Publishing Program Specialist (Publishing Program Analyst) - Temp NTE 1 Year, MBE

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WHAT IS THE TAXPAYER SERVICESDIVISION?

A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:

Taxpayer Services Customer Assistance, Relationship and Education, Media and Publications, Publishing, E-Form Technology

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.

• Performs a full range of management support, educational and administrative activities and projects relating to publishing concerns in support of the goals, management and personnel of the division. These activities include evaluating operations and implementing recommendations, as well as conducting briefings and preparing reports to keep management apprised of progress and findings.

• Initiates, develops, and assumes a leadership role in the formulation of organization policies, development of program plans, and the issuance of directives and instructions to improve the overall effectiveness of the management and operation of Publishing. Meets with management and other personnel to contribute to the definition of goals and objectives. Analyzes technical, operational and administrative issues including guiding and coordinating planning and the development and implementation of approved corrective measures.

• Meets customer needs through developing understandable notices, directives and instructions to improve effective management operations of Publishing; produces external and internal forms and publications which facilitate tax administration and ease of compliance by taxpayers; and supplies media and publishing services to management and employees.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD):

PD95925

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• 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 1-year probationary period is required (unless already completed).

• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.

Qualifications

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.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-13 Level: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Forms Designer for the adaptive forms design process to develop, design, and implement forms modernization including contract management; Experience creating digital and adaptive forms using AEM Forms Designer and JavaScripting ; Experience developing accessible, dynamic, interactive forms and xdp form templates; Experience with interactive 2D barcodes when used in data collection; Experience using Policies and performed work on projects related to Information and Publishing system; Experience in electronic publishing; Experience analyzing and evaluating measures from metrics, finance, and published material data for customers or stakeholders; Experience with project management and interpreting personnel policies in order to apply them; Experience with oral and written communication to present plans and proposals and to prepare comprehensive reports for upper management or executives; Experience negotiating and resolving conflict.

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MEET 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.

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TIME 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".

For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM'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 for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

Additional information

• 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, 8:00 a.m.

• 4:30 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.

• Relocation expenses

• No

• Temporary Promotion, NTE 1 year

• May be extended (MBE) up to 4 years in increments of 1 year.

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