Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist (Legislative Affairs Manager)

Summary

WHAT IS NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS? 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 the following area(s): NHQ - Headquarters - Office of the Commissioner - Office of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS

Duties

General Manger Duties: As a Senior Manager you will: Exercise delegated managerial authority to oversee the overall planning, directing and timely execution of a program, several program segments (each of which is managed through separate subordinate organizational units), or comparable staff functions, including development, assignment, and higher level clearance of goals and objectives for supervisors or managers of subordinate organizational unit or lower organizational levels. Approve multi year and longer range work plans developed by the supervisors or managers of subordinate organizational units and subsequently manage the overall work to enhance achievement of the goals and objectives. Oversee the revision of long range plans, goals and objectives for the work directed. Manage the development of policy changes in response to changes in levels of appropriations or other legislated changes. Manage organizational changes throughout the organization directed or major change to the structure and content of the program or program segments directed. Exercise discretionary authority to approve the allocation and distribution of funds in the organizations budget. The following are the job specific duties of this position. You will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position. Directs and oversees the work of a team of Legislative Affairs Advisors responsible for Congressional liaison activities, Executive Secretariat coordination, legislative analysis, regulatory support, and executive communications. Provides executive oversight for development, review, clearance, and delivery of Congressional correspondence, Questions for the Record (QFRs), testimony coordination, briefing materials, technical assistance, and responses to Congressional inquiries. Coordinates Service-wide legislative and regulatory activities involving Treasury, Congressional committees, IRS Business Operating Divisions, Executive Secretariat, and the Office of Chief Counsel. Reviews and analyzes proposed legislation, Congressional inquiries, Treasury initiatives, and regulatory guidance to assess operational, compliance, and tax administration impacts. Oversees preparation of briefing books, talking points, executive summaries, legislative analyses, and strategic recommendations for senior leadership.

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. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE IR-01: To be minimally qualified for this position you must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower-level payband or GS grade 14 in the normal line of progression. Qualifying experience includes supervising professional employees, leading complex legislative programs, or managing high-visibility tax, legal, legislative, or public policy initiatives affecting an organization. To qualify for this position your experience should be sufficient to demonstrate: Supervising, leading, or directing professional staff responsible for tax law, legislative affairs, congressional or legal relations, executive correspondence, legal analysis, public policy, or related technical functions, including planning work, assigning priorities, evaluating performance, developing employees, allocating resources, and fostering a high-performing, collaborative work environment. Serving as a principal advisor to senior executives, organizational leadership, congressional or legal staff, and government officials or clients on complex tax, legislative, legal, operational, or public policy matters, including researching, interpreting, and applying the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury regulations, IRS guidance, administrative authorities, judicial decisions, legislative proposals, and/or related legal authorities to provide strategic recommendations. Planning, coordinating, or directing legislative affairs, congressional or legal relations, executive correspondence, executive action tracking, and organizational responses to congressional or legal inquiries, oversight activities, hearings, investigations, Questions for the Record (QFRs), appropriations matters, technical assistance requests, and other high-profile executive assignments. Reviewing, coordinating, or directing the development of congressional or legal responses, executive correspondence, testimony, briefing books, decision memoranda, policy papers, legislative analyses, executive summaries, talking points, and other executive-level written products involving complex tax, legal, legislative, or operational issues. Analyzing proposed or enacted legislation, Treasury initiatives, appropriations, or executive level priorities and advising leadership regarding legal, operational, compliance, policy, or organizational impacts while representing the organization before senior executives, congressional or legal staff, policymakers, clients, professional organizations, and other external stakeholders. Leading multidisciplinary teams of congressional or legal staff, Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), enrolled agents, economists, investigators, policy analysts, attorneys, executives, or other subject matter experts to develop, coordinate, negotiate, or implement legislative, tax administration, regulatory, or organizational initiatives. Managing multiple high-priority legislative, executive, or operational assignments involving competing deadlines, sensitive issues, and significant congressional or executive level interest while exercising independent judgment and broad discretion, including developing or improving organizational processes, executive clearance procedures, correspondence management systems, workflow controls, performance measures, and other operational practices to improve efficiency, accountability, responsiveness, and quality. Qualifying experience may have been gained through leadership positions involving congressional affairs, tax law, tax administration, regulatory affairs, government relations, legal practice, corporate tax, public policy, compliance, or related fields requiring expert knowledge of federal tax law, executive operations, congressional processes, and organizational leadership. AND You must also meet the following requirements MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT: Minimum age for federal employment is 18 years old, or at least 16 years old and have: Graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or Completed a formal vocational training program; or Received a statement from school authorities agreeing with your preference for employment rather than continuing your education For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards. Go to Understanding the IRS Paybands for GS/IR conversion.

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).

How You Will Be Evaluated

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Accountability Customer Service Decisiveness Flexibility Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Resilience Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Rating: Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories, CAT A, CAT B or CAT C. Referral: Eligible applicants rated in the highest category group, 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 category 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 Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP), you must receive a rating of category CAT B to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority. If you are selected, you will be subject to all requirements listed in the Requirements, Qualifications, and Additional Information sections of this announcement which includes, Prior Employment, Tax Checks, Fingerprint/Criminal History checks.

