Program Manager, NTE 1yr, MBE up to 3 yrs, MBP

This Program Manager, NTE 1yr, MBE up to 3 yrs, MBP position is with Internal Revenue Service (Department of the Treasury) in Glendale, AZ. WHAT IS TAX EXEMPT GOVERNMENT ENTITIES? 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): TEGE - Exempt Organizations and Government Entities This job (or announcement) is open to current permanent IRS competitive service employees in Tax Exempt Government Entities business units. REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS Key duties: • General Manager Duties: As a Front Line Manager you will: Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities and prepares schedules for completion of work. Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees. Evaluate work performance of subordinates and makes recommendations for outstanding performance recognition and/or disciplinary action. Give advice, counsel or instruction to employees on work and administrative matters. Interview candidates for positions within the organization/unit and recommend appointment, promotion or reassignment to such positions. Hear and resolve complaints from employees, refer group grievances and/or more serious unresolved complaints as appropriate. Effect minor disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands, recommend other actions in more serious cases. Identify developmental and training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training. Initiate ways to improve production, work processes and/or to increase the quality of the work directed. The following are the job specific duties of this position. You will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position. Establishes close working relationships with internal and external customers and stakeholders, including officials of entities issuing tax advantaged bonds, bond counsels, tax practitioners, tax and accounting professional groups, and executives within the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division and other functions within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and other federal and state government agencies. Conducts in-depth analyses of project data, requirements, and impact; identifies problem areas and makes recommendations for action to resolve them. Ensures bond examination goals, strategies, and policies are communicated to all employees. Manages short and long-range planning activities and coordinates on an organizationally wide basis regarding procedures, responses and reports dealing with tax advantaged bond issues; allocates resources among subordinate groups; coordinates the education and communication programs subordinate groups. STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD21050 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions. 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: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To be minimally qualified for this position you must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level payband or GS grade in the normal line of progression. Specialized experience would include one year of substantive supervisory or program management experience at the GS-13 or GS-14 level or equivalent level manager or comparable management or leadership experiences outside of Federal service. To be qualifying for this position your experience should be sufficient to demonstrate: Examining documents, records, accounting reports, and processes to ensure compliance with accounting and auditing principles, laws, and regulation Providing technical briefing to leadership on matters involving statutory provisions regarding accounting and auditing principles laws and regulation. Partnering with internal and/or external stakeholders and implemented program improvements to increase voluntary compliance (i.e., policy, tax forums, headquarters, etc.). Identifying and developed fraud trends and/or areas of noncompliance. Providing technical guidance on communications, liaison activities, public outreach initiatives, and communication program requirements to support consistent program implementation. Conducting comprehensive compliance reviews and examinations of municipal debt portfolios to ensure strict adherence to federal statutory provisions under the Internal Revenue Code. Leveraging advanced knowledge of public finance to audit the key structural elements of municipal bonds, verifying the tax status of qualified issuers and evaluating the impact of private business use and purpose investments on the retention of tax-exempt status. Coordinating projects involving multiple organizations or stakeholders by facilitating meetings, resolving project issues, monitoring project milestones, and communicating project status and recommendations. Implementing process improvement initiatives by developing or applying project management methodologies, performance measures, or process improvement techniques to improve operational efficiency and service delivery. 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". For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards. Go to Understanding the IRS Paybands for GS/IR conversion. 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