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Staff Assistant

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
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Summary

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Overview

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Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
05/14/2021 to 05/28/2021
Salary
$103,690 to - $134,798 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 13
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Washington, DC
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
13
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Confidential
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk
Trust determination process
Announcement number
21-11089087O-TEN-0301-13
Control number
601521500

Duties

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WHAT IS THE TAX EXEMPT GOVERNMENT ENTITIES (TE/GE)DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

  • Reviews and analyzes the effectiveness of operating procedures, work flow, inter-functional coordination, and organization of an operating division's or business unit's operations through personal observation, conferences, and status reports and data. Prepares resulting documents from these reviews, reporting on progress toward achievement of program initiatives and subsequent recommendations.
  • Plans, organizes, and/or leads all phases of multifunctional efforts to evaluate plans and proposals of projects involving broad areas of work processes, operational practices, and integration between various functional areas. Projects and studies involve providing technical expertise; directing the analysis and evaluation of plans and proposals of projects; assessing accomplishment of program and management goals and objectives; and prescribing or formulating new/revised policy.
  • Assesses impact of new or modified program requirements. Prepares long-range forecasts of developments relevant to areas of expertise. Identifies and analyzes critical problems and issues, the timing and sequence of key program events and milestones, resource utilization, and constraints, and coordination of management controls. Develops innovative solutions, documents findings and conclusions, and makes presentations.
  • Exercises financial plan management responsibility for the operating division or business unit. 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. Identifies trends and anticipates any adverse impact on budget and/or work plans.
  • Monitors and evaluates the division's or business unit's organizational structure, ensuring that Authorized Staffing Pattern (ASP) and span of control guidelines are met. Reviews all proposed changes and provides analysis and assessment in relation to the currently-approved organizational template, funding availability, and sound position management principles. Recommends acceptance of and/or modifications to the proposed change(s) to top management.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD):
PD93099

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- We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
- This is a non-bargainingunit position.
- Tour of Duty: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
- Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.
- 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 150-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.

Qualifications

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

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-13 LEVEL: You must have one 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: Experience with analytical and evaluative methods and administration of programs to participate in the assessment of program development, determine appropriate evaluation and measurement techniques, identify significant program or resource issues, and improve management processes and systems. Experience with operating divisions organization, policies, practices, and program objectives sufficient to participate in the development of guidance, assessment of resource utilization, and development and implementation of changes to current processes and procedures. Experience with financial management, this can be demonstrated by assignments where you prepared and maintained the financial plan involving all categories of expenditures and participated in the budget process involving financial review and analysis; Experience with Oral and written communication techniques to present plans and proposals convincingly, negotiate effectively, and reconcile conflicting interests and points of view; Experience with negotiation skills in order to reach agreement on changed work practices and objectives.

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MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT GS-13: Under merit promotion procedures, Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. Time is credited based on calendar time served in a grade, regardless of the number of days or hours worked. If you currently hold or have previously held a position at the same (or equivalent) or higher grade/level in the Federal government as of this announcement, you will meet the TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENTS.

-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.

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

Education

EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION
For positions with an education requirement, or 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, but you must provide an SF-50 documenting you held this job 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.

Additional information

Position is located in Tax Exempt Government Entities, Communication and Liaison in Washington, DC.

How you will be evaluated

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 in accordance with the Service's Merit Promotion Plan. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):

  • Attention to Detail
  • Decision Making
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Oral Communication
  • Planning and Evaluating
  • Problem Solving
  • Self-Management
  • Writing
  • Flexibility
  • Integrity/Honesty
  • Reading
  • Reasoning
  • Teamwork

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 their 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: A category-like rating (Quality Group) will be used to rate, rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories, Superior/Best Qualified, Highly Qualified and Qualified.

If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. Candidates, if required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring practices), will be interviewed in quality group order. 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 Federal employee eligible for Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must receive a score of Highly Qualified or better to be rated as well qualified to receive special selection priority.

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