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Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist
Location:
Springfield, IL
Description:
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 Duties WHAT IS THE TAXPAYER ADVOCE SERVICE (TAS) DIVISION? A description of the business units can be found at: Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas: TAXPAYER ADVOCATE SERVICE ATTORNEY ADVISORY GROUP The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. Administer, supervise, or perform legal technical tax work requiring analysis and application of tax principles and specialized knowledge of the Internal Revenue Code and related laws, court decisions, regulations, and precedent rulings of the Internal Revenue Service. Serves as Senior Legal administrative Specialist with responsibility for personally handling and performing technical review of some of the office's most complex, important, or novel cases and projects, particularly those with broad, or potentially controversial, ramifications. Assists with the development, management, and evaluation of TAS's advocacy and legal positions, and provides strategic planning and support in identifying emerging trends and issues likely to have an impact on TAS's programs and activities. Formulates and coordinates plans, programs and schedules for the Attorney Advisors to the National Taxpayer Advocate unit on such matters as workflow, employee utilization, meetings, case reviews, travel, training, leave, management and operation problems encountered. Devises and establishes overall procedures and workflow among the various components. Reviews and evaluates group activities and program operations to determine effectiveness of subordinates. Develops effective operational and management relationships and delegates authority to subordinates as appropriate. Exercises effective communication in dealing with all components of the organization as well as officials of other units or organizations or in advising management officials of higher rank. Collaborates with the heads of other organizations to negotiate, decide on, and coordinate other activities that may affect these other organizations and facilitate workflow and the achievement of mutual objectives. Keeps employees informed of management policies, federal employment benefits and responsibilities, and administrative matters. Identifies and facilitates delivery of tools such as workspace, research materials, up-to-date technology and supplies to field using efficient, cost effective means. Allocates resources to ensure fair and equitable treatment of taxpayers. Requirements Conditions of Employment Must be a U.S. Citizen or National and provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. (Birth certificate showing birth in the U.S; Unexpired U.S. Passport; Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization; or Report of Birth Abroad of a U.S. Citizen (Form FS-240)) Undergo a review of prior performance/conduct and an income tax verification. Refer to "Get Your Tax Record" at () to check the status of your account, balance owed, payment history, make a payment, or review answers to tax questions. If you are not in compliance, you will be determined unsuitable for employment with IRS. This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time. For more information regarding your rights refer to , , and . Complete a to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency. Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the . Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. These must be unexpired original or certified copies . The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Treasury and its bureaus from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with and certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to the Department of Treasury by email at, XXXX@treasury.gov. To learn more, please visit our page at: Qualifications Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or 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. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: All GRADES -- SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR : To be eligible for this position, at any grade level, applicants must demonstrate the following: Knowledge of Legal Industry, including legal practices, federal codes and regulations, and application of complex legal principles to facts. This knowledge may be met through experience and/or education. To meet this requirement, the applicant must demonstrate the following experience: Substantive knowledge of state and federal laws, judicial decisions and precedents, legal codes, court procedures, legal practices, legal instruments and documents, government regulations, executive orders, and agency rules specific to tax administration and compliance. Exceptional skill in researching, interpreting, examining, analyzing and applying relevant state and federal laws, regulations, related statutes, and sub-regulatory guidance, sufficient to produce written reports, relevant forms, instructions, explanatory publications, legal memoranda, proposed legislation, and other materials, sufficient to address taxpayer rights and responsibilities, propose tax legislation or regulation, and issue opinions and/or decisions specific to tax administration or compliance. AND You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE : You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the next lower level within the payband or GS grade in the normal line of progression in the Federal service that demonstrates the required managerial skills and technical competence required to perform the job. To be qualifying for this position your experience must include: Experience that demonstrated management/leadership experience such as applying management techniques, methods, theories, principles, or labor relations concepts for the accomplishment of all program objectives with combined technical and administrative oversight. This experience may have been gained through work experience as a project/program manager, team lead or project/program lead, technical advisor, or senior specialist/analyst that included managing resources, providing support to managers, mentoring team members, providing day to day guidance training and/or oversight of peers or others. Experience applying regulations, other official guidance and principles, including the latest procedures and techniques sufficient to oversee the planning, development and implementation of the technical aspects of programs specific to the position being filled. Experience applying communicative techniques to effectively and diplomatically interact with internal and external customers. In addition, your experience must include: Experience representing and/or effecting resolution for individual taxpayers in a broad array of tax controversy matters, including collection, examination, appeals and litigation that would demonstrate a full understanding of IRS functions, processes, interrelationships and dependencies. Experience analyzing and interpreting relevant tax laws, regulations, rulings, policies, procedures, and precedent decisions in order to research and advise on specific questions or problems using alternative approaches regarding taxpayer rights, privileges, or liabilities under laws and regulations administered by the IRS by representing taxpayers or the government in Tax Court or federal courts in tax matters. Experience sufficient to demonstrate knowledge of the statutory mission, organization, policies, practices and procedures of the Office of Taxpayer Advocate as described in the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations. Experience working with examination, compliance, collection and Appeals programs with emphasis on taxpayer rights/burdens (e.g., working on Taxpayer Assistance Orders, Taxpayer Advocate Directives, reviewing published guidance, and analyzing systemic issues affecting multiple taxpayers). Experience rendering tax advice or assistance to the National Taxpayer Advocate or IRS executives which involve handling critical, sensitive or confidential matters. Experience communicating verbally and in writing for high level officials and/or Congressional offices on a multitude of subjects. For more information on qualifications please refer to . 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. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further. Rating: You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): (SM) MSP Core Qualifications Competency Communication and Representation Issue Resolution Process Project/Program Management Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of two quality level categories, CAT A/B, CAT C depending on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, and training related to this position. 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: 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.Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Qualified preference eligibles who have a compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more (CPS, CP) are placed at the top of the highest category on the referral list (except for scientific or professional positions at the GS-9 level or higher). Remaining preference eligibles are placed above non-preference eligibles within their assigned category.If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the , you must receive a rating of category CAT C 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 (i.e., 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, i.e., 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. ( are optional.) Please view It is also recommended that your resume not include personal information such as age, gender, religion, race, disability, etc. Online Application - Questionnaire Education - See Education Section above Registration/License (if applicable) - active, current registration/license Veterans' Preference (if applicable) - You MUST submit a copy of your DD-214 (Member 4 copy), or other official documentation from a branch of the Armed Forces or the Department of Veterans Affairs showing dates of service and type of discharge. If you are serving under active duty, provide certification from the Armed Forces that you will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of certification. The certification must indicate your dates of service, rank and that you will be separated under honorable conditions. 10-point preference eligible - Submit an , along with the required documentation listed on the back of the SF-15. Veterans Affairs/Armed Forces certification must include the percentage of the service-connected disability or disabilities (including the "combined" percentage if you have more than one disability). Refer to for additional information on veterans' preference. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) (if applicable) - You MUST submit the required documentation as outlined at: 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. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) (if applicable) - If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee, click for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents. High School Diploma (or equivalent) - If you are 16 or 17 years of age, you MUST submit documentation of graduation from high school (or equivalent); OR completion of a formal vocational training program; OR statement from school authorities agreeing with your decision to pursue employment rather than continuing your education. 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). PDN-9c46219c-58b4-4356-8037-27129769bd96
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U.S. Department Of The Treasury
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June 14 on Professional Diversity Network
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