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Duties

WHAT IS THE LARGE BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL (LB&I) 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: Large Business and International Office of Program and Business Solutions The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. Independently conducts, leads, or participates in studies, analyses or projects addressing complex problems requiring considerable ingenuity and creativity to determine the approach and identify the relevant factors for analysis. Ability to extract insights from data to improve business results and achieve business objectives. Formulates solutions which solve multifaceted challenges that have effects beyond the program, across the IRS increasing efficiency and effectiveness. Serves as project leader by in identifying, distributing and balancing workload and tasks among project team in accordance with objectives, skill level and/or occupational specialization; making adjustments to accomplish the study/project in accordance with priorities to ensure timely accomplishment of assigned tasks; and ensures that each team member has an integral role in developing the final product. Monitors and reports on the status and progress of studies and/or projects. Responsibility for conducting the studies, analyses, or projects includes formulating the overall concepts and methodologies, using research techniques, determining the types of data to be collected, and analyzing data from a variety of sources. Selects or designs the appropriate methodology, tool, application, or data integration technique appropriate to solving analytical problems using multiple data sources or to improve and/or enhance an existing program or cross-IRS initiative. Collates, cleans, transforms, analyzes, and integrates structured and unstructured data from various sources in preparation for analysis.

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 GS-14: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the grade 13 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: experience leading major project initiatives that required a wide range of evaluative and analytical methods and techniques. Experience with a wide range of laws, policies, regulations, and precedents to prepare recommendations affecting program execution, evaluate new or modified legislation for potential impact upon agency operations and adapt basic legislation into program goals. Oral and written communication techniques to present findings, negotiate solutions to disputed recommendations, prepare directives, policy statements, legislative proposals, and other written guidelines to introduce new initiatives and recommendations. Experience with data systems (for example, Compliance Data Warehouse, Datamart, IPM, BMF, IMF), and data flows for data to be extracted, transformed, and loaded. Experience with programming. Experience using data for analysis and developing solutions or applications that can be used for evaluating and administering projects, solutions, and processes. Experience with software programs or tools such as Access, SQL Server database, SQL Management Studio; Microsoft InfoPath to develop customized forms for use with SharePoint, and SharePoint Designer to create customized tools, forms, and reports. Experience administering SharePoint sites and permissions, SharePoint out-of-the-box capabilities and techniques (i.e., Business Connectivity Services; Excel Services; InfoPath; SharePoint views, lists, libraries) for designing, developing, and implementing solutions to improve programs and processes. 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 (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

Contacts

• Address LBI - Office of Program and Business Solutions 1111 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20224 US
• Name: (ERC) Employee Resource Center
• Phone: 866-743-5748