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WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER IRS CAREERS? Visit us on the web at www.jobs.irs.gov
06/01/2021 to 06/16/2021
$108,885 - $172,500 per year
GS 14
1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
14
No
No
21-11131877O-HCO-0201-14
603158800
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
IRS Career/Career Conditional Employees, Current or Former Federal Employees with Competitive Service (Status Eligibles), VEOA
WHAT IS THE HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICEDIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions
Duties:
-Consults with and provides authoritative advice to field and national office managers and staff on highly
complex, sensitive, and difficult employee relations cases or issues. Provides expert advice on processing
and adjudicating grievance and arbitration cases, adverse action appeals and standards of conduct, and on
questions concerning the application of disciplinary and adverse action regulations.
-Prepares IRS employee relations policies, guidance, IRM provisions, and delegations of authority for use
Servicewide. Develops IRS policies, procedures, and guidance to implement RRA '98, Section 1203
accountability provisions and UNAX disciplinary process.
-Develops guidance and performance tools to assist labor and employee relations practitioners in
accomplishing their job.
-Provides expert advice and authoritative information to top management and program directors
throughout the Service on a wide variety of highly complex, controversial, and sensitive employee
relation's problems and issues. Provides expert advice on processing and adjudicating the most difficult
and sensitive grievance and arbitration cases and on questions concerning the application of disciplinary
and adverse action regulations.
-Initiates and leads high level conferences and meetings with key officials from the Treasury Department,
OPM, and other Federal agencies.
- We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
- This is a non-bargaining unit position.
- Tour of Duty: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Must meet IRS telework eligibility requirements
- Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
- Subject to a 1-year probationary period (unless already completed).
- Must successfully complete a background investigation, including an FBI criminal history record check (fingerprint check).
- Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
- If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
- Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. These documents must be unexpired original or certified copies.
- Provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. (Birth certificate showing birth in the U.S; Unexpired U.S. Passport; Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization; or Report of Birth Abroad of a U.S. Citizen (Form FS-240))
- Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
- Undergo an income tax verification.
- Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
- -If you are an IRS/Treasury employee eligible for consideration under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must submit proof of eligibility by 11:59 PM ET on the closing date of this announcement. If you have any questions concerning your eligibility please refer back to the CTAP Documentation link in the vacancy under How You Will Be Evaluated.
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 requirements by the closing date of this announcement:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To be eligible for this position at the grade 14 level you must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Demonstrated extensive experience applying advanced labor-management relations, concepts, laws, policies, theories, and practices with a comprehensive understanding of the full range and interrelationships of human resources management programs sufficient to apply new developments to labor relations problems/situations not susceptible to treatment by conventional methods; Authoritative knowledge of IRS/NTEU Agreement (or other collective bargaining/union agreements) in order to advise and assist management in the interpretation/execution of the contract and other agreements; specialized knowledge of principles and methods used in collective bargaining, including complex negotiating strategies, interest/position based bargaining processes, and dispute resolution sufficient to articulate and facilitate management interests; knowledge of oral and written techniques in order to explain, persuade, guide, counsel, question, and respond regarding extremely complex and complicated concepts and situations to a wide variety of people with varying technical expertise, educational background, organizational knowledge and often strongly-held points of view.
MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: For positions above the GS-05, applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the grade you are applying for.
For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.
EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION
For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. 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.
One (1) position is being filled in HCO Office of HR Operations, Labor/Employee Relations & Negotiations, Field Operations.
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 competencies of the position to be filled per the IRS Merit Promotion Plan in the following areas: Analytical Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Labor Relations, Managing Human Resources, Oral Communication, Organizational Knowledge, Problem Solving, and Writing
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: You will be assigned to one of three quality groups. Each group represents a quality level (i.e., Superior/Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, Qualified). Candidates will be considered in quality group order. 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.
The following documents are required and must be provided with your application for this Public Notice:
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 06/16/2021 and/or cut-off dates in 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.
To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11131877
Treasury believes in a working environment that supports inclusion; please view our reasonable accommodation policies and procedures at https://www.jobs.irs.gov/midcareer/reasonable-accommodation.html. We will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.
Once your application package and online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email. You are responsible for checking status updates and notifications in USAJOBS. Hard copy notifications will not be sent to you. 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. If your email mailbox is full or blocked (SPAM) you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position.
Our comprehensive benefits are very generous. Our benefits package includes:
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/603158800. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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