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WHAT IS THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (CI) DIVISION? 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: Criminal Investigation, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Criminal Investigation Office of Communication The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. One (1) position will be filled in IRS CI Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Meets with top-level managers and executives within the Service to define the overall goals and objectives of the project. Prepares action plans and schedules for various phases of project accomplishment, both short and long-range; ensures that plans are consistent with Departmental and Service goals, schedules, and policies. Prepares recommendation for personnel and budget requirements to accomplish the project; negotiates with managers of various components of the Service to obtain needed resources and support. Establishes a system to review, control, and report on project status. Plans, coordinates, and establishes operating methods and procedures for accomplishment of project mission; as needed, directs the development and accomplishment of employee training relating to the project. The Technical advisor serves as the recognized EDI expert, responsible for planning, developing, and initiating short-term and long-term initiatives and strategic programs, policies, and procedures for Criminal Investigation. Serves as the principal, technical advisor to the EDI Director while developing solutions to systemic problems and seeks consensus in implementing same. The incumbent must be highly skilled at communicating effectively with diverse people at varying horizontal and vertical levels, to include Special Agents, professional staff, Executives, senior managers, frontline supervisors, non-supervisory employees, and external stakeholders across various platforms. The incumbent serves as an organizational-level EDI subject matter expert who provides consultative support to CI's Headquarters divisions, DFO areas, and field offices on all levels and types of EDI matters. The incumbent continuously interacts with CI's leadership team since the work requires critical communication and deliberate effort to ensure success in resolving conflict, mitigating chaos, and facilitating action plans towards completion and closure. Responsibilities entail providing guidance and assistance to all internal and external stakeholders to address any concerns, resolve issues, or provide substantive guidance. Provides historical, technical, and culturally specific (law enforcement) advice and guidance to the CI organization on its institutional culture, law enforcement operations, EDI services and program areas, and effective strategies to our new EDI hires, existing staff, stakeholders, and EDI practitioners. Two (2) positions will be filled in IRS CI Office of Communication: The Senior Communications Advisor plans, coordinates and implements communications strategies and activities in support of IRS CI's mission and programs. Provide advice and support to Office of Communication and CI senior leadership on effective communication strategies including presentations, events, speeches, and key internal and external initiatives. Develop a range of communication and engagement plans and activities for internal, external and change management projects, strategies and policies that align with IRS CI's mission and goals. Develop a range of written and digital content and materials for internal and external audiences including leadership messages, speeches, intranet content, press releases, media statements, video scripts, briefs, and reports. Identify, develop, and maintain key internal and external stakeholder relationships to help further the agency's mission and goals. Responsible for all Office of Communication training needs including identifying, developing, and helping execute training plans for all employees. Responsible for the development, coordination and execution of media and communications training for agency communicators and designated spokespeople. Develop and support crisis communications plans and needs in collaboration with the management team. Responsible for managing the office's overall budget, procurement and contract needs.

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-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 GS-15: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience with business operating division, and/or human resource programs, and of the interrelationships among these programs to research problems and issues; Experience with operations, organizations and procedures sufficient to determine appropriate action to take and the ability to communicate and apply this knowledge as needed; Experience with interpretation of relevant laws, regulations, rulings, policies or procedures in order to research and advise on specific questions or problems; Experience communicating orally and in writing on a multitude of subjects and to meet and deal effectively with a wide range of co-workers, executives and leaders within and/or outside the Service; Experience with Services mission, organization, policies, practices and procedures, including the program areas specific to the Business Division. 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 CI - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion 1111 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20224 US
• Name: (ERC) Employee Resource Center
• Phone: 866-743-5748