Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist

Summary

WHAT IS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (CI) DIVISION?

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):

Criminal Investigation

LIMITING Area of Consideration (ACO)- This job (or announcement) is open to current permanent IRS competitive service employees in Criminal Investigation (CI) business units.
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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. Manages and coordinates media activity; including speaking on behalf of the IRS in responding to media inquiries on highly technical or sensitive IRS issues; reviewing articles or other material concerning the IRS; prepares a daily news summary for Media Relations Branch; prepares complex or sensitive press releases; and compiles briefing material for Service officials
Builds relationships with media representatives, other National Headquarters personnel, and OD/FD/SS executives and managers to keep abreast of IRS policies, objectives, activities, and problems in order to respond quickly and accurately to media inquiries; exercises significant authority in dealing with officials of other units and organizations and in advising management officials of higher rank
Participates in the development and establishment of media relation policies and procedures; development, testing, and implementation of media relations strategies and balanced measures; and plans, schedules, and coordinates work operations in accordance with national policies and procedures
Participates on IRS Council(s), as appropriate, to address and resolve complex and sensitive IRS issues and to ensure consistent and accurate information is delivered to taxpayers through media
STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD92801

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Requirements

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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.
Supervisory Probationary Period - Subject to a 1-year supervisory or managerial probationary period (unless already completed).
Government Credit Card - Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
Drug Test - Submit to a drug test prior to your appointment and random drug testing while you occupy the position.
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.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR IR-04: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the next lower level within the payband or GS grade in the normal line of progression in the Federal service that demonstrates the required managerial skills and technical competence required to perform the job. To be qualifying for this position your experience must include: Experience that demonstrated management/leadership experience such as applying management techniques, methods, theories, principles, or labor relations concepts for the accomplishment of all program objectives with combined technical and administrative oversight. This experience may have been gained through work experience as a project/program manager, team lead or project/program lead, technical advisor, or senior specialist/analyst that included managing resources, providing support to managers, mentoring team members, providing day to day guidance training and/or oversight of peers or others.
Experience applying regulations, other official guidance, and principles, including the latest procedures and techniques sufficient to oversee the planning, development, and implementation of the technical aspects of programs specific to the position being filled.
Experience applying communicative techniques to effectively and diplomatically interact with internal and external customers.
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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.

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 Consider each location carefully when applying. If you are selected for a location, that location will become your official post of duty.
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: IRS (IR) Pay Band Locality Pay tables may be found under 2026 - IR Salary Tables.
Cost-of-Living Allowances (COLA): (Anchorage, Alaska and (Honolulu, 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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