Program Analyst - Houston, United States - US Office of the Inspector General for Tax Administration

Description

Duties:

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.

• Provide analytical support to the SAC/Director of a Field or Headquarters Division, on a variety of technical and management concerns. Perform broad analysis and provide feedback to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of investigations conducted in OI in meeting established goals and objectives. The support often extends beyond the immediate office of the SAC/Director, including providing support to all divisional office and personnel within OI.
• Perform work related to the research, strategic analysis of data, crosslinking, identifying additional investigative leads based on research, and creating reports that capture the analysis of information to assist special agents with their assigned investigations. Research and analysis is intended to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Division, and OI. Research and analysis is accomplished by utilizing law enforcement, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), or commercial databases/resources.
• Perform reviews to ensure that reports of investigation are consistent with OI policies, and are grammatically and technically accurate. Reviews may be conducted electronically using the OI's Criminal Results Management System or in a hardcopy format.
• Conduct briefings and prepare reports to keep the SAC/Director advised of work product plans, progress, and communicate findings and recommendations.

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 résumé.

Key Requirements:

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• Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National

Qualifications:

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

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Specialized Experience:

For the
GS-11, you must have one year 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 includes:

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• Collecting and/or analyzing documentation to assess risk, develop project strategy and/or support project objectives; AND**
  Communicating status or results of work to internal or external management

; AND:

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Collecting, analyzing and summarizing evidence to support conclusions
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OR
You may possess a Ph.
D.

or equivalent doctoral degree, or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LLM.

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.

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OR
You may qualify on a combination of education and experience.

To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent.

• For the
  GS09, Specialized experience is one year of experience at the
  GS07 level, or equivalent that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position

Specialized experience includes:
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• Collecting and/or analyzing documentation to assess risk, develop project strategy and/or support project objectives; AND**
  Communicating status or results of work to internal or external management

.
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OR

Masters or equivalent graduate degree, or two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LLB or JD.

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OR
You may qualify on a combination of education and experience.

To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent.

Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered as qualifying education.

• For the
  GS07, Specialized experience is one year of experience at the
  GS05 level, or equivalent that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position

Specialized experience includes:
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• Collecting documentation to assess risk, and support project objectives;*****
  OR

One full year of graduate level education in a relate