management responsibility. Prepares, maintains, and executes the financial plan involving all categories of expenditures. Reviews, analyzes, makes recommendations, and/or develops contingency plans based on financial analyses and reports.

Participates in review of program operations and formulates recommendations and courses of action and modifies planning assumptions and planning documents. Develops innovative solutions, documents findings and conclusions, and makes presentations. Exercises authority to represent and make commitments on behalf of management regarding program operations and the administrative management of the organization.

Takes a leadership role in the development of policy and guidance, and development of recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the organization. Actively assists in the implementation of administrative and technical decisions and ensures accomplishment of the desired results.

Conducts in-depth analyses of assignments to gather and evaluate information, to set specific goals/action plans, assess problem areas, prepares management reports and briefing papers for executives/senior management.

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Conditions of Employment

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD):

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Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.

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• If you are in a telework eligible position, you may be directed to temporarily telework on a full-time basis due to COVID 19. Employees must be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status. Once normal operations resume, employees may be directed back to the office to perform the duties of their position. Telework eligibility does not guarantee telework. employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program. As a reminder - If you are selected for a position, you are responsible for reporting to your designated POD (location) on the negotiated start date or as directed by management.
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• A 1-year probationary period is required (unless already completed).
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• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
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Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or 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/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-14 LEVEL: To qualify for this position at the grade 14 level you must have at least one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes demonstrated knowledge of a wide range of analytical and evaluative methods and techniques, qualitative and quantitative. sufficient to accomplish projects or studies broad in scope and magnitude. You must also have a knowledge of a full range of Federal laws, policies, regulations, and precedents applicable to the segment(s) of the Service's program affected by the assigned project or study. Knowledge of the overall mission, objectives, functions, policies, and organizational structure of the Internal Revenue Service. Knowledge of management principles and processes to perform project management duties and to coordinate and integrate project objectives and recommendations. Your experience must include oral communication techniques to present findings, deliver briefings, and negotiate solutions to disputed recommendations. Ability to work with others and to maintain harmonious relationships with all parties, and the ability to communicate both orally and in writing.

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TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: 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".

For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

Education

A copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. If the position has specific education requirements and you currently hold, or have previously held, a position in the same job series with the IRS, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time. Applicants are encouraged, but are not required, to submit an SF-50 documenting experience in a specific series. 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 for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

Additional information

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• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled.
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• The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the minimum locality pay up to maximum locality pay for all duty locations listed. The range will be adjusted for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.
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• This is a non-bargaining unit position.
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• Tour of Duty: Start and stop times between 6:00am and 6:00pm
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• Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.
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• This position can be filled in any area of the IT Organization (IT-Wide).
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If the position(s) are no longer needed prior to the closing date, this announcement may be closed early.

This is an open continuous announcement which will be used to fill vacancies in the locations listed as they become available for the next 12 months contingent upon funding and space requirements. Applicants must apply and/or update their applications by 11:59 pm ET at the close of the following cutoff dates to be considered: Cutoff date(s): March 6, 2023. June 6, 2023. September 6, 2023 and December 6, 2023. This announcement may be amended to include additional cut-off dates within the 12 month period if needed, not later than 10 days prior to the additional cut-off date(s). Eligible applicants in the highest quality group who apply by the initial cut-off date will be considered first. If additional vacancies exist, applicants who applied after the initial cutoff date who place in the highest quality group will be considered next. Selections from this announcement may be made no later than (NLT) February 20, 2024.

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