Clarification from the agency

All current Federal employees; Former Federal Senior Executives with Reinstatement eligibility and SES CDP graduates with QRB certification.

We strongly encourage applicants to read the entire announcement before submitting their applications.

The Director, Disclosure position is located in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Privacy, Disclosure Office, and reports to the Chief Privacy Officer. The mission of Disclosure is to provide timely access to tax or other sensitive IRS records in accordance with Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 6103, Freedom of Information Act, and Privacy laws and promote the protection and confidentiality of tax and other sensitive information.

The Director Disclosure performs the following duties and responsibilities:

• Serves as the principal executive responsible for providing strategic leadership, governance, and oversight of the Internal Revenue Service's disclosure program, ensuring the appropriate balance between transparency, taxpayer rights, information sharing, and the protection of sensitive and confidential information in support of the agency's mission and public trust.

• Provides executive leadership and direction for the development, implementation, and evaluation of Servicewide policies, strategies, and programs governing disclosure, information access, transparency, and records release under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 6103, the Privacy Act, the Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act, the Affordable Care Act, and other applicable statutes, regulations, and authorities.
• Establishes and executes the IRS strategic vision for disclosure, transparency, information governance, and data-sharing initiatives. Directs the development of enterprise-wide standards, policies, and performance measures to ensure consistent application of disclosure requirements while safeguarding sensitive taxpayer and government information across all IRS operations.
• Provides executive oversight of the modernization and continuous improvement of disclosure programs, business processes, technology solutions, and governance frameworks. Leads the integration of emerging technologies, data analytics, and risk-based approaches to improve operational effectiveness, enhance transparency, strengthen information protection, and address evolving business and compliance challenges.
• Serves as the senior advisor to the Chief Privacy Officer, IRS executives, Treasury officials, and other senior government leaders on disclosure, transparency, information sharing, and records management matters. Provides authoritative recommendations on complex, sensitive, and high-profile issues with significant operational, legal, policy, reputational, or national security implications.
• Directs the evaluation of legislative, regulatory, judicial, and policy developments affecting disclosure, privacy, transparency, and information sharing. Represents the IRS in developing agency positions on proposed legislation, executive branch initiatives, and government-wide policies and recommends statutory, regulatory, and policy changes necessary to strengthen disclosure programs and address emerging risks and opportunities.
• Provides executive leadership for enterprise risk management activities related to disclosure, information sharing, and records access. Establishes governance structures, internal controls, accountability mechanisms, and performance management systems to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations while mitigating operational, legal, security, and reputational risks.
• Represents the IRS before Congress, Treasury, the Office of Management and Budget, the Government Accountability Office, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, other federal agencies, state and local governments, international organizations, and private-sector stakeholders on matters involving disclosure, transparency, information sharing, and taxpayer information protection.
• Builds and sustains strategic partnerships with federal, state, local, tribal, international, and private-sector entities to advance information-sharing initiatives, strengthen data protection, combat identity theft and refund fraud, and improve the effectiveness of tax administration and government-wide transparency efforts.
• Oversees the administration of the Servicewide FOIA program, including executive review of the most sensitive, complex, precedent-setting, and high-visibility disclosure matters. Ensures timely, legally sound, and consistent responses to requests for information and serves as the final executive authority on significant disclosure determinations affecting agency operations, public trust, and taxpayer rights.
• Directs the development and implementation of enterprise-wide education, outreach, and awareness programs to strengthen understanding of disclosure laws, transparency requirements, taxpayer rights, and information protection responsibilities among IRS executives, managers, employees, and contractors.
  

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Be geographically mobile to accomplish the Service's mission.
• Complete a one-year SES probationary period, if not previously completed.
• Certify you have registered with the Selective Service System if you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, or certify you are exempt from having to do so.
• Complete a OF-306, Declaration for Federal Employment, to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
• Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
• Provide information to successfully complete a background investigation. Applicants must have a successfully adjudicated FBI criminal history record check (fingerprint check) and a NACI or equivalent.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification as listed on Form I-9 (http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-9_IFR_02-02-09.pdf); of which one must be a valid state or federal government-issued picture identification. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• Complete verification of identity and employment eligibility as required by Federal law for all persons hired to work in the United States. The IRS participates in e-Verify (Employment Verification) and may provide information from your Form I-9 to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and/or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to secure a work authorization. You will receive written instructions and contact information for SSA and DHS if this information cannot be confirmed.
• File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (sf278) within 30 days of appointment and annually.
• Disclose Political Appointments.
• Veterans' preference is not applicable to the Senior Executive Service.
• Meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

