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07/23/2019 to 07/29/2019
$74,596 - $139,916 per year
GS 12 - 13
10 vacancies in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Travel may be required 1 to 5 nights per month
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
13
No
No
19CE2-HCX0178-0201-12/13
540300300
WHAT IS THE HUMAN CAPITOL OFFICE (HCO) DIVISION? The HCO mission is to make IRS an employer of choice and a leader in human capital planning and management. It develops strategies and tools for recruiting, hiring, developing and retaining a highly skilled and high performing workforce to support the IRS mission.
WHAT DOES A HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALIST DO? As a Human Resource Specialist (IS) in Servicewide Knowledge Management (SKM), you will be a specialist for either (a) SharePoint, (b) the Self-Help Online Tutorial (SHOTs) program or (c) Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotic Processing Automation (RPA). You will advise management on program initiatives that lead, connect, deliver, and retain a high-quality diverse inclusive and cutting-edge workforce capable of accomplishing the organization’s mission. As a SharePoint specialist, you will provide content management, collaboration, custom website/SharePoint site design, development and administration using SharePoint Designer 2010/2013, Cloud Computing, HTML and JavaScript programming. As a SHOTs specialist, you will consult with customers to identify learning objectives and conduct content analyzation, testing, and publishing. As an AI/RPA specialist, you will work to build end-to-end solutions to digitize and automate business processes, improve customer experience, and reduce risk and cost. Your focus will be automating routine rules-based business processes and identifying use cases for RPA application, enabling users to devote more time to knowledge work and customer service.
As a Human Resources Specialist (Information Systems) in the Servicewide Knowledge Management (SKM) organization, 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 one (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: applying a wide range of advanced Human Resources Personnel Payroll concepts and practices, as well as consultative skills. Experience using knowledge of research fact-finding and evaluative techniques in order to perform extensive research and analyze results; Experience using personal computer and internal automation to accomplish complex report/graph presentations data retrieval and to prepare written guidelines and recommendations. Examples of qualifying work experience include: Participating as an analyst for major payroll human resource functions or equivalent organizations; Analyzing personnel problems; Implementing changes in human resources requirements that will meet future mission demands; and ensuring accuracy of personnel employee payroll information.
GS-13 LEVEL: You must have one (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: applying a wide range of advanced Human Resources Personnel Payroll concepts and practices, as well as seasoned consultative skills. Experience using knowledge of research fact-finding and evaluative techniques in order to perform extensive research and analyze results; Experience using personal computer and internal automation to accomplish complex report/graph presentations data retrieval and to prepare written guidelines and recommendations .Examples of qualifying work experience include: Participating as a senior analyst for major payroll human resource functions or equivalent organizations; Analyzing personnel problems; Implementing changes in human resources requirements that will meet future mission demands; and ensuring accuracy of personnel employee payroll information.
- The experience may have been gained in either 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.
10 Positions are located in HCO, SKM/LTO selectees will remain in POD
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 in the following areas: Technical Competence, Decision Making, Planning and Evaluating, Problem Solving, Self-Management, Teaching Others, Customer Service. Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories, (i.e., A = Superior, B = Highly Qualified, etc.) depending on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, and training related to this position.
Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of their assigned category and considered before non-preference-eligibles in that category. Qualified preference-eligibles with a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest category for this position, except at the GS-09 and above.
Referral: 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. 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 the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP), you must receive a score of 80 or category B 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
VETERANS' PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION If you are claiming veterans’ preference, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 (Member 4 copy), or other official documentation from a branch of the Armed Forces or the Department of Veterans Affairs showing dates of service and type of discharge. Ten-point preference eligibles must also submit an Application for 10-point Veteran Preference, SF-15, along with the required documentation listed on the back of the SF-15 form. For more information on veterans' preference view FedsHireVets. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) DOCUMENTATION If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee, click CTAP/ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents. IRS CTAP eligibles can apply for jobs both within and outside the commuting area. 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. 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.
Treasury believes in a working environment that supports inclusion; please view our reasonable accommodation policies and procedures at https://www.jobs.irs.gov/midcareer/reasonable-accommodation.html. We will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.
If you are an applicant with a disability, you may contact the IRS Disability Employment Program Coordinator Lauren White at Lauren.E.White@irs.gov about special appointment authorities for persons with disabilities, in addition to applying for this job announcement.
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.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/540300300. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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