Government Information Specialist

Full-time

No

Government Information Specialist (TEMP NTE 1YEAR, MBE 5YEARS, MBP)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Summary

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This job is open to

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of this agency.

Clarification from the agency

Open to IRS Career/Career-Conditional, Treasury/IRS CTAP, & IRS RPP employees
Duties

WHAT IS THE PGLD - Privacy, Governmental Liaison and Disclosure DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at:

Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
Privacy, Governmental Liaison and Disclosure (PGLD), Governmental Liaison, Disclosure and Safeguards (GLDS)

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.

Serves as an expert advisor who provides technical and administrative guidance on Disclosure/privacy issues including memorandum issued, Internal Revenue Manuals (IRMs), Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) reports, and technology.
Keeps abreast of recent developments in the field of Disclosure, including recent court decisions, technology, current legislative resolutions, or problems encountered within the FOIA program. May serve as liaison to compliance and Counsel as well as external customers and recipients to clarify and resolve issues pertaining to FOIA requests. The incumbent may assist government attorneys in the FOIA litigation process. Also, the incumbent may be assigned FOIA requests involving politically-sensitive and/or media inquiries, large corporate entities, multiple entities, or possible litigation for release/non-release determinations. In this context, the incumbent performs an analysis of complex investigation files from different compliance functions.
Evaluates the impact of Privacy Act regulations on the organization's activities and coordinates with internal organizations such as the agency's information technology security office. Assesses privacy risks associated with programs, operations, and technology. Plans and conducts educational training sessions on Privacy Act requirements. Reviews and evaluates the agency's privacy program requirements.
May provide guidance and assistance to business unit staff in program development and delivery in assigned areas. May also coordinate data requests from Federal/state/local agencies.
Provides formal and informal training and awareness for Disclosure staff and other internal and external customers; serves as a coach to less-experienced Specialists or Assistants.

Requirements
Conditions of Employment

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD):
PD97979
Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.

Telework Eligible Positions: Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. Employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements (., 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.
A 1-year probationary period is required (unless already completed).
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-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: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience in researching procedural guides encompassing references to multiple business units, legal research background, or other experience that required a broad understanding of cross functional operations and procedures, regulations, or other areas related to the position to be filled. Examples of qualifying experience include: Preparing, reviewing, or applying Internal Revenue Manual procedures in more than one section, advisory letters, memoranda, etc. related to procedures in multiple functions in addition to cross functional cooperation; or analyzing and adjudicating taxpayer claims, appeals, negotiation strategies, or similar work related to Federal tax operations; or work as an attorney or paralegal that required legal research, analysis, and preparation of briefs or similar documents interpreting laws and regulations; or work as a Disclosure Specialist conducting and interpreting FOIA law, regulations, and procedures; or work as an accountant, auditor, analyst, or investigator that required application of the Internal Revenue Code and related laws/procedures. Your experience must be: Comprehensive experience with Federal tax laws, IRS procedures of multiple business units, and other pertinent technical matters to address taxpayer's needs; convert complex tax laws and other technical matters into clear, concise, logically arranged, well written and easy to understand explanatory material; Experience with IRC and IRM procedures, principles, techniques and practices; thorough experience with technical law and research techniques that include using on-line and paper methods.

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 . 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 . education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click 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 Non-Bargaining unit position.
Tour of Duty: Day Shift (Start and stop times between .)
Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.
Relocation expenses - "no"
Temporary Position NTE 1 year, may be extended up to 5 years, and may be made permanent.

Benefits

A career with the . government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated in accordance with the Service's Merit Promotion Plan. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):

Decision Making
Oral Communication
Planning and Evaluating
Problem Solving
Project Management
Writing



Your application will also be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, training, performance appraisals and awards relevant to the duties of this position. IRS employees may obtain their most recent awards listing at /. Your rating may be lowered, if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

Referral: A category-like rating (Quality Group) will be used to rate, rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories, Superior/Best Qualified, Highly Qualified and Qualified.

