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Open to IRS Career/Career-Conditional, Treasury/IRS CTAP, & IRS RPP employees

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WHAT IS THE PGLD - PRIVACY, GOVERNMENTAL LIAISON AND DISCLOSURE 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:
Privacy, Governmental Liaison and Disclosure (PGLD), Government Liaison, Disclosure and Safeguard (GLDS), Disclosure

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.

• Participates in developing, disseminating, and administering local programs, practices, and procedures in accordance with both the National as well as local privacy act regulations. Conducts analysis to determine areas for improvement and determine the efficiency and effectiveness of various privacy regulations.
• Provides technical guidance and direction to internal and external customers on disclosure/privacy matters including the routine maintenance of files containing sensitive personnel and confidential employee/labor-management issues to ensure proper disclosure compliance.
• Coordinates the release and non-release of information on all requests under FOIA and the PA. Independently analyzes FOIA and PA requests and appropriately applies applicable exemption for the redaction of information. Prepares the closing letter for the signature of the Disclosure manager, citing the appropriate exemption(s).
• Responds to all complex requests under IRC Section 6103, which requires analysis to determine necessary research, application of the appropriate case law and provides the final response to the requester. Analyzes assigned Ex Parte Court Orders and prepares the authorization for the Manager's signature, gathers required documents and corresponds with the appropriate U.S. Attorney.
• Coordinates the exchange of Federal tax information between the IRS, the public and authorized representatives of state taxing agencies, as well as other Federal, state and local agencies. Requests are reviewed for appropriateness, completeness and conformance with procedural and legal requirements. Monitors released information to ensure it is timely received. Areas include release to the U.S. Attorneys, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), etc. Responds or prepares the response for the appropriate delegated official's signature.

Conditions of employment

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD):
PD98170, PD98169, and PD98440
Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.

• 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-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 meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR GS-07: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes experience with applying IRC 6103, organizational knowledge, disclosure legislation, the Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, and the Internal Revenue Code in order to effectively deal with the rights of the requestors and the responsibilities regarding the release and non-release of information. Experience working with disclosure programs, to perform research and functional reviews; experience applying analytical techniques and internal research, specifically IDRS, used to resolve technical problems and issues; experience managing an inventory; and oral and written communication techniques to document actions and deal with taxpayers or other customers.
OR You may substitute education for specialized experience specialized experience as follows: At least one (1) full academic year of graduate education from an accredited college or university in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.
OR Superior Academic Achievement may be met by having a bachelors degree, with one of the following: A GPA of 2.95 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in the last 2 years of study, or a GPA of 3.45 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all courses in the major field of study or those courses in the major completed in the last 2 years of study, or rank in the upper one third of the class in the college, university, or major subdivision, or membership in a national honor society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR GS-09: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes experience with applying IRC 6103, organizational knowledge, disclosure legislation, Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, and the Internal Revenue Code in order to effectively deal with the rights of the requestors and the responsibilities regarding the release and non-release of information. Experience using IDRS to effectively conduct research. Experience working with disclosure programs, its purpose, the availability and use as needed to perform research and business unit inquiries; experience applying analytical techniques used to resolve recurring technical problems and issues; oral and written communication techniques to document actions and to meet and deal with taxpayers and experience successfully managing a diverse inventory and workload.
OR You may substitute education for specialized experience specialized experience as follows: A masters or equivalent graduate degree from an accredited college or university in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.
OR Two (2) full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education from an accredited college or university in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.
OR An LL. B or J.D., in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR GS-11: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience with Disclosure Legislation, statutes, Internal Revenue Code Section 6103, the Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Act, the IRM, organizational knowledge, and other guidelines to effectively deal with the release or non-release of information on requests, provide technical guidance and direction ensuring proper disclosure compliance, and assist in conducting reviews of agencies in possession of federal tax information. Experience using IDRS to effectively research and respond to basic questions or requests concerning the release of confidential information. In addition, your experience should include analytical techniques used to resolve technical problems and issues where disclosure statutes and guidelines must be interpreted; oral and written communication techniques to document case files, assist in the preparation of reports, and meet and deal with taxpayers and other customers, and experience successfully managing a diverse voluminous inventory to take timely actions.
OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited college or university in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.
OR Three (3) full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education from an accredited college or university in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.
OR An LL.M., in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.

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COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.

AND

MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks.

AND

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.

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 Critical Job Elements (CJE) of the position to be filled, in accordance with Article 13 of the IRS/NTEU National Agreement. Your application will also be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions/assessment. Your experience, education, training, prior performance, and awards, relevant to the position being filled, will be considered throughout the hiring process. IRS employees may obtain most recent awards listing at https://persinfo.web.irs.gov/.

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 (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 Federal employee eligible for 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.