Senior Program Evaluation and Risk Analyst

Summary

WHAT IS Chief Risk and Control Officer?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

• Position(s) are to be filled in following area(s):
  • CRCO- Enterprise Risk Management and
    Oversight /Enterprise Audit Management and Oversight/Enterprise Control and Compliance Oversight

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.
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.

• Serves as an analyst who advises and assists top level management on changes to and formulation and implementation of policies for programs, processes, and initiatives to help improve the effectiveness and efficiency of agency strategies and nation-wide operations. As a project leader/analyst in a matrix organization, develops project plans, explains goals, solves work problems, provides input to supervisors on performance of other analysts, monitors interfacing issues between programs being led, identifies training needs, and determines resource and supply needs.
• Coaches analysts in a team environment to assess existing and proposed programs and activities to determine their investment potential and contribution to achievement of the assigned project. Identifies business, technological, and financial risks within ongoing programs and opportunities directly and indirectly involved in meeting established agency goals and objectives, and serves as the top consultant on an analytical team to help prepare, execute, revise, and monitor management policies.
• For assigned projects, selects specialists, technicians and support staff with varying skill levels. Plans, conducts, and completes policy and management analyses of complex issues and operations to provide senior executives with accurate and timely data, policy options, and recommendations and works with them to develop and implement policy changes that will help them carry out their strategic thinking and decision-making responsibilities.
• Facilitates the best selection and use of information technology hardware and software to gather and interpret data and prepare reports, spreadsheets, flow charts, policy statements, actions plans, milestones, and illustrated presentations for delivery to key strategic leaders.
• Serves as the expert and instructor on preparing and presenting team deliverables to top level Servicewide audiences including policy statements, analytical reports, statistical summaries, implementation plans, computer generated visuals, executive presentations, and other methods to convey the results of a program analysis, particularly a National Special Assurance Review. Also guides team efforts in using information management systems tools to update managers and customers on project status.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Probationary Period - A person who is required to go through a probationary period and then is transferred, promoted, demoted, or reassigned before he or she completes such period is required to complete the remainder of the probationary period in the new position.
• Government Credit Card - Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.

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.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
GS-14 Level: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:

• Experience managing multiple assignments that required a wide range of management and program oversight;
• Experience with public and/or business administration or public policy;
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative methods;
• Experience with planning policies and procedures;
• Experience with negotiation techniques;
• Experience with oral and written communications;
• Experience with computer applications sufficient to prepare written reports, spreadsheets, statistical tables, and flowcharts;
• Examples may include assignments where you performed the full range of project management principles, practices, methods, and techniques; conducted analysis of issues broad in nature, and/or of strategic importance; developed new approaches and/or refined existing techniques; and/or developed and implemented policies with broad impact.

AND
You must also meet the following requirement(s):

• TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): 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-5, 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).

Additional information

• Remain in POD - The vacancy will be filled at the selectee's official permanent position of record, post-of-duty (POD).
• In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location.
• Additional jobs may be filled from this announcement or any other source to fill these vacancies.
• 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): Puerto Rico and Hawaii includes COLA. See COLA Rates 2026.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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