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WHAT DOES THE COMMISSIONER, TAX EXEMPT AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES (TE/GE) DO? The Commissioner, TE/GE is responsible for providing executive leadership and direction in the design, development and delivery of a comprehensive tax administration program to meet the needs of tax exempt and government entities, including employee plans, exempt organizations, and Federal, state, local and Indian Tribal governments.
Learn more about this agency08/27/2020 to 09/24/2020
$131,239 - $192,300 per year
ES ES
1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Periodic travel may be required.
Yes—Relocation expenses may be considered.
Permanent - Career
Full-time - Full-time, Permanent
Senior Executive
00
Yes
No
20ES-TEX0016-0340-00-BP
577259800
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Those who meet the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
U. S. Citizens, no prior Federal experience required.
As the Commissioner, Tax Exempt and Government Entities your duties and responsibilities include:
WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER IRS CAREERS? If you want to find out more about IRS careers, visit us on the web at www.jobs.irs.gov
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
If selected for this position, you will be required to:
YOU MUST UPLOAD YOUR RESPONSES TO THE EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs) AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES (TCs).
As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Competencies listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent level leadership within state or local government, private sector or non-government organization. As such, your resume should demonstrate that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully fulfill responsibilities inherent in most SES positions such as:
Failure to meet the basic qualification requirement and address all Mandatory Technical Competencies and Executive Core Qualification factors will result in your application being disqualified.
EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): The ECQs were designed to assess executive experience and potential not technical expertise. They measure whether an individual has the broad executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions. All applicants must submit a written narrative to address the ECQs. Your narrative must address each ECQ separately and should contain at least two examples per ECQ describing your experiences and accomplishments/results. The narrative should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments, policy Initiatives undertaken and the results of your actions. Applicants should not enter "Refer to Resume" to explain your answer.
The narrative must not exceed 10 pages.
NOTE: Current career SES members, former career SES members with reinstatement eligibility, and SES Candidate Development Program graduates who have been certified by OPM do NOT need to address the ECQs:
Fundamental Competencies: These competencies are the foundation for success in each of the Executive Core Qualifications: Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Continual Learning, Written Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Public Service Motivation. The Fundamental Competencies are crosscutting; and should be addressed over the course of each ECQ narratives.
Applicants should follow the Challenge, Context, Action and Result (CCAR) model outlined in the guide.
Additional information about the SES and Executive Core Qualifications can be found on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) SES Website. You are strongly encouraged to review OPMs Guide to SES Qualifications for specific examples and guidance on writing effective ECQ narrative statements.
MANDATORY TECHNICAL COMPETENCY QUALIFICATIONS (TCs): All applicants must submit a written narrative response to the following TCs. You must address each TC separately. Limit your written statements to one and half (1½) page per technical competency. Please give examples and explain the complexity of the knowledge possessed and the sensitivity of the issued you handled.
Tax Administration - A significant knowledge of the theories, concepts and principles of tax law and tax administration as they relate to at least one of the three major customer segments served by the Division: exempt organizations, employee plans or government entities.
Customer Service - Experience in the design, development, delivery and evaluation of programs to ensure customer service.
Equitable Enforcement - Experience in the design, development, delivery and evaluation of programs to ensure fair and equitable enforcement activities.
There is no education requirement for this position.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applicants will be evaluated on the quality and extent of their leadership skills, technical experience and accomplishments, as described in their Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Technical Competency (TC) narratives.
Applicants will be rated and ranked by a Senior Executive Panel and those determined best qualified may be referred to participate in a selection interview. Highly qualified candidates may undergo an interview and a reference check. The Internal Revenue Service, Executive Resources Board will review results and make recommendations on final selections to the appointing authority. Unless you have already been certified by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Review Board (QRB), your ECQs must be certified by the OPM QRB before your appointment can occur.
You must submit:
DO NOT SUBMIT ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Extraneous materials such as award certificates will not be considered
Applicants who fail to submit ALL required documents WILL NOT receive consideration for this position. Application will result in an “Incomplete” rating.
Non-competitive consideration (current or former Senior Executives and SES Candidate Development Program applicants with OPM-QRB certification) are not required to address the ECQs but it is MANDATORY to address the TCs.
NOTE: YOU MUST SUBMIT ALL DOCUMENTATION BY 11:59 P.M. EST ON THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE ELIGIBLE.
All applicants are required to submit a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.) https://www.jobs.irs.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg-uploads/files/Cover%20Letter%20Tips.pdf.
We suggest that you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your resume to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions.
Please view resume tips https://www.jobs.irs.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg-uploads/files/Resume%20Tips(2).pdf
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date.
Department of the Treasury believes in a working environment that supports inclusion; please view our reasonable accommodation policies and procedures at http://www.jobs.irs.gov/midcareer/reasonable-accommodation.html. We will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis.
Please contact Brian Picariello at Brian.M.Picariello@irs.gov if you require reasonable accomodations for any part of the application and hiring process.
If you are an applicant with a disability, you may contact the individual listed in this announcement about special appointment authorities for persons with disabilities, in addition to applying for this job announcement.
If you are experiencing system issues with your application, please contact the CareerConnector Help Desk at careerconnectorhelp@treasury.gov and/or the USAJOBS Help Desk.
After all application packages have been received, we will review your application to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. The Executive Evaluation Panel will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications based on the information provided and will generate a certificate of best qualified candidates for the selecting official. The selecting official may interview the best qualified candidates before making a selection. You should expect to hear back on the outcome of your application within 90 days of the closing date of the announcement.
You may check the status of your application for this position at any time by logging onto the USAJOBS “My Account” tab and clicking on “Application Status”. For a more detailed update of your application status, you may click on “more information.”
Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. Also, note that if you provide an email address that is inaccurate or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., spam-blocker), you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/577259800. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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