Management and Program Analyst

at  US Internal Revenue Service

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-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience with leading major project assignments that required a wide range of analytical and evaluative methods and techniques, both qualitative and quantitative, sufficient to accomplish complex projects or studies broad in scope and magnitude. Experience and application, of a range of laws, policies, regulations, and precedents applicable to the segment(s) of the Service’s program affected by the assigned project or study; Experience with 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; and the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
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 for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

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.

• Advises and assists executive/senior management in critical, sensitive or confidential matters, including personnel actions (competitive and non-competitive promotions), liaison with labor relations (suspensions and removals), performance management (writing manager ratings and performance/special act awards), and investigations (TIGTA and GAO). This includes review and consideration of current as well as future program objectives, major management objectives, program goals and priorities and current, as well as anticipated, workload and resource requirements.
• Assists executive/senior management in exercising financial plan management responsibility. Prepares, maintains, and executes the financial plan involving all categories of expenditures. Reviews, analyzes, makes recommendations, and/or develops contingency plans based on financial analyses and reports.
• Participates in review of program operations and formulates recommendations and courses of action and modifies planning assumptions and planning documents. Develops innovative solutions, documents findings and conclusions, and makes presentations. Exercises authority to represent and make commitments on behalf of management regarding program operations and the administrative management of the organization.
• Takes a leadership role in the development of policy and guidance, and development of recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the organization. Actively assists in the implementation of administrative and technical decisions and ensures accomplishment of the desired results.
• Conducts in-depth analyses of assignments to gather and evaluate information, to set specific goals/action plans, assess problem areas, prepares management reports and briefing papers for executives/senior management