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US Department of the Treasury

Policy Analyst

Atlanta, GA · On-site

$125K/yr

Performing analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to accomplish complex projects or ... FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the ...

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Policy Analyst

Policy Analyst

US Department of the Treasury

Atlanta, GA • On-site

$125K/yr

Other

Posted 5 days ago

U.S. Department Of The Treasury rating

8.2

Company rating: 8.2 out of 10

Based on 13 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

223rd of 668 rated public administrative organizations

Job description

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):
    • Submission Processing Headquarters, Deputy Director's Office
  • This job (or announcement) is open to current permanent IRS competitive service employees in Taxpayer Services business units.
REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILSQualifications:

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.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
GS-14 Level: You must have one 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 must include:

  • Managing multiple assignments that require a wide range of management and program oversight;
  • Performing analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to accomplish complex projects or studies broad in scope and magnitude;
  • Applying management principles and processes to perform project/program management duties and coordinating objectives and recommendations;
  • Contributing to the development and management of SharePoint tools, including the elicitation of requirements;
  • Identifying and resolving issues, including documenting issues, researching solutions, and recommending enterprise solutions;
  • Representing BOD for deployment of enterprise-level software upgrades;
  • Serving as the authoritative expert for ad-hoc technology questions;
  • Using oral and written communication to brief leadership on project status and prepare briefings.

AND
You must also meet the following requirement(s):

  • TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): 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"
  • 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-05, 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.
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