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WHAT IS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION?

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• Position(s) are to be filled in following area(s):
  
  • CI - CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION HEADQUARTERS

• This job (or announcement) is open to current permanent IRS competitive service employees in CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION business units.

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Duties

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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.

• Performs a wide range of analytical studies and projects affecting major HQ program areas, including administrative and management policies, program objectives, operations, procedures, and resource use. Compiles and presents oral or written reports to a wide IRS audience. Develops and presents policy changes and recommendations to CI executives and/or senior leadership for appropriate course of action. Works independently or with appropriate subject-matter experts to ensure approved policy and procedural changes are implemented and meeting established goals.
• Frequently serves on project teams conducting analytical studies and/or projects to resolve substantive problems or improve effectiveness and efficiency of operating line or administrative support programs. At this level, the incumbent will often serve as a project manager, responsible for assisting lower graded specialist assigned to the project team. Projects and day-to-day activities require the use of basic information technology hardware and software applications (including but not limited to SharePoint, Microsoft Office, Space Time and Resources (STAR), etc. to gather and interpret data, prepare reports, policy statements, action plans, and illustrated presentations for delivery to CI executives and/or senior leadership.
• Identifies methods to resolve or address program and/or management deficiencies, develops administrative process improvements, goals, objectives, and milestones and directs the development and execution of employee training relating to program needs.

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD23012

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Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Probationary Period - A person who is required to go through a probationary period and then is transferred, promoted, demoted, or reassigned before he or she completes such period is required to complete the remainder of the probationary period in the new position.
• Government Credit Card - Obtain and use a government-issued charge card for business-related travel.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SHOWN IN QUALIFICATIONS SECTION

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or through 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/day/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.

GS-12 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience must include:

• Applying evaluative and analytical methods to identify and measure accomplishments and progress, revise methods and develop new approaches to information gathering.
• Applying project management techniques to plan, schedule, and conduct projects, missions, organization work processes and related administrative activities to identify actual or potential problem areas, trends, deficiencies, or other similar factors affecting operations.

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You must also meet the following requirement(s):

• TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): 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".
• TIME IN GRADE (TIG): For positions above the GS-05,applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the grade you are applying for. For positions at the GS-5, you cannot advance to the GS-05 if you have held a GS-02 in the past 52 weeks. There is no TIG restriction for GS-02, 03, or 04 positions.

For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

Education

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.

We recommend choosing an evaluator from a member organization of one of the following national associations of credential evaluation services: National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE).

Additional information

In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location.

• Additional jobs may be filled from this announcement or any other source to fill these vacancies.
• Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours may be available.
• Salary: General Schedule (GS) Locality Pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.

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Benefits

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