To qualify for the position of Director Disclosure, you must meet the following requirements:

RESUME: To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) related to this position within your resume- NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit, will not be reviewed beyond page 2. Your resume should include examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect the demonstrated evidence of these qualifications, you may not receive consideration for the position. Your resume must demonstrate possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential to fulfill executive responsibilities typically required in SES positions, including:

• Directing the work of an organizational unit;
• Accountability for the success of one or more specific programs or projects;
• Monitoring progress toward organizational goals and periodically evaluates and makes appropriate adjustments to such goals;
• Supervising the work of other managers;
• Exercising important policy-making, policy-determining, or other executive functions.

Note: If you are a member of the SES or have been certified through successful participation in an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program (SESCDP), or have SES reinstatement eligiblity, you do not need to respond to the ECQs. Instead, you should attach proof (e.g., SF-50, Certification by OPM's SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB)) of your eligibility for noncompetitive appointment to the SES.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): By statute, OPM prescribes Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) for the appointment of career Senior Executive Service (SES) members. The ECQs were designed to evaluate executive experience and not technical expertise. The following ECQs provide the focus for certification of executive core qualifications for initial appointment to the SES. Your two-page resume should show that you possess the Executive Core Qualifications.

1. Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding: Demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, the commitment to uphold Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people. Leadership Competencies: Knowledge of the American System of Government; Commitment to the Rule of Law; Civic-Mindedness.

2. Driving Efficiency: Demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades. Leadership Competencies: Fiscal Responsibility; Managing Resources; Leveraging Technology.

3. Merit and Competence: Demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality. Leadership Competencies: Technical Skill; Problem Solving; Agility and Resilience.

4. Leading People: Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable. Leadership Competencies: Accountability; Developing Others; Executive Judgement.

5. Achieving Results: Demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors. Leadership Competencies: Operational Mindset; Innovation; Strategic Thinking.

FUNDAMENTAL COMPETENCIES: The following competencies are the foundation for success in each of the Executive Core Qualifications: Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Continual Learning, Written Communication, Integrity/Honesty, and Public Service Motivation.

Additional information about the SES and ECQs can be found on the OPM SES Website: OPM Guide to SES Qualifications.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs): In addition to the ECQs, candidates must address Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs). MTQs are designed to assess an applicant's experience relevant to the specific position requirements. All applicants must clearly demonstrate in their two-page resume, experience and accomplishments related to the MTQs below:

1. Disclosure Regulations - Demonstrated executive level experience leading a large-scale disclosure, transparency, information governance, privacy, records management, information sharing, information protection, cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, or related program within a complex public or private sector organization. Experience must include establishing strategic direction, developing organizational policy, leading program modernization initiatives, managing enterprise risks, and achieving measurable organizational results while balancing transparency, operational requirements, and information protection responsibilities.
2. Federal, State and Local Governments Tax Law - Demonstrated experience applying and interpreting the Internal Revenue Code, Privacy Act, FOIA, information-sharing statutes, or comparable federal, state, local, or private-sector regulatory frameworks governing the protection, disclosure, exchange, and use of sensitive information.

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.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your resume will be reviewed to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you meet the basic qualification requirements, your application will be referred to and evaluated by an executive panel. Highly Qualified applicants may undergo one or more interviews and/or be asked to provide a list of references or additional documents to confirm eligibility.

The Executive Resources Board (ERB) will review results of the evaluation and make a written recommendation on the final selection(s) to the appointing authority. Unless you have already been certified by the OPM Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in the past or received certification by an OPM approved Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program, your qualifications must be certified by an OPM QRB before appointment may occur.

If the selected candidate does not have Qualifications Review Board (QRB) certification by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the individual will be required to undergo an ECQ based structured interview with OPM to determine that you meet the leadership competencies required to serve as a member of the SES.

Certification by the Office of Personnel Management's Qualifications Review Board is required to be appointed to this position.