Job opening: IRS Pathways Recent Graduate Program (Administrative Officer)
Salary: $55 924 - 88 926 per year
Published at: Mar 08 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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Duties
WHAT IS THE NATIONAL HQDIVISION?
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:
National HQ Office of the Commissioner
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.
Represents the SCR in contacts with other IRS officials, representatives of other agencies, and officials from the private sector regarding cross-functional or building/geographic area-wide administrative support matters and initiatives. Provides key linkage/coordination between customers and providers in ensuring cross-functional support activities and initiatives are carried out. Serves as the primary liaison with service providers requiring information about activities impacting multiple functions within a single location.
Serves as the SCR's problem solver for identifying, analyzing, and resolving building/geographic area-wide or multi-functional problems/issues. Develops solutions/courses of action that ensure all related issues are identified and effectively integrated across functional lines as appropriate. Ensures that the appropriate senior leadership/managers or other service providers are alerted of any emerging issues, systemic problems, developing trends, etc. As necessary, coordinates with service providers to implement solutions/courses of action.
Coordinates building/geographic area-wide or cross-functional administrative activities and initiatives. Continually studies, analyzes, and anticipates building/geographic area-wide program activities, initiatives, and/or requirements. As needed, may coordinate the development of action plans and schedules for initiating multiple cross-functional projects, including projected personnel, equipment, and/or budget requirements.
Establishes criteria for measuring degree of project achievement and customer satisfaction. Analyzes plans to ensure consistency with Service goals and policies while meeting customer needs and expectations. Provides briefings and prepares comprehensive reports to keep the SCR, other managers, and NTEU (National Treasury Employees Union) officials apprised of all facets relative to cross-functional program initiatives and projects.
Provides advice and feedback to the SCR on critical, sensitive, or confidential matters relating to cross-functional governance issues. Consults with senior management within the business units serviced on critical organizational and management issues impacted by administrative support activities. Works directly with executives, managers, service providers, and NTEU officials to ensure issues impacting on multiple functions are identified and resolved in a timely and appropriate manner.
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-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:
PATHWAYS RECENT GRADUATE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
The IRS Pathways Recent Graduates Program offers developmental opportunities in the Federal Government intended to promote possible careers in the civil service to individuals, who have recently graduated from qualifying educational institutions or programs within the previous 2 years, or who intend to successfully complete their educational requirements within 9 months of their application date. If selected, you will be placed in a position as indicated in the vacancy announcement. In order to successfully complete the IRS Pathways Recent Graduates Program, you must complete a 1 year training program, a minimum of at least 40 hours of interactive training, and demonstrate successful job performance. All conversion requirements will be identified in the Participant Agreement. Following the completion of program requirements, you may be considered for non-competitive conversion to a career-conditional or term appointment.
To be eligible for the IRS Pathways Recent Graduates Program, you must have, within the previous 2 years, completed all educational requirements for qualifying associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying institution; or you are a veteran, who, due to a military service obligation was precluded from applying to the Recent Graduates Program during a portion of the 2-year eligibility period; or expect to graduate within 9 months of the date of your application.
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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.
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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
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.
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 HQ - Office of the Commissioner
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20224
US
- Name: IRS Memphis External
- Email: [email protected]