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Duties

WHAT IS THE ONLINE SERVICEDIVISION? 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: Online Service, User Experience Services The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position. Collaborates, develops and builds support and tools (technical and policy) for implementing a common user experience. Develops user experience services, based upon private sector best practices and tests the success of established agency-wide standards. Iteratively develops and refines the user experience program strategy, based on interaction with agencies, key stakeholders, and expertise. Keeps abreast of web analytics and digital developments in private industry and brings this knowledge into the Service. Assists in the development of user experience design initiatives, provides consultation on policy proposals, and provides technical, policy, and programmatic guidance and recommendations to senior agency leaders. Works with senior level officials across the Service in managing complex stakeholder environments to build support and consensus for IRS user experience digital strategy and goals. Uses Digital Analytics (quantitative and qualitative measurements of online products and website's data, in order to improve the customer experience) across component areas.

Requirements

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: To be minimally qualified for this position 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 Experience working with relevant existing and emerging user-centered design processes, procedures, and tools that identify user audiences, assess user requirements, needs, expectations and satisfaction levels. Create user interface designs, prototypes and specifications across multiple web-based platforms. Experience using analytical methods and procedures to research and advise management on new digital product delivery and integration to achieve organizational goals and conduct studies of digital product usage to implement or recommend changes. Experience working statutory, regulatory and policy requirements and guidelines governing operations to prepare recommendations affecting online application and user experience. Experience working with workload management methods and techniques to set work objectives, organize resources to meet objectives in a timely and efficient fashion, establishing priorities, and managing deadlines. Experience engaging stakeholders to identify and define user needs statements to drive iterative design solutions. Experience in demonstrating initiative, originality, and creativity to render sound judgment regarding management and policy issues that have a direct impact on the user experience. Experience communicating both orally and in writing, including the ability to deliver presentations and briefings to a variety of audiences. Maintain a high degree of comfortable rapport with executive leadership and management presence. 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.

Education

A copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. If the position has specific education requirements and you currently hold, or have previously held, a position in the same job series with the IRS, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time. Applicants are encouraged, but are not required, to submit an SF-50 documenting experience in a specific series.

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 for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

Contacts

• Address OLS - User Experience Services 1111 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20224 US
• Name: (ERC) Employee Resource Center
• Phone: 866-743-5748