Required Documents

The following documents are required and must be provided with your application. All application materials, including transcripts, must be in English. Incomplete or insufficient information may result in not being considered for the position, or not receiving special consideration for which you may be eligible. Please view Application Preparation or How to write a resume for federal job. 1. Resume ... Your resume should: Be limited to two (2) pages. Applicants with resumes exceeding two-pages will be removed from consideration. We recommend utilizing a standard 8.5x11-inch document size, a sans-serif font such as Arial or Calibri with a font size no smaller than 10-point for the main text, and page margins of 0.5 inches. Applicants that attempt to circumvent the 2-page limit page limit, for example by materially reducing readability, will be deemed ineligible. If you update your application, only the most recent resume received (uploaded under the "Resume" document type) will be considered to determine qualifications. Include your name and contact information. Include relevant work experience - Employer Name, Job Title, Employment dates (start to end date or present), number of hours worked per week, and a brief description of duties that clearly demonstrate your qualifications. To receive full credit for work experience, you must include specific MM/DD/YYYY start and end dates for every position. Include pay plan, series, and grade (e.g., GS-0301-09) for all federal service jobs. Not include photographs, classified or sensitive information, SSN, encrypted/digitally signed documents, or other inappropriate content. Resumes containing prohibited information will be deemed ineligible. Not include embedded links as they will not be opened or considered when determining qualifications. Not include personal information such as age, sex, religion, race, or disability. Not include specialized experience copied from the announcement or position description, as this is not a demonstration of your experience. 2. Education (if applicable) - Refer to Qualification and Education sections above for requirements For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position based on education or training, submit a copy of your transcript(s) or equivalent. An official transcript(s) will be required if you are selected. 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. 3. Registration/License (if applicable) - Current, active registration/license 4. Veterans' Preference (if applicable) 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 Application for 10-point Veteran Preference, SF-15, along with the required documentation listed on the back of the form if you are a 10-point preference eligible. For more information on claiming veterans' preference view here. 5. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) (if applicable) Selection priority program for displaced or surplus federal employees: Review and submit the required documentation as oulined under CTAP/ICTAP 6. Current and Former Federal Employees Documentation (if applicable) Submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personne...

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 IR-01: To be minimally qualified for this position you must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower-level payband or GS grade 14 in the normal line of progression. Qualifying experience includes supervising professional employees, leading complex legislative programs, or managing high-visibility tax, legal, legislative, or public policy initiatives affecting an organization. To qualify for this position your experience should be sufficient to demonstrate: Supervising, leading, or directing professional staff responsible for tax law, legislative affairs, congressional or legal relations, executive correspondence, legal analysis, public policy, or related technical functions, including planning work, assigning priorities, evaluating performance, developing employees, allocating resources, and fostering a high-performing, collaborative work environment. Serving as a principal advisor to senior executives, organizational leadership, congressional or legal staff, and government officials or clients on complex tax, legislative, legal, operational, or public policy matters, including researching, interpreting, and applying the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury regulations, IRS guidance, administrative authorities, judicial decisions, legislative proposals, and/or related legal authorities to provide strategic recommendations. Planning, coordinating, or directing legislative affairs, congressional or legal relations, executive correspondence, executive action tracking, and organizational responses to congressional or legal inquiries, oversight activities, hearings, investigations, Questions for the Record (QFRs), appropriations matters, technical assistance requests, and other high-profile executive assignments. Reviewing, coordinating, or directing the development of congressional or legal responses, executive correspondence, testimony, briefing books, decision memoranda, policy papers, legislative analyses, executive summaries, talking points, and other executive-level written products involving complex tax, legal, legislative, or operational issues. Analyzing proposed or enacted legislation, Treasury initiatives, appropriations, or executive level priorities and advising leadership regarding legal, operational, compliance, policy, or organizational impacts while representing the organization before senior executives, congressional or legal staff, policymakers, clients, professional organizations, and other external stakeholders. Leading multidisciplinary teams of congressional or legal staff, Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), enrolled agents, economists, investigators, policy analysts, attorneys, executives, or other subject matter experts to develop, coordinate, negotiate, or implement legislative, tax administration, regulatory, or organizational initiatives. Managing multiple high-priority legislative, executive, or operational assignments involving competing deadlines, sensitive issues, and significant congressional or executive level interest while exercising independent judgment and broad discretion, including developing or improving organizational processes, executive clearance procedures, correspondence management systems, workflow controls, performance measures, and other operational practices to improve efficiency, accountability, responsiveness, and quality. Qualifying experience may have been gained through leadership positions involving congressional affairs, tax law, tax administration, regulatory affairs, government relations, legal practice, corporate tax, public policy, compliance, or related fields requiring expert knowledge of federal tax law, executive operations, congressional processes, and organizational leadership. AND You must also meet the following requirements MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT: Minimum age for federal employment is 18 years old, or at least 16 years old and have: Graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or Completed a formal vocational training program; or Received a statement from school authorities agreeing with your preference for employment rather than continuing your education For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards. Go to Understanding the IRS Paybands for GS/IR conversion.