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WHAT IS TAXPAYER SERVICES? A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions Position(s) are to be filled in following area(s): TS - RICS-Return Integrity and Compliance Services Refundable Credits Examination Operations REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS 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. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-11: At least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Your specialized experience must include: Utilizing IRS functions, programs, policies, regulations, procedures, and operations to evaluate program plans and determine impact of changes on program goals. Leveraging knowledge of cross functional programs and their interrelationship with assigned program to conduct reviews, studies/projects and coordinate systems and resource utilization of program operations. Utilizing analytical and evaluative methods to assess and measure the effectiveness of program operations, identify gaps or conflicts in program information, consolidate findings, and recommend alternatives Identifying significant tax issues and enforcement changes that impact assigned programs to revise procedures or recommend changes to implementing regulations. Leveraging principles of management planning, program and process analysis, management reporting procedures and available system capabilities to resolve operating problems, and providing statistical data or other management information reports Applying oral and written communications to conduct briefings, prepare reports, document findings and disseminate procedural and regulatory information. OR PH.D or equivalent doctoral degree that demonstrated the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to do the work. OR Three (3) full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a doctoral degree in a related field of study that demonstrated the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to do the work. OR LL.M., if related. You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions. AND 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.