Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER IRS CAREERS? Visit us on the web at www.jobs.irs.gov Responsibilities WHAT IS THE Small Business/Self-Employed (SB/SE) 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: Small Business/Self-Employed Operations Support, Technology Solutions The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. Plans, organizes, and carries through to completion broad, long-term analytical studies and projects requiring analysis of effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of substantive, mission-oriented programs. Analyzes program functions and/or areas to discern trends in program delivery. Analyzes overview report data to measure effectiveness in meeting baseline or the degree to which program plans and achievements support strategic initiatives. Serves as the process analysis expert for a program or function. Develops various techniques and methods to assess costs and benefits of alternative programs and to evaluate the effectiveness of current programs. Develops program plans, designs and issues directives and instructions, and develops recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the program segment. Reviews and evaluates the effectiveness of operating procedures, workflow, inter-functional coordination, and organization operation through personal observation, conferences, and of status reports and data. Requirements Conditions of Employment STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD92915 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions. Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel. 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 LEVEL: You must have 1 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 would include one year at the GS-13 that demonstrated expert knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods to design and conduct comprehensive studies and projects and to assess and improve program effectiveness or complex management processes and systems where you will research and investigate new or improved practices. Experience includes project management tools and techniques to plan, schedule, implement, closeout, and evaluate complex projects, as well as team management techniques to plan, organize, and direct team study work; Budgeting methods and techniques to prepare analyses and estimate resource needs. In addition, your experience should include comprehensive knowledge of the range of administrative 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. Your assignments should demonstrate oral communication techniques to present findings, negotiate solutions to disputed recommendations; and written communication techniques to prepare directives, policy statements, legislative proposals, and other written guidelines to introduce new initiatives and recommendations. 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. Additional Information We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled. The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the minimum locality pay up to maximum locality pay for all duty locations listed. The range will be adjusted for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages. This is a bargaining unit position. Tour of Duty: Monday-Friday, Day Shift - Start and stop times between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available. In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location. Telework Eligible Positions: Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. Employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements (e.g., reporting at least twice a pay period to your assigned Post of Duty (POD)) and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program. Employees must also be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status. As a reminder - If you are selected for a position, you are responsible for reporting to your designated POD (location) on the negotiated start date or as directed by management. Please consider each location carefully when applying. If you are selected for a position at one of your location selections, that location will become your official post of duty. 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