Summary

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Duties

We strongly encourage applicants to read the entire announcement before submitting their applications.

The Senior Technical Advisor to the Tax Exempt and Government Entities (TE/GE) Commissioner serves as a legal expert and advisor to the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner, TE/GE Division. The Senior Technical Advisor provides top-level legal advice and technical analysis on a wide variety of issues including legislation, regulations, and other guidance, litigation matters, and trends and needs relating to federal taxation for employee plans, exempt organizations, tax exempt bond issuers, and federal, state, local, and Indian tribal governments.

As the Senior Technical Advisor to the TE/GE Commissioner your duties and responsibilities include:

• Providing in-depth legal and technical research, analysis, and advice related to program policies, strategies, and objectives of the TE/GE Division. Working closely with Chief Counsel and TE/GE Counsel on technical positions and regulatory and litigation issues affecting tax exempt and government entities.
• Analyzing and developing recommendations on technical issues related to compliance priorities and policies, return filing improvements, unique program evaluation, and assessment ideas and techniques.
• Partnering to develop, draft and review regulations and other guidance. Representing TE/GE Commissioner/Deputy Commissioner in sensitive and controversial cases, technical issues, and findings and recommendations of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration and the General Accountability Office.
• Preparing testimony, correspondence, and analyses for presentation to Congress and Congressional committees with legislative interest in tax exempt and government entities.
• Advising Commissioner, TE/GE, on relationships between IRS and Congress concerning tax exempt and government entities matters, and technical issues impacting the creation and maintenance of cooperative partnerships with customers and stakeholders. Providing advice and participates in dispute resolution efforts affecting the TE/GE Division.
• Chartering, coordinating, and/or chairs special studies and analyzes wide ranging technical, operational, and functional problems involving significant public policy controversy to construct viable solutions.
• Providing expertise in the independent review of work performed within the Employee Plans, Exempt Organizations, and Government Entities functions to ensure consistency of approaches, technical accuracy, fairness, and equitable treatment of taxpayers

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

If selected for this position, you will be required to:

• You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.
• Complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the or are exempt from having to do so.
• Complete a to determine your suitability for Federal employment.
• Provide information to successfully complete a background investigation. Applicants must have a successfully adjudicated FBI criminal history record check (fingerprint check) and a NACI or equivalent.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification as listed on Form I-9 (http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-9_IFR_02-02-09.pdf); of which one must be a valid state or federal government-issued picture identification. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. Employees must maintain PIV credential eligibility during their service with the Department of the Treasury.
• A pre-employment federal income tax verification.
• File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (sf278) within 30 days of appointment and annually.
• Federal law requires verification of identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. The IRS participates in e-Verify (Employment Verification) and may provide information from your Form I-9 to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and/or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to secure a work authorization. You will receive written instructions and contact information for SSA and DHS if this information cannot be confirmed.
• The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Treasury and its bureaus from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with and certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to the Department of Treasury by email at, . To learn more, please visit our page at:
• Veteran's Preference is applicable.

  How You Will Be Evaluated

  You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

  Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required Technical Qualification (TQ) narrative.
  
  Applicants will be evaluated on the quality and extent of their leadership skills, technical experience and accomplishments, as described in their TQs narrative.

  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 IRS Executive Resources Board will review results and make recommendations on final selections to the appointing authority.
  
  Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination.
  
  Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference eligible will be listed at the top of their assigned category and considered before non-preference eligible in that category. Qualified preference eligible with a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest category.

  Required Documents

  1. Resume - All applicants are required to submit a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you will not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).
  2. Separate narratives addressing the Technical Qualifications (TQs)
     • Narratives addressing the TQs are limited to one and a half (1 1/2) pages per competency.
  3. Veteran's Preference Documentation - If you are claiming veterans' preference, you 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. Ten-point preference eligible must also submit an , along with the required documentation listed on the back of the SF-15 form. For more information on veterans' preference view
  4. SF-50 - (or personnel action to verify civil service) - Current or former Federal employee applicants must submit your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) that documents your current tenure, position title, series and grade level.
  Applicants who fail to submit all required documents will not receive consideration for this position and will receive an "incomplete" rating.

  You must submit all documentation by 11:59 pm EST on the closing date of this announcement to be eligible.
  
  Cover letters are optional, .
  
  We suggest you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your resume to ensure it supports your responses to the questions. Please view .

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