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Senior Manager Readiness Program (SMRP)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
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Open & closing dates
07/08/2024 to 07/18/2024
Salary
$122,198 to - $191,900 per year
Pay scale & grade
IR 1
Location
130 vacancies in the following location:
IRS Nationwide Locations
Remote job
No
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
None
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Moderate Risk (MR)
Trust determination process
Announcement number
24-12471122L-SBM-9999-1
Control number
798757300

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Clarification from the agency

Open to IRS Career/Career-Conditional competitive employees in Small Business/Self Employed (SB/SE).

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WHAT IS THE SMALL BUSINESS/SELF EMPLOYEDDIVISION 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:

  • SB/SE OFE - Office of Fraud Enforcement
  • SB/SE EXAM - Office of Promoter Investigations
  • Small Business/Self Employed Examination Operations
  • Small Business/Self Employed Collection Operations
  • Small Business/Self Employed Operations Support

Managerial assignments covered by this program are in the 340/901 series. Assignments will be made at the IR-1 level.


WHAT IS THE SENIOR MANAGER READINESS PROGRAM?

The Senior Manager Readiness Program offers the opportunity for well qualified individuals to received structured professional leadership development and experience. During the twenty-four (24) month training and development program, all attendees will be assigned a coach, complete Career Learning Plans, and attend leadership-training classes. In addition, candidates will receive at least one developmental acting assignment and participate in a variety of developmental activities. The goal is to prepare you to compete for future senior manager positions. As a senior manager, you will be responsible for assigning, directing, and reviewing the work of subordinate managers and employees. In this role, you will use your leadership skills and management techniques for planning, scheduling, and coordinating work operations, planning and carrying out the training and development of managers and employees, evaluating work performance, and in performing all other functions related to this level position. Generally, as a Senior Manager, you are a manager of managers and accountable to a Senior Executive Service position and are responsible for the overall effective operation of a program.

While on acting assignments as a Senior Manager you may:

  • Exercise delegated managerial authority to oversee the overall planning, directing and timely execution of a program, several program segments (each of which is managed through separate subordinate organizational units), or comparable staff functions, including development, assignment, and higher level clearance of goals and objectives for supervisors or managers of subordinate organizational unit or lower organizational levels.
  • Approve multi year and longer range work plans developed by the supervisors or managers of subordinate organizational units and subsequently manage the overall work to enhance achievement of the goals and objectives.
  • Oversee the revision of long range plans, goals and objectives for the work directed.
  • Manage the development of policy changes in response to changes in levels of appropriations or other legislated changes.
  • Manage organizational changes throughout the organization directed or major change to the structure and content of the program or program segments directed.
  • Exercise discretionary authority to approve the allocation and distribution of funds in the organizations budget.

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Conditions of employment

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD):
PD94626,21159

Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.

  • Candidates not meeting the Leadership Readiness Program requirements at the end of the first year may be extended in the program for up to an additional 1 year to complete the necessary training/development activities. During the program, candidates whose performance and progress do not merit continuing in the program will be released from the program.
  • Subject to a 1-year supervisory or managerial probationary period (unless already completed).
  • Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.

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 readiness requirements by the closing date of this announcement:

TEMPORARY DEVELOPMENT ASSIGNMENT (PROMOTION) WHILE IN THE READINESS PROGRAM:

To be qualified for a temporary development assignment (promotion) to a Senior manager position, while in the readiness program, your experience should be sufficient to demonstrate:

  • Experience with management techniques, methods, theories, principles, and labor relations concepts, to assure optimum utilization of personnel, equipment, and space for the accomplishment of all program objectives with combined technical and administrative oversight;
  • Experience with and understanding of regulations, other official guidance and principles, including the latest procedures and techniques sufficient to oversee the planning, development and implementation of the technical aspects of programs specific to the position being filled;
  • Experience with cost estimating procedures (sufficient to manage financial resources), project management, and if required, legal and regulatory interpretations specific to the position being filled;
  • Experience with communicative techniques to effectively and diplomatically interact with internal and external customers;
  • Experience sufficient to demonstrate proficiency in the technical competencies required of the developmental opportunity.

AND

In addition to meeting the experience requirements above, to qualify for temporary development assignment (promotion) while in the readiness program you must also meet the Basic Requirements listed below:

To be qualified for this Small Business/Self Employed (SB/SE) Senior Manager Readiness Program your permanent position of record must be within the SB/SE organization.

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SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
To be minimally eligible/qualified for the readiness program you must have at least a fully successful or higher on your current annual performance appraisal and at least one year of specialized experience in your current position and/or position previously held on a temporary or permanent basis which must be equivalent to the next lower level pay band or GS grade in the normal line of progression for a senior manager position.

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You must meet the following special requirements:

  • Candidates not meeting the SBSE Senior Manager Readiness Program requirements at the end of the 24-months may be extended in the program and an additional 1 year to complete the necessary training/development activities.
  • Candidates will remain in their current position and post of duty during their participation in the program. During the 24-month program, candidates whose performance and progress do not merit continuing in the program will be released from the program.
  • Possibly be required to complete details or developmental assignments in a geographic location(s) outside of your current post of duty.
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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" or Status applicants.

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 (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

Additional information

  • This is a readiness program; there is no permanent promotion potential under this announcement.
  • Completion of the program does not guarantee selection for a management position.
  • Prior SMRP participants are not eligible to apply.
  • GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF INTEREST/MOBILITY: Nationwide mobility is not a prerequisite for selection into the Readiness Program, however, future competitive selection into a permanent manager position will require a reasonable degree of mobility. Manager vacancies can arise anywhere in the country and it is to the applicant's competitive and developmental advantage to be available for a broad range of locations.
  • You will remain in your current position and post of duty.
  • We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled.
  • 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.
  • Tour of Duty: This vacancy announcement MAY be used to fill positions in the following shifts:
    • Day Shift - Start and stop times between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
    • Swing Shift - Start and stop times between 2:00 p.m. and 1:30 a.m.
    • Night Shift - Start and stop times between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
  • Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.
  • In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location.
  • Telework Eligible Positions: Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. Employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements (e.g., reporting at least twice a pay period to your assigned Post of Duty (POD)) and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program. Employees must also be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status. 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.
  • Relocation expenses - No
  • Remain in POD: The vacancy will be filled at the selectee's official permanent position of record, post of duty (POD).

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. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated on the leadership and technical competencies of the position to be filled per the Service's Management Selection Program (MSP) 2.0 which covers Frontline, Department and Senior Manager positions. Technical competencies for this position are:
General Supervision, LSR Core Qualifications, Organizational Knowledge, and Project/Program Management

IRS employees must complete the Leadership Succession Review (LSR) Assessment. Step by step instructions, on the on-line self-assessment and managerial assessment, are available at http://hco.web.irs.gov/apps/CAC/LSR2/mgr_check.asp. The results from this assessment are used in ranking applicants on the leadership competencies. You will need the results from this assessment to complete your on-line application. Your rating may be lowered, if your responses to the online questions are not supported.

Referral: All eligible applicants will be considered. Applicants determined eligible and qualified will be rated and ranked based on their quality and extent of their experience, education, and training. Performance and awards will only be considered in the selection process and will not be included in the overall rating. 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.

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