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Duties

WHAT IS THE Taxpayer Advocate Service-(TAS) 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: TAS, Business Systems Planning, Systems Operation & Support The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. Represents the Taxpayer Advocate Service program for which they are responsible in the performance of a variety of top liaison assignments and contacts with representatives of other Government agencies and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officials and industry associations. Serves as a liaison with Area Advocate staffs, operating divisions, and the Service's industry specialists. Ensures understanding and consideration of the Taxpayer Advocate policies and views. Actively assists in the implementation of the Taxpayer Advocate's administrative management and technical decisions and ensures accomplishment of the desired results. Advises on and oversees the general management of operations, including utilization of resources. Provides technical advice on the overall management of programs under the purview of the Taxpayer Advocate program for which they are assigned. Analyzes proposals directed to their assigned program for approval, design or review, and develops recommendations for consideration and action as well as alternate proposals. Performs independently, or provides leadership to ad-hoc groups, in the conduct of special studies, investigations, or projects. May participate in Area or National Office or industry association task forces. These studies may require contacts with and preparation and issuance of reports to high level Service officials or industry representatives. Takes a leadership role in the development of program plans, design and issuance of directives and instructions and the development of recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the entire ODTA organization for which they serve. Formulates or influences agency policy relating to their assigned organization. Negotiates on policy matters involving organization or operational areas. Collects, analyzes and consolidates data and status reports to determine impact on resources, effectiveness, and compliance with established goals and objectives. Manages the full range of technical, operational, and administrative issues that exist within the operation. This includes supervising, guiding, coordinating, planning, developing, and implementing effective resolutions and/or corrective measures.

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. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience leading major project assignments applying a wide range of analytical and evaluative methods and techniques, both qualitative and quantitative, to accomplish complex projects or studies broad in scope and magnitude. Experience applying laws, policies, regulations, and precedents applicable to the segment(s) of the Service's program affected by the assigned project or study; Experience applying management principles and processes to perform project management duties to effectively coordinate and integrate project objectives and recommendations with key line and/or staff functions of the Service; Experience communicating effectively both orally and in writing; Experience as an implementer of SharePoint solutions for business collaboration and workflow management, including developing with Nintex forms, customer and deployment testing, and preparation of documentation. AND TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: GS-14: Under merit promotion procedures, Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. Time is credited based on calendar time served in a grade, regardless of the number of days or hours worked. If you currently hold or have previously held a position at the same (or equivalent) or higher grade/level in the Federal government as of this announcement, you will meet the TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENTS. 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 TAS - Deputy National Taxpayer Advocate 1111 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20224 US
• Name: (ERC) Employee Resource Center
• Phone: 866-743-5748