Governmental Information Specialist

Summary

WHAT IS PRIVACY? A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions This job (or announcement) is open to current permanent IRS competitive service employees in Privacy business units. Remain in POD - The vacancy will be filled at the selectee's official permanent position of record, post-of-duty (POD). REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS

Duties

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position. Researches, analyzes, and evaluates data for response to the most sensitive and complex information Requests. Assembles and reviews proposed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) release packages. Implements appropriate closing procedures. Keeps abreast of recent developments in the field of disclosure, including recent court and department decisions, current legislative resolutions or problems encountered within the FOIA program. Prepares FOIA briefings and provides guidance to lower graded specialists in the office and also provides technical guidance and assistance to personnel in other functions. Processes the most sensitive Privacy Act data requests. Serves as subject matter expert on Federal privacy policy and processes. Evaluates confidential personal records that, if released, would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Represents the agency on issues related to the Privacy Act and other privacy requirements. Coordinates, reviews, and evaluates the agency privacy program. Makes recommendations to management to improve the efficiency of assigned programs and processes. Serves as a coach to ensure transfer of technical knowledge and job skills to other Disclosure staff. STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD26474 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions. Requirements

Government Credit Card - Obtain and use a government-issued charge card for business-related travel. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SHOWN IN QUALIFICATIONS SECTION Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or through 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/day/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. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To qualify for this position, you must meet the qualification requirements outlined below. GS-13 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To qualify for this position you must have one (1) 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: Researching procedural guides encompassing references to multiple business units, legal research background, or other experience that required a broad understanding of cross functional operations and procedures, regulations, or other areas related to the position to be filled. Preparing, reviewing, or applying standard procedures such as the Internal Revenue Manual, advisory letters, memoranda, etc. related to procedures in multiple functions in addition to cross functional cooperation; analyzing and adjudicating taxpayer claims, appeals, negotiation strategies, or similar work related to Federal tax operations; and conducting and interpreting FOIA law, regulations, and procedures. Applying knowledge of Federal tax laws, IRC, IRM, and the procedures of multiple business units or divisions of the IRS to address taxpayer's needs. Interpreting laws, regulations, and other technical matters to prepare clear, concise, logically arranged, well written and easy to understand explanatory material or briefs. AND You must also meet the following requirement(s): TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): 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" TIME IN GRADE (TIG): For positions above the GS-05, applicants must meet applicable time-in-­grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the grade you are applying for. For positions at the GS-05, you cannot advance to the GS-05 if you have held a GS-02 in the past 52 weeks. There is no TIG restriction for GS-02, 03 or 04 positions. For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

Education

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. We recommend choosing an evaluator from a member organization of one of the following national associations of credential evaluation services: National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE). How You Will Be Evaluated

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Business Results – Efficiency Business Results – Quality Customer Satisfaction – Application Customer Satisfaction – Knowledge Employee Satisfaction - Employee Contribution Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Rating: Your application will be evaluated in accordance with the Service's Merit Promotion Plan. A quality group rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level groups, Superior/Best Qualified, Highly Qualified and Qualified. Referral: Eligible applicants rated in the highest quality group, 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. Performance Appraisal and Awards - Will not be used in determining your overall rating. 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 https://persinfo.web.irs.gov/. If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the 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. Benefits

As a current employee, you know the great benefits we offer. Should you have any questions about benefits, please contact the Employee Resource Center (ERC) at 1-866-743-5748 option #1 for ERC. Other Information

Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours may be available. Salary: General Schedule (GS) Locality Pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages. Cost-of-Living Allowances (COLA): Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico includes COLA. See COLA Rates 2026. In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location.