The incumbent in this position serves as a Congressional Liaison. You will be the primary IRS contact for one or more Congressional Committees and their staffs. Responsibilities include serving as an expert on tax administration, responding to inquiries from Congress; organizing meetings/briefings; overseeing preparation for hearings; and outreach activities. The Congressional Liaison reports to the Chief of the National Congressional Affairs branch of the IRS Office of Legislative Affairs.

Duties

WHAT IS THE COMMUNICATIONS & LIAISONDIVISION? A description of the business units can be found at: Communications & Liaison at a glance | Internal Revenue Service Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas: Communications and Liaison (C&L); Legislative Affairs. This an exciting time to join IRS! The following are the duties of this very important 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 one or more key Congressional committees and their staffs. Key committees include: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs House Small Business Committee Senate Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Finance Committee House Committee on Ways & Means House and Senate Appropriations Committees 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. 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. Analyzes congressional inquiries, news reports and other sources to identify developing issues and trends. Reports periodically to Legislative Affairs on substantive contacts with Congressional committee offices. Legislative affairs have national impact and enhances the IRS' overall public image. Make a difference for your country by getting involved in the legislative aspects of tax administration!

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. 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. 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 (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or 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]