If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. Candidates, if required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring practices), will be interviewed in quality group order. We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.

If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee eligible for Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must receive a score of Highly Qualified or better to be rated as well qualified to receive special selection priority.

Required Documents

The following documents are required and must be provided with your application. All application materials, including transcripts, must be in English.

Resume - Your resume MUST contain dates of employment (., month/year to month/year or present). To ensure you receive full credit for relevant experience, include the hours worked per week. We recommend that your resume not exceed 5 pages. If including Federal service experience, you MUST provide the pay plan, series, and grade, ., GS-0301-09. If the pay plan, series, and grade are not provided, it may result in an ineligible determination.
Your resume must NOT include photographs, classified or government sensitive information, social security number (SSN), encrypted/digitally signed documents, or other inappropriate material or content. If your resume contains prohibited information as listed above, your application will be determined ineligible, and you will not receive consideration for this position. (Cover letters are optional.) Please view Resume Tips.
It is also recommended that your resume not include personal information such as age, gender, religion, race, disability, etc.
Online Application - Questionnaire responses
Education - See Education Section above
Performance Appraisal/Awards - You MUST submit a copy of your most recent completed performance appraisal. If a revalidated appraisal is used for merit promotion, the supervisor must prepare a narrative for each critical job element that does not have a narrative describing the performance in the appraisal period covered by the rating. Note: If you are a manager or management official, your most recent annual performance appraisal must be used for the overall rating identified.
Registration/License (if applicable) - active, current registration/license
IRS Reassignment Preference Program (RPP) (if applicable) - You MUST meet the requirements in your RPP notice. Submit a copy of your RPP Notice along with a copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal. Your performance appraisal must have a fully successful or higher overall rating.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) (if applicable) - You MUST submit the required documentation as outlined at: Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP). If you are an IRS CTAP eligible, you can apply for jobs within and outside the commuting area. If you are a Treasury CTAP eligible can apply for jobs within the commuting area.

Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, your application will be determined incomplete, and you will not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).

How to Apply

The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 . Eastern Time (ET) on 01/04/2024 and/or cut-off dates in this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 . - 4:00 . ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on 01/04/2024.

To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link:

To begin the application process, click the "Apply Online" button.
You will be re-directed to USASTAFFING to complete your application process; answer the online questions and submit all required documents. (To submit supporting documents, import documents from USAJOBS to the appropriate document types. If the document you need was not imported from USAJOBS, you may upload it directly into this application. To protect your privacy, we suggest you first remove your SSN).
To complete, you must click the "Submit Application" button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on 01/04/2024.

To update your application, including supporting documentation, at any time during the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account (). There you will find a record of your application, the application status, and an option to Update Application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed.

To verify the status of your application both during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account: . All of your applications will appear on the Welcome page. The application record in your USAJOBS account provides an Additional Application Information page that provides information regarding the documentation you submitted and any correspondence we have sent related to this application. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: /.

Agency contact information
(ERC) Employee Resource Center

Website


Address

PGLD - Government Liaison-Disclosure and Safeguards
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20224
US
Learn more about this agency
Next steps

Treasury believes in a working environment that supports inclusion; please view our reasonable accommodation policies and procedures at . We will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.

Once your application package and online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email. You are responsible for checking status updates and notifications in USAJOBS. Hard copy notifications will not be sent to you. You may check the status of your application for this position at any time by logging onto the USAJOBS "My Account" tab and clicking on "Application Status." For a more detailed update of your application status, you may click on "more information." Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. If your email mailbox is full or blocked (SPAM) you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position.

