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WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER IRS CAREERS? Visit us on the web at www.jobs.irs.govWHAT IS THE COMMUNICATIONS AND LIAISON (C&L) DIVISION?
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Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
Office of Communications, Planning and Content Development Branch and Employee Communications Branch.
The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.
- Recommends policies, programs, services, and procedures governing the dissemination of information to internal stakeholders (executives, managers, employees).
- Advises on and recommends specific communications events and activities designed to meet challenges of diverse internal and external audiences with varying levels of information requirements and interests.
- Develops effective internal communications programs that support the organization's goals.
- Works on all phases of communications plan execution - including delivery, measurement, reporting, and results for internal clients.
- Develops content designed to achieve organization-wide and department-level business goals.
This position has career progression. If you are selected at a grade level lower than the full working level, you may be non-competitively promoted as your career progresses. For example, you may be hired as a GS-05, but if the position has career progression to GS-11, then you may move from a GS-05 to a GS-11 in as little as three years. 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-time work 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-9: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience with written and oral communication techniques and methods to assist in providing guidance and oversight on assigned communication programs; Experience planning, gathering and verifying and editing digital photography and creating and developing computer graphics/desktop publishing; Analytical methods to evaluate data and make appropriate recommendations and interpersonal relation skills sufficient for establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
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Master's or equivalent degree in any field of study that demonstrated the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work OR Two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a degree in a related field of study that demonstrated the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.
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LL.B or J.D., if related. OR An equivalent amount of combined graduate education and experience.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-11: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience with written and oral communication techniques, communications models and applications used to reach audiences effectively and the ability to write articles and releases; Experience developing content for print and web mediums directed at a diverse employee audience; Analytical methods to evaluate data and make appropriate recommendations and interpersonal relation skills sufficient for establishing and maintain effective working relationships.
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PH.D or equivalent doctoral degree in any field of study that demonstrated the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.
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Three (3) full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a degree in any field of study that demonstrated the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work
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LL.M., if related OR A combination of qualifying graduate education and experience as described above.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-12 You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience with communication principles and skill in making oral presentations and conducting meetings to obtain customer input on program issues, and develop mutually agreed upon resolutions; Applying a variety of approaches to communication programs and of developing effective messaging; Experience with problem-solving techniques and ability to make decisions; Analyzing and developing recommendations from a wide array of conflicting and divergent information to assist program officials in achieving the information objectives of their programs.
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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.