Would you like to gain exposure to the work of a public-sector, Federal career, including on-the-job experience, training, and mentorship? The IRS Office of Chief Counsel Pathways Internship Program is for you! This exciting program offers students a paid internship opportunity exploring a Federal career while still in school. You will be provided meaningful developmental work that supports your career path in an exciting environment.

Duties

WHAT IS THE PATHWAYS PROGRAM? The Department of the Treasury's Intern Program affords experiences in the Federal Government intended to introduce possible careers in the civil service to individuals who are currently enrolled students. Successful applicants are placed in a dynamic, developmental program with the potential to lead to a civil service career in the Federal Government. WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE PATHWAYS PROGRAM? For additional information regarding the Pathways Program, please refer to the following website: www.usajobs.gov/StudentsAndGrads / OPM Intern Program information page WHAT IS THE PLANNING & FINANCE DIVISION? The Planning & Finance Division (PFD) has a variety of responsibilities for the Office of Chief Counsel including, formulation and execution of Counsel's annual budget, performance metrics and reporting, corporate data analysis, coordination of Counsel's case management systems, internal survey design, administration, and analysis, strategic planning, business continuity planning, and program administration. PFD is staffed by Management and Budget Analysts as well as Systems Coordinators. PFD produces regular workload and resource reports (e.g., quarterly business performance reviews) and analysis that supports program costing (e.g., user fee cost-setting). PFD also responds to GAO, TIGTA, IRS CFO, and others on topics that require organizational and management data. In addition, PFD often collaborates with and cross assigns analysts to other Counsel Business Units when the projects require PFD skill sets or custom analytics (e.g., employee engagement, Enterprise Risk Management, and change management).

Requirements

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• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National

Qualifications

To be eligible for this internship position, ALL of the following requirements must be met: Academic Enrollment: You must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an accredited high school, technical or vocational school, two-year or four-year college or university, graduate, or professional school (go to https://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/ to verify accreditation status). Individuals who are enrolled must be taking at least a half-time academic, vocational, or technical course load leading to a degree, diploma, or certificate. "Half-time" is defined by the school in which the student is enrolled. Good Academic Standing: Applicants must have at least a 2.5 GPA. Qualification Requirements: Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications for this position as outlined below: Qualification Requirements: To qualify for the GS-07level, you must meet the following requirements by the closing of this announcement: A. Education: In the Intern Program you may qualify based solely on related (business administration, management, economics, finance) education as follows: Completion of 1 full academic year of graduate level education or OR Superior Academic Achievement may be met by having a Bachelor's degree, with one of the following: (1) A GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in the last 2 years of study, or (2) a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0scale for all courses in the major field of study or those courses in the major completed in the last 2 years of study, or (3) rank in the upper one third of the class in the college, university, or major subdivision, or (4)membership in a national honor society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies. OR B. Experience: You may qualify with one year of specialized at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Gathering, analyzing, and evaluating various types of management data. Providing functional guidance and recommending solutions to supervisor, management or other personnel. It must include significant experience with spreadsheets and the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data. OR C. You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. 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.

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: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. For further information, visit: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov)

Contacts

• Address Office of Chief Counsel, IRS Staffing and Classification Branch 1111 Constitution Ave, NW Washington, DC 20224 US
• Name: Kelley Campbell
• Phone: 469-801-1593
• Email: [email protected]