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Duties

WHAT IS THE COMMUNICATION AND LIASIONDIVISION? 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: Communication and Liaison, Office of Legislative Affairs, National Congressional Affairs Branch The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. Facilitates legislative and non-legislative relations between the IRS and Congress in conjunction with the National Director for Legislative Affairs. This is accomplished by maintaining continuing liaison with key Congressional committees and their staffs. Furnishes authoritative information regarding IRS policies, programs, operations, and activities. Formulates and implements a comprehensive plan to carry out Legislative Affairs initiatives, elevates successful initiatives for broader implementation. Adapts Legislative Affairs initiatives Congressional committee's preferences, priorities, and available resources to accomplish agency objectives. Evaluates the effectiveness of ongoing initiatives in achieving Service goals and identifies and implements changes needed to improve effectiveness, and/or communicates needed modifications to responsible functions. Oversees preparation for and follow-up to Congressional hearings. Oversees the preparation by business units throughout the IRS of testimony and briefing materials for Congressional hearings. Determines best strategy for witness preparation based on substance of hearing and ongoing dialogue with Committee staff. Manages the responses to questions submitted to the IRS witnesses after each hearing (Questions for the Record), which includes assigning the questions to the appropriate office, managing clearance, and enforcing deadlines. Plans and carries out feasibility, cost, and other types of comprehensive analytical and evaluative studies of current and contemplated Legislative Affairs operations to ensure accomplishment of the Service's goals. Serves as the contact point on IRS questions, problems, and issues for Congressional committees and their staffs. Provides technical and administrative guidance on Legislative Affairs issues to internal and external customers. Serves as top-level management advisor on complex and sensitive Legislative Affairs issues with senior level IRS officials. Stays abreast of new developments and communicates them to the appropriate IRS or congressional staff. Advises higher level management of local issues with potential nationwide impact. Initiates and maintains regular contact with assigned Congressional committee office(s) to convey IRS corporate messages, such as news releases and information on tax law changes, and to offer help. Coordinates with legislative affairs points of contact throughout the Service to provide informational meetings and briefings and convey key IRS messages. Serves as a team leader or member of multi-functional IRS teams with Legislative Affairs implications. Serves as a coach to less experienced Congressional Liaisons. Identifies complex systemic issues that negatively affect IRS and/or taxpayers and facilitates multifunctional coordination designed to resolve problems/concerns. Serves as a resource for other operating divisions on difficult, complex, or unique issues, such as those involving multifunctional relationships among programs, agencies, organizations, or similar entities.

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-14: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of this experience may include: experience serving as a point of contact for Congressional committees and individual member offices to explain an organization's policies and procedures, and responding to inquiries and correspondence regarding an organization's regulatory policies, programs, and actions; leading most aspects of preparation for and follow-up to Congressional hearings; serving as top-level management advisor on complex and sensitive Legislative Affairs issues; analyzing materials such as correspondence, inquiries, news reports and other sources to identify developing issues and trends; Comprehensive experience with oral and written communication techniques to prepare documentation (i.e., talking points, questions for the record, meeting notes, etc.) and professional oral presentations; experience building partnerships with Federal agencies, Congressional staff members and/or committees, and the public at large. 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

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 CL - Legislative Affairs 1111 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20224 US
• Name: IRS Memphis External
• Email: [email protected]