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Supervisory Government Information Specialist (Disclosure Manager)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Privacy

Summary

WHAT IS PRIVACY, GOVERNMENT LIAISON & DISCLOSURE (PGLD)?

A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions
  • Position(s) are to be filled in following area(s):
    • PRVCY - Government Liaison-Disclosure and Safeguards
  • Remain in POD - The vacancy will be filled at the selectee's official permanent position of record, post-of-duty (POD).

REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS

Overview

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Accepting applications
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Work site options
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework.
Remote job
No
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$125,776 - $197,200 per year

The range reflects the minimum locality to maximum locality for locations listed in the announcement. Salary will be based on selected duty location.

Pay scale & grade
IR 4
Promotion potential
None
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time - Tour of Duty: Day Shift, Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm, 40 hours per week.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Appointment type
Permanent
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status
Yes
Federal service type
This job is in the Competitive Service
Represented by a union
No
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Position sensitivity and risk
Moderate Risk (MR)
Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance. The type depends on the job.
Background check type
Financial disclosure required
No
Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.
Announcement number
26-13023893B-PGM-0306-4
Control number
879234900

Duties

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General Manager Duties:
As a Front Line Manager you will:

  • Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities and prepares schedules for completion of work.
  • Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
  • Evaluate work performance of subordinates and makes recommendations for outstanding performance recognition and/or disciplinary action.
  • Give advice, counsel or instruction to employees on work and administrative matters.
  • Interview candidates for positions within the organization/unit and recommend appointment, promotion or reassignment to such positions.
  • Hear and resolve complaints from employees, refer group grievances and/or more serious unresolved complaints as appropriate.
  • Effect minor disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands, recommend other actions in more serious cases.
  • Identify developmental and training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training.
  • Initiate ways to improve production, work processes and/or to increase the quality of the work directed.
The following are the job specific duties of this position. You will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.
  • The Disclosure Manager supervises a staff of technical and clerical employees performing disclosure duties and is responsible for assigning, directing, and reviewing the work of subordinates. The incumbent plans, schedules, and coordinates work operations, such as training and development of employees, evaluating employees' work performance, and performs all other related administrative functions. In this position, the manager develops and adjusts fiscal year work plans and formulates workload forecasts for the overall activities of the field or campus office based on disclosure management directives; evaluates, administers, and validates employee time, attendance, leave requests and approvals. They ensure employee adherence to conduct standards, counsel employees on conduct infractions, and advise employees on resources available through employee assistance programs.
  • The incumbent plans, develops, and evaluates disclosure program objectives, ensuring alignment with national disclosure policies and litigation risk mitigation strategies. The incumbent provides expert level, technical direction on highly sensitive, complex, and/or evolving, precedent-setting disclosure determinations involving multiple stakeholders, overlapping statutory authorities, and competing interests between transparency and taxpayer confidentiality.
  • The Disclosure Manager maintains extensive, high-level interactions with executives, managers, and employees across the organization, disclosure professionals at all levels of the IRS, TIGTA executives, and representatives from other federal, state, and local government entities, as well as GAO officials, taxpayers and their authorized representatives, exempt organizations, local stakeholder groups, and legal professionals, including independent counsel and U.S. Attorneys. Serves as the principal technical authority in these engagements to provide expert interpretation of disclosure laws and regulations, negotiate and resolve highly complex or sensitive matters involving FOIA, IRC §6103, and Privacy Act requirements, and establish and maintain strategic liaison relationships with professional and governmental groups on issues of mutual concern.


STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD26041
Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Supervisory Probationary Period - Subject to a 1-year supervisory or managerial probationary period (unless already completed).
  • Government Credit Card - Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SHOWN IN QUALIFICATIONS SECTION

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or through 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/day/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.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To qualify for this position you must meet the qualification requirements outlined below:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE IR-04: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the next lower level within the payband or GS grade in the normal line of progression in the Federal service that demonstrates the required managerial skills and technical competence required to perform the job. To be qualified for this position your experience must include:

  • Experience that demonstrates management/leadership experience such as applying management theories, techniques, methods, principles, and labor relations concepts to assure optimum utilization of personnel, equipment, and space and to accomplish program objectives through combined technical and administrative oversight.
  • Experience interpreting and applying the Disclosure/Privacy statutes of multiple state and/or federal agencies to identify and solve complex problems and issues regarding a wide variety of tax, non-tax, and managerial functions.
  • Experience planning, evaluating, and/or supervising the Disclosure Program and applying principles and practices of the protection, access, use and disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Federal Tax Information (FTI) programs.
  • Experience interpreting and applying the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Internal Revenue Code (IRC) §6103 confidentiality provisions, the Privacy Act of 1974, and other federal disclosure statutes, regulations, and Treasury/IRS procedural guidance.
  • Experience that demonstrates an understanding of accounting, computer security, and program management is required.


AND

You must also meet the following requirement(s):

  • TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): 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.

Go to Understanding the IRS Paybands for GS/IR conversion.

Education

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.

We recommend choosing an evaluator from a member organization of one of the following national associations of credential evaluation services: National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE).

Additional information

  • In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location.
  • Additional jobs may be filled from this announcement or any other source to fill these vacancies.
  • Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours may be available.
  • Salary: IRS (IR) Pay Band Locality Pay tables may be found under 2026 - IR Salary Tables.
  • Cost-of-Living Allowances (COLA): Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands includes COLA. See COLA Rates 2026.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.

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.

Your application will be assessed on the following technical competencies for this position:

  • Compliance
  • Disclosure Regulations
  • Exceptional Accomplishment
  • General Supervision
  • Influencing/Negotiating
  • LSR Core Qualifications
  • Project/Program Management


Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated on the leadership assessment 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. A quality group rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level groups, Superior/Best Qualified, Highly Qualified and Qualified.

Referral: Eligible applicants rated in the highest quality group, 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.

Performance Appraisal and Awards - Will not be used in determining your overall rating. Any performance appraisal/evaluation and award documentation you provide will be forwarded to the selecting official. The selecting official will review this documentation and give it due weight consideration during the overall selection process. IRS employees may obtain their most recent awards listing at https://persinfo.web.irs.gov/.

If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must receive a score of Highly Qualified orbetter to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority.

Internal Revenue Service

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Agency contact information

(ERC) Employee Resource Center
Phone
866-743-5748
Website
https://irsgov.sharepoint.com/sites/EmployeeResources/SitePages/ERC-Help-Desk.aspx
Address
PRVCY - Government Liaison-Disclosure and Safeguards
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20224
US

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