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WHAT IS THE PRIVACY, GOVERNMENTAL LIASION AND DISCLOSURE (PGLD) DIVISION? PGLD is responsible for safeguarding and protecting sensitive taxpayer and employee information while promoting government transparency and accountability through better access to government information.
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Learn more about this agency04/19/2019 to 06/27/2019
$74,596 - $132,649 per year
GS 12 - 13
4 vacancies in the following locations:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - 10 or more nights per month
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
13
1801 General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, And Compliance Series
No
No
19CS1-PGN0669-1801-12/13
531253800
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Current federal employees of this agency.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
-IRS Employees on a Career or Career-Conditional Appointment -Treasury CTAP eligibles within the local commuting area
WHAT DOES A DISCLOSURE ENFORCEMENT SPECIALIST DO? A Disclosure Enforcement Specialist in the Office of Safeguards independently, or as a member of a team, plans, coordinates and conducts reviews of other Federal, state, and/or local agencies and authorized contractors/subcontractors receiving tax information to determine if Federal tax information is properly safeguarded in accordance with Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code.
As a DISCLOSURE ENFORCEMENT SPECIALIST, you will:
If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.
WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER IRS CAREERS? If you want to find out more about IRS careers, visit us on the web at www.jobs.irs.gov
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You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
GS 12 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes advanced knowledge of the theories and fundamentals of the Federal tax system, such as the U.S. Tax Code (particularly Subsection 6103), The Privacy Act, U.S. Criminal Code, Internal Revenue Manual and other tax related regulations. You must have extensive knowledge of theories, principles, and techniques related to auditing and analysis, as well as investigative techniques regarding safeguarding information. You must have the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to share complex, sensitive information clearly with Federal, State, and local agencies. Knowledge of Federal information security requirements including Office of Management and Budget guidance, the Treasury Security Manual, and the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) as well as incident reporting requirements to protect sensitive information is also required.
GS-13 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes expert knowledge of the theories and fundamentals of the Federal tax system, such as the U.S. Tax Code (particularly Subsection 6103), The Privacy Act, U.S. Criminal Code, Internal Revenue Manual and other tax related regulations. You must have extensive knowledge of theories, principles, and techniques related to auditing and analysis, as well as investigative techniques regarding safeguarding information. You must have the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to share complex, sensitive information clearly with Federal, State, and local agencies. Knowledge of Federal information security requirements including Office of Management and Budget guidance, the Treasury Security Manual, and the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) as well as incident reporting requirements to protect sensitive information is also 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-time work 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 have been at the next lower grade level of the grade you are applying to for 52 weeks (time-in-grade requirement).
4 Positions are located in Privacy- Governmental Liaison & Disclosure (PGLD), Governmental Liaison- Disclosure & Safeguard, Safeguards to be filled in any of the following locations:
1332 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara, CA 83101 (CA6498),
135 High Street, Hartford, CT 06103 (CT0013),
1999 Broadway, Denver, CO 80202 (CO1811),
611 S Dupont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901 (DE0066),
1111 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20224 (DC0022),
51 SW First Avenue, Miami, FL 33130 (FL0061),
401 W Peachtree St, Atlanta, GA 30308 (GA0087),
4800 Buford Highway, Chamblee, GA 30341 (GA1016),
230 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60604 (IL0236),
2017 South Liberty Dr, Bloomington, IN 47403 (IN1762),
575 N Pennsylvania, Indianapolis, IN 46204 (IN0133),
1500 Leestown Rd, Lexington, KY 40511 (KYD001),
600 Dr Martin L King Pl, Louisville, KY 40202 (KY0086),
1555 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70112 (LA1336),
5000 Ellin Rd, Lanham-Seabrook, MD 20706 (MD0278),
310 Lowell Street, Andover, MA 01810 (MA0137),
31 Hopkins Plaza, Baltimore, MD 21201 (MD0055),
333 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 62108 (MO1937),
1222 Spruce, St. Louis, MO 63103 (MO0106),
4905 Koger Boulevard, Greensboro, NC 27407 (NC2668),
290 Bwy - Foley Square, New York, NY 10007 (NY0350),
550 Main Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202 (OH0189),
600 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 (PA0277),
1100 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75242 (TX0284),
50 South 200 East, Social Hall Plaza, Salt Lake City,UT 84111 (UT1387)
POSITION DESCRIPTIONS 97661 (GS-13) and 97762 (GS-12)
A PM/C SharePoint site is available for IRS Employees at: https://organization.ds.irsnet.gov/sites/HCOETS/PMC/SPDLibrary/SitePages/Home.aspx
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a “not qualified” determination.
