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WHAT IS THE HUMAN CAPITAL ORGANIZATION 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
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*Amended to increase Vacancies*
Learn more about this agency07/10/2019 to 04/20/2020
$33,949 - $98,176 per year
GS 05 - 11
14 vacancies in the following locations:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - 1-5 nights per month may be required
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
11
No
No
19CE1-HCB0558-0201-5T11-D
539137200
WHAT DOES A HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (HR DEVELOPMENT) DO? As a Human Resources Specialist, you will serve as a consultant and advisor to management on identifying training gaps and performance improvement needs. In this role, you will be responsible for developing programs to align learning and development needs with business objectives and evaluating employee training to ensure individual and business needs are being met.
As a Human Resources Specialist (HR Development) 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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For Grades 05 through 11: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.
GS-5 LEVEL: You must have 3 years of general experience, 1 year of general experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-4 grade level in the Federal service. General experience for this position includes: Analyze problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions; Plan and organize work; and Communicate effectively orally and in writing; OR 4 year course of study leading to a Bachelor's Degree at an accredited college or university in any related field of study of the position being hired. You must have been at the next lower grade level of the grade you are applying to for 52 weeks (time-in-grade requirement).
GS-7 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-5 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Basic knowledge of human resources development, practices, regulations, and policies to perform, entry level work related to learning and employee development and to communicate procedural and factual information to business customers; Experience should include assisting with planning, coordinating, administering, and implementing training programs and rollout of classes, assisting with developing courses and curricula for occupations or functions based on the job competencies and collecting data concerning basic program policies, regulatory requirements, and procedures; Experience using basic knowledge of and skill in elementary analytical methods and diagnostic techniques to gather basic information to identify performance improvement needs and opportunities; Knowledge of written communication techniques to assist with reviewing project papers, reports, training material, and correspondence for grammar and syntax; OR 1 year of graduate level education at an accredited college or university in a related field of study; OR Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) may be met by having a Bachelor's degree, with one of the following: A GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in the last two years of study, or a GPA of 3.5 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 two 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.
GS-9 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-7 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Basic human resources development (HRD), practices, laws, regulations, policies, and precedents to provide HRD management advisory, and technical services on non-controversial factual, procedural, and/or recurring issues relating to learning and employee development; Basic knowledge of instructional design principles and the processes used in designing and delivering learning products to assist other specialists in developing routine training material; Knowledge of and basic skill in applying principles, practices and elementary techniques of education, adult learning theory, and employee development to assess, define and meet individual learning needs; Knowledge of and skill in applying basic analytical methods and diagnostic techniques to identify HRD and non-HRD interventions to address routine HR problems and issues; Experience using knowledge of oral communication techniques to present findings and recommendations and knowledge of written communication techniques to draft and/or prepare in final form project papers, and training material; OR Master’s or equivalent graduate degree in a related field of study; OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to Master’s or equivalent graduate degree in a related field of study. OR LL.B. or J.D., if related
GS-11 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: A range of human resources development (HRD) practices, laws, regulations, policies, and precedents to provide HRD management advisory and technical services on noncontroversial factual, procedural, and/or recurring issues to learning and employee development; Knowledge of and skill in applying principles, practices and techniques of education, adult learning theory, and employee development to assess, define and meet individual learning needs; Experience using knowledge of instructional design principles and the processes used in designing and delivering standard learning products to improve employee performance, increase employee satisfaction, and facilitate management involvement in employee development; Knowledge of and skill in analytical methods and diagnostic techniques to identify, evaluate, and recommend to management HRD and non-HRD interventions to resolve problems of limited scope; Experience using knowledge of oral communication techniques to present findings and recommendations and knowledge of written communication techniques to prepare project papers, and training material; OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field of study; OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field of study. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
-The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-timework; 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.
