Summary This position is located at Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Office of Investigation. As Staff Assistant (Administrative Management Specialist), you will be responsible for performing a variety of analytical, technical, advisory, and administrative duties and functions related to the management of the Office. Responsibilities This vacancy can be filled in any TIGTA location listed below: Andover, MA (Only current employees who are sitting in this location) Boston, MA Holtsville, NY (Brookhaven Service Center) New York, NY Syracuse, NY The following are the duties of this position at the GS-11. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position. Serve as a functional liaison to advocate the interest and negotiate on behalf of management with officials in human resources, facilities, budget, case management and security functions pertaining to the division. Act as the point of contact for all administrative and personnel issues. Perform a wide range of budgetary and administrative duties to assist the SAC or Director with formulation, analysis, execution and review of the division budget. Act as inventory coordinator to ensure procedural requirements are met regarding government vehicles and government property assigned to divisional personnel. Responsible for processing Freedom of Information Act requests for the division. Responsible for maintaining accuracy of the divisions Outlook distribution lists, SharePoint site permissions, travel system routing, and HR Connect personnel alignment. Requirements Conditions of Employment The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work 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 re´sume´. Key Requirements: Click "Print Preview" to review the entire announcement before applying. Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National All newly appointed employees to the competitive (or excepted) service are subject to a probationary (or trial) period. During this time, your performance, conduct, and suitability for continued employment will be evaluated. You will not automatically convert to permanent status at the end of the probationary (or trial) period. Your supervisor must affirmatively determine that continued employment is in the best interest of the Federal service. If no certification is made before the probationary (or trial) period ends, your appointment will be terminated. You are encouraged to actively engage with your supervisor, seek feedback, and understand role expectations. Additional guidance and support will be provided during onboarding. Qualifications You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience: Specialized Experience for the GS-11, you must have one year (full 52 weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: -Receiving correspondence for the supervisor and conducting the necessary follow up to ensure actions are timely completed; AND - Arranging conferences and other large meetings for the supervisor; AND - Coordinating action items resulting from meeting and conferences to ensure timely completion; AND - Using automated systems and databases (i.e. Microsoft Office products, SharePoint, case management system) to schedule meetings, @type letters and memos, create presentations, and maintain case files for an office; AND - Identifying and analyzing plans and programs for an office. OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or, 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., if related. OR You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Only graduate level education in excess of the first two years 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. For the GS-9, specialized experience is one year of experience at the GS-07 level, or equivalent, that is directly related to the position as listed above. Specialized experience is defined as: - Receiving correspondence for the supervisor and conducting the necessary follow-up to ensure actions are timely complete; AND - Coordinating action items resulting from meetings and conferences to ensure timely completion; AND - Using automated systems and databases (i.e. Microsoft Office products, SharePoint, case management system) to schedule meetings, @type letters and memos, create presentations, and maintain case files for an office. OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. Time-in-Grade: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-11, you must have been at the GS-9 level for 52 weeks. For the GS-9, you must have been at the GS-7 level for 52 weeks. Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment. Education The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions. Additional Information We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. This is a non-bargaining unit position. We offer opportunities for telework. We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules. During the application process you will have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact on your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (CONTINUED): A one year probationary period may be required. Continued employment is contingent upon supervisory certification that continued employment will benefit the Federal Service; the certification will occur no less than 30 days before the end of the probationary/trial period. Must successfully complete a background investigation. Secret - Background Investigation will be required. Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency. You will be required to regularly report to the Duty Station listed above. While teleworking is an option, approval is at management's discretion based on duties, business needs, performance, etc. Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so. Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on. The employment of any candidate, including a current employee or a new hire, selected for this position is conditioned upon review/check of the candidate's tax compliance. Further, all TIGTA employees are subject to an employee tax compliance program to ensure that employees fulfill their personal tax responsibilities. Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel. This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time. For more information about individual rights, Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights - FBI, FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI, and SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov).