As a current employee, you know the great benefits we offer. Should you have any questions about benefits, please contact the Employee Resource Center (ERC) at 1-866-743-5748 option #1 for ERC.
Fair & Transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Reasonable accommodation policy
Financial suitability
Selective Service
New employee probationary period
Signature and false statements
Privacy Act
Social security number request

Overview

Accepting applications

Open & closing dates

12/20/2023 to 01/04/2024
Salary

$98,496 - $149,651 per year
Pay scale & grade

GS 13
Locations

1 vacancy in the following locations:

(DC0022) 1111 Constitution Ave Washington, DC
(FL0067) 400 West Bay Street Jacksonville, FL
(IN1778) 801 Wabash Terre Haute, IN
(MS2201) 111 E Troy St Ste A Tupelo, MS
(MO1937) 333 W. Pershing Road Kansas City, MO
(MO0106) 1222 Spruce Saint Louis, MO
(NY7288) 100 Myrtle Ave Brooklyn, NY
(PA0809) 2970 Market Street Philadelphia, PA
(PR4001) 48 Carr 165 Ste 2000 Guaynabo, PR

(TN0005) 5333 Getwell Road Memphis, TN
Remote job

No
Telework eligible

No
Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed

No
Appointment type

Permanent -
Work schedule

Full-time -
Service

Competitive
Promotion potential

13
Job family (Series)

0306 Government Information Specialist
Supervisory status

No
Security clearance

Not Required
Drug test

No
Position sensitivity and risk

Moderate Risk (MR)
Trust determination process

Suitability/Fitness
Announcement number

24-12236755B-PGN-0306-13
Control number

765696200

clarification from the agency

open to irs career/career-conditional, treasury/irs ctap, & irs rpp employees
duties

what is the pgld - privacy, governmental liaison and disclosure division?
a description of the business units can be found at:

vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
privacy, governmental liaison and disclosure (pgld), governmental liaison, disclosure and safeguards (glds)

the following are the duties of this position at the full working level. also, the incumbent may be assigned foia requests involving politically-sensitive and/or media inquiries, large corporate entities, multiple entities, or possible litigation for release/non-release determinations. 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. examples of qualifying experience include: preparing, reviewing, or applying internal revenue manual procedures in more than one section, advisory letters, memoranda, etc. your experience must be: comprehensive experience with federal tax laws, irs procedures of multiple business units, and other pertinent technical matters to address taxpayer's needs; convert complex tax laws and other technical matters into clear, concise, logically arranged, well written and easy to understand explanatory material; experience with irc and irm procedures, principles, techniques and practices; thorough experience with technical law and research techniques that include using on-line and paper methods. contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination. irs employees may obtain their most recent awards listing at /. resume - your resume must contain dates of employment (i. we recommend that your resume not exceed 5 pages. your resume must not include photographs, classified or government sensitive information, social security number (ssn), encrypted/digitally signed documents, or other inappropriate material or content. if your resume contains prohibited information as listed above, your application will be determined ineligible, and you will not receive consideration for this position. (cover letters are optional. ) please view resume tips. it is also recommended that your resume not include personal information such as age, gender, religion, race, disability, etc. if applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon et on 01/04/2024. to preview the application questionnaire, please click the following link:

to begin the application process, click the "apply online" button. to update your application, including supporting documentation, at any time during the announcement open period, return to your usajobs account (). to verify the status of your application both during and after the announcement open period, log into your usajobs account: . for information on what each application status means, visit: /. agency contact information
(erc) employee resource center

website

https://irsgov. agency contact information
(erc) employee resource center

website


address

pgld - government liaison-disclosure and safeguards
1111 constitution ave nw
washington, dc 20224
us
learn more about this agency
next steps

treasury believes in a working environment that supports inclusion; please view our reasonable accommodation policies and procedures at https://www. aspx
address

pgld - government liaison-disclosure and safeguards
1111 constitution ave nw
washington, dc 20224
us
learn more about this agency
next steps

treasury believes in a working environment that supports inclusion; please view our reasonable accommodation policies and procedures at . we will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process. once your application package and online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email. " please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. if your email mailbox is full or blocked (spam) you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position. should you have any questions about benefits, please contact the employee resource center (erc) at 1-866-743-5748 option #1 for erc

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