Rating: Your application will be evaluated on the competencies of the position to be filled per the IRS Merit Promotion Plan in the following areas: Creative Thinking, Customer Service, Decision Making, Flexibility, Information Management, Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Organizational Awareness, Planning and Evaluating, Problem Solving, Reading, Self-Management, Tax Law Interpretation, Teamwork, Technical Competence, and Writing. Your application will also be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, training, performance appraisals and awards relevant to the duties of this position. IRS employees may obtain most recent awards listing at https://persinfo.web.irs.gov/. Your rating may be lowered, if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.
Referral: You will be assigned to one of three quality groups. Each group represents a quality level (i.e., Superior/Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, Qualified). Candidates will be considered in quality group order.
If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring polices). We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.
If you are a displaced or surplus Treasury employee eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must receive a score of 80 or better to be rated as well qualified to receive special selection priority.
A complete application includes 1. A resume, 2. Vacancy question responses, and 3. Submission of any required documents. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you will not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).
All applicants are required to submit a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional). To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resume. We suggest that you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your resume to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Please view Resume Tips
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) DOCUMENTATION: If you are a displaced or surplus Treasury employee, click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents. IRS CTAP eligibles can apply for jobs within and outside the commuting area.
IRS Reassignment Preference Program (RPP) You must meet the requirements in your RPP notice. Submit a copy of your RPP Notice along with a copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal. Your performance appraisal must have a fully successful or higher overall rating.
PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL/AWARDS: Submit a copy of your most recent completed performance appraisal.
IRS employees: If a revalidated appraisal is used for merit promotion, the supervisor must prepare a narrative for each critical job element that does not have a narrative describing the performance in the appraisal period covered by the rating. Note: If you are a manager or management official, your most recent annual performance appraisal must be used for the overall rating identified.
EMPLOYMENT DOCUMENTATION: For non-IRS employees submit a copy of your SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, which shows your current (or most recent) grade and competitive service status. (The “position occupied” block on the SF-50 should show a “1” and your “tenure” block should show a “1” or “2”.)
EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION: If you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. If the position has specific education requirements and you are currently (or have previously been) in the Federal job series to be filled, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time. Non-IRS employees may substitute an SF-50 showing you held the series.
An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
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. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date.
This is an open continuous roster announcement which allows applicants to apply up to the last cutoff date listed in the announcement. The roster open period is 04/19/2019 through 02/19/2020. The roster will be used to fill an anticipated 2 or more vacancies throughout the next 12 months. Selections may be made through 05/19/2020. Contingent upon funding and space requirements, one or more vacancies may be filled at the locations listed in this announcement as they become available. Applicants need to apply and/or update their applications by 11:59 pm ET at the close of each of the following cutoff dates to be considered: 05/02/2019, 08/23/2019, 11/21/2019, and 02/19/2020.
Treasury believes in a working environment that supports inclusion; please view our reasonable accommodation policies and procedures at https://jobs.irs.gov/seasonal/reasonable-accommodation.html We will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us hco.mphs.apply@irs.gov if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.
If you are experiencing system issues with your application, please contact the CareerConnector Help Desk at careerconnectorhelp@treasury.gov and/or the USAJOBS Help Desk
You may check the status of your application for this position at any time by logging onto the USAJOBS “My Account” tab and clicking on “Application Status.” For a more detailed update of your application status, you may click on “more information.”
Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. Also, note that if you provide an email address that is inaccurate or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., spam-blocker), you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/531253800. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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