Project Manager (Business Systems Planning Project Manager)
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DutiesWHAT IS (AP) APPEALS THE DIVISION?A description of the business units can be found at: The IRS Independent Office of Appeals has career opportunities for you!Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:Independent Office of Appeals, Operations Support, Business System Planning, ModernizationThe following are the duties of this position at the full working level.Formulates business system plans using advanced information technology and makes recommendations that influence major nationwide change in business practices and policies.Directs broad complex long-term studies and research projects requiring application of advanced analytical and statistical methods and the most current and advanced information technology in order to recommend extensive system upgrades.Analyzes new business systems and establishes measures to capture business benefits. Prepares recommendations and implements business systems plans to meet long and short-range business goals.Identifies and recommends business systems pilot sites, makes recommendations on discontinuing pilot programs as necessary, manages the pilot programs and provides business executives with comprehensive test evaluation reports and recommendations to improve business systems nation-wide.Manages and coordinates complex business systems integration in multiple agency locations.Assesses the impact of new programs and legislative changes on existing business systems and resources. Presents findings through consolidated status reports, oral presentations, memoranda, and other documents as required. Makes recommendations to management on resources for user acceptance testing.Formulates policies, develops program plans, designs and issues directives and instructions, and develops recommendations to improve business systems policy to business executives.Requirements Conditions of EmploymentSTANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD):PD92946Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.A 1-year probationary period is required (unless already completed).File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled.The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the minimum locality pay up to maximum locality pay for all duty locations listed. The range will be adjusted for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.This is a non-bargaining unit position.Tour of Duty: Day Shift - Start and stop times between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location.Telework Eligible Positions: Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. Employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements (e.g., reporting at least twice a pay period to your assigned Post of Duty (POD)) and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program. Employees must also be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status. As a reminder - If you are selected for a position, you are responsible for reporting to your designated POD (location) on the negotiated start date or as directed by management.A recruitment incentive may be offered: NOPay retention may be offered based on applicable laws and regulations.If this position is covered by a formal development plan, pay retention will be offered where applicable based on law and regulationRelocation: No QualificationsYou must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: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 includes: Experience managing multiple assignments that required a wide range of management and program oversight; Experience with public and/or business administration or public policy; Experience with qualitative and quantitative methods; Experience with planning policies and procedures; Experience with negotiation techniques; Experience with oral and written communications; Experience with computer applications sufficient to prepare written reports, spreadsheets, statistical tables, and flowcharts; Examples may include assignments where you performed the full range of project management principles, practices, methods, and techniques; conducted analysis of issues broad in nature, and/or of strategic importance; developed new approaches and/or refined existing techniques; and/or developed and implemented policies with broad impact.ANDMEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks.ANDTIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: 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 .Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or 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/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.For more information on qualifications please refer toOPM's Qualifications Standards.Education A copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. If the position has specific education requirements and you currently hold, or have previously held, a position in the same job series with the IRS, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time. Applicants are encouraged, but are not required, to submit an SF-50 documenting experience in a specific series. 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. Additional information Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits. Review our benefitsEligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.How You Will Be EvaluatedYou 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 supporting documents. 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. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.Rating: Your application will be evaluated in accordance with the Service's Merit Promotion Plan. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):Decision MakingOral CommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingProblem SolvingWritingYour application will also be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, and training. Any performance appraisal/evaluation and award documentation you provide will be forwarded to the selecting official. The selecting official will review this documentation and give it due weight consideration during the overall selection process. IRS employees may obtain their most recent awards listing at . Your rating may be lowered, if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.Referral: A category-like rating (Quality Group) will be used to rate, rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories, Superior/Best Qualified, Highly Qualified and Qualified.If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application 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 quality group order. We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee eligible for Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must receive a score of Highly Qualified or better to be rated as well qualified to receive special selection priority.