In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following, if applicable:
POSITION DESCRIPTIONS GS-05 94799, GS-07 94800, GS-09 94801, GS-11 94802
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CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Six (6) Positions are located in HCO:LEADS: Centralized Delivery Services (CDS), 1 to be filled 1040 Waverly Avenue, Holtsville, NY (NY0376), 1 in 401 W Peachtree St, Atlanta, GA (GA0087), 1 in 5000 Ellin Rd, Lanham-Seabrook, MD (MD0278), 1 in 333 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO (MO1937).
Two (2) to be filled in any of the following; 5045 E. Butler, Fresno, CA (CA4664), 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, CA (CA0281), 4800 Buford Highway, Chamblee, GA (GA1016), 333 Scott Street, Covington, KY KY2032), 310 Lowell Street, Andover, MA (MA0137), 2970 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA (PA0809), 5333 Getwell Road, Memphis, TN (TN0005), 1821 Directors Blvd., Austin, TX (TX1962), 3651 S IH-35, Austin, TX (TX2038), 1160 W 1200 S, Ogden, UT (UT0036), 2262 Wall Avenue, Ogden, UT (UT1428), 290 Broadway - Foley Square, New York, NY (NY0350),250 Murall Drive, Kearneysville, WV (WV0191), 400 North Eighth Street, Richmond, VA (VA0088), 230 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL (IL0236), 1222 Spruce, St. Louis, MO (MO0106), 575 N Pennsylvania, Indianapolis, IN (IN0133), 1220 SW 3rd Ave, Portland, OR (OR0043), 915 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA (WA0101), 400 West Bay Street, Jacksonville, FL (FL0067), 7 Tabonuco Street, Guaynabo, PR (PR3930), 2385 Chamblee Tucker Road, Chamblee, GA (GA0010), 1100 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX (TX0284), 1160 W 1200 S, Ogden, UT (UT0036), 2262 Wall Avenue, Ogden, UT (UT1428), 985 Michigan Ave, Detroit, MI (MI0800), 801 Civic Center Drive, W., Santa Ana, CA (CA7395)
Six (6) additional vacancies to be filled in any of the above locations.
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 on the CJEs of the position to be filled per the National Agreement Article 13.
Your application will also be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, training, performance appraisals and awards relevant to the duties of this position. IRS employees may obtain most recent awards listing at https://persinfo.web.irs.gov/
Your rating may be lowered, if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.
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 Treasury employee eligible for the 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.
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
Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) DOCUMENTATION
If you are a displaced or surplus Treasury employee, click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents. IRS CTAP eligibles can apply for jobs within and outside the commuting area.
IRS Reassignment Preference Program (RPP)
You must meet the requirements in your RPP notice. Submit a copy of your RPP Notice along with a copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal. Your performance appraisal must have a fully successful or higher overall rating.
PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL/AWARDS
Submit a copy of your most recent completed performance appraisal.
IRS employees: if a revalidated appraisal is used for merit promotion, the supervisor must prepare a narrative for each critical job element that does not have a narrative describing the performance in the appraisal period covered by the rating. Note: If you are a manager or management official, your most recent annual performance appraisal must be used for the overall rating identified.
EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION
If you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. If the position has specific education requirements and you are currently (or have previously been) in the Federal job series to be filled, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time.
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.
This is an open continuous roster announcement which allows applicants to apply up to the last cutoff date listed in the announcement. The roster open period is 07/10/2019 through 04/20/2020. The roster will be used to fill an anticipated 06 vacancies throughout the next 12 months. Selections may be made through 08/15/2020. Contingent upon funding and space requirements, one or more vacancies may be filled at the locations listed in this announcement as they become available. Applicants need to apply and/or update their applications by 11:59 pm ET at the close of each of the following cutoff dates to be considered: 07/23/2019, 10/21/2019, 01/20/2020.
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://jobs.irs.gov/seasonal/reasonable-accommodation.html We will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Please contact Deborah.L.Smith2@irs.gov if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.
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.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/539137200. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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