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Deputy Chief Data and Analytics Officer-Statistics (Director, Statistics of Income Division)

Department of the Treasury

Summary

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury. The U.S. Department of the Treasury has a distinguished history dating back to the founding of our nation. As the steward of U.S. economic and financial systems, Treasury is a major and influential leader in today's global economy. We have over 100,000 employees across the country and around the world. Come Join the Department of the Treasury and Invest in Tomorrow.

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Duties

We strongly encourage applicants to read the entire announcement before submitting their applications.

As the Deputy Chief Data and Analytics Officer-Statistics (DCD&AOS) you will lead a principal federal statistical agency in the production of official statistics on the U.S. tax system. You will provide leadership within the Internal Revenue Service Research, Applied Analytics and Statistics Division, which partners with enterprise leaders to develop and deliver innovative and strategic support for the nation's tax system through applying analytics and statistics. The DCD&AOS also serves as a principal statistical advisor to the Chief Data and Analytics Officer, serves as the Statistical Official for the Treasury Department and is a member of the Office of Management and Budget's Interagency Council on Statistical Policy.

As the Deputy Chief Data and Analytics Officer-Statistics (Director, Statistics of Income Division) your duties and responsibilities include:

  • Serving as the Treasury Statistical Official. Managing and developing a comprehensive process to assess, identify, monitor, and lead the IRS Statistics of Income Division, a principal statistical unit which produces and disseminates data on the tax system. Providing advice on development of statistical programs and products to officials of IRS, Treasury, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the President's Council of Economic Advisers, congressional committees, other federal government agencies, state and local governments, research organizations and business organizations.
  • Planning and monitoring statistical efforts supporting RAAS's mission, including sample design and statistical processing issues related to statistical data production. Anticipating and leading change in sample design and statistical processing procedures in response to changing customer needs. Directing production of statistical tables, annual and periodic studies of taxpayer reporting characteristics, information match studies and special studies of domestic and international tax activities. Ensuring reports are produced and disseminated in compliance with legislative requirements and relevant OMB guidance.
  • Developing and reviewing annual publications for legislative analysis which contain financial benchmark data and analysis of taxpayer characteristics based upon returns from individuals, corporations, estates, fiduciaries, partnerships, sole proprietorships, exempt organizations, and international activities. Developing and reviewing special analyses produced for Treasury's Office of Tax Analysis, congressional committees, the President's Council of Economic Advisors and other government agencies regarding tax and economic developments. These statistics are prepared for release in various Statistics of Income reports, the IRS Data Book, the Statistical Abstract of the United States, and various special tax administration studies.
  • Serving as Treasury's senior advisor for statistical policy and techniques ensuring use of optimal levels of data quality and confidentiality. Serving as a member of the OMB Interagency Council on Statistical Policy and its subcommittees. Advising OMB in setting federal government standards for statistical policy and practices and ensuring IRS and Treasury practices and procedures comply with these standards. Managing clearance process within Treasury for OMB draft regulations and guidance.
  • Interacting with leaders of major statistical agencies, leaders of statistical components in other agencies and government policymakers who depend on IRS statistics. Advising IRS leaders to ensure data collections meet quality, timeliness, accessibility, and documentation standards to support downstream analytic and research uses as required by statute, regulation and OMB guidance.
  • Collaborating with Treasury senior leaders including the Chief Data Officer and Evaluation Officer on statistical methodologies, data access, data acquisition and linkage, learning agendas and evaluation plans. Directing budget formulation, resource allocation, organizational staffing and training, statistical processing and computing functions located at IRS facilities. Serving as a member of Treasury's Data Governance Board and Artificial Intelligence Governance Board, advising leadership on statistical issues, overseeing development of data quality and data standards, and assisting Treasury privacy officials in establishing protocols to protect privacy in statistical data releases.

WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER IRS CAREERS? If you want to find out more about IRS careers, visit us on the web at www.jobs.irs.gov

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

If selected for this position, you will be required to:

  • Be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.
  • Be geographically mobile to accomplish the Service's mission.
  • Complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
  • Certify you have registered with the Selective Service System, if you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, or certify you are exempt from having to do so.
  • Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment.
  • Provide information to successfully complete a background investigation. Applicants must have a successfully adjudicated FBI criminal history record check (fingerprint check) and a NACI or equivalent.
  • Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification as listed on Form I-9 (http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-9_IFR_02-02-09.pdf); of which one must be a valid state or federal government-issued picture identification. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. Employees must maintain PIV credential eligibility during their service with the Department of the Treasury.
  • Complete a pre-employment federal income tax verification process.
  • Complete verification of identity and employment eligibility as required by Federal law for all persons hired to work in the United States. The IRS participates in e-Verify (Employment Verification) and may provide information from your Form I-9 to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and/or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to secure a work authorization. You will receive written instructions and contact information for SSA and DHS if this information cannot be confirmed.
  • File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (sf278) within 30 days of appointment and annually.
  • The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Treasury and its bureaus from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to the Department of Treasury by email at, FairChanceAct@treasury.gov. To learn more, please visit our page at: Treasury.gov/fairchanceact.

Qualifications

You must upload your responses to the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).

As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership and supervisory experience indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under ECQs and Technical Qualifications (TQs) listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent leadership level within state or local government, private sector or non-government organization. As such, your resume should demonstrate you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully fulfill responsibilities inherent in most SES positions such as:

  • Directing the work of an organizational unit;
  • Ensuring the success of one or more specific major programs or projects;
  • Monitoring progress toward strategic organizational goals, evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance; and
  • Supervising the work of other managers and exercising important policy-making, policy determining, or other executive functions.

Failure to meet the basic qualification requirements and address all mandatory ECQs and TQs will result in your application being disqualified.

Current career SES members, former career SES members with reinstatement eligibility, and SES Candidate Development Program graduates who have been certified by OPM do NOT need to address the ECQs, however, are required to address the TQs in the resume.

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs): The ECQs were designed to assess executive experience and potential not technical expertise. They measure whether an individual has the broad executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions. All applicants must submit a written narrative to address the ECQs. Your narrative must address each ECQ separately and should contain at least two examples per ECQ describing your experiences and accomplishments/results. The narrative should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments, policy initiatives undertaken and the results of your actions. Applicants should not enter "Refer to Resume" to explain your answer. The ECQ narrative must not exceed 10 pages.

  1. Leading Change: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. (Competencies: creativity and innovation, external awareness, flexibility, resilience, strategic thinking, vision)
  2. Leading People: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organizations vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. (Competencies: conflict management, leveraging diversity, developing others, team building)
  3. Results Driven: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. (Competencies: accountability, customer service, decisiveness, entrepreneurship, problem solving, technical credibility)
  4. Business Acumen: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. (Competencies: financial management, human capital management, technology management)
  5. Building Coalitions: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. (Competencies: partnering, political savvy, influencing/negotiating)

Fundamental Competencies: These competencies are the foundation for success in each of the Executive Core Qualifications: Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Continual Learning, Written Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Public Service Motivation. The Fundamental Competencies are crosscutting; and should be addressed over the course of each ECQ narrative.

Additional information about the SES and ECQs can be found on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) SES Website. You are strongly encouraged to review OPMs Guide to SES qualifications for specific examples and guidance on writing effective ECQ narrative statements.

Applicants should follow the Challenge, Context, Action and Result (CCAR) model outlined in the OPM Guide to SES qualifications.

  • Challenge - Describe a specific problem or goal.
  • Context - Describe the individuals and groups you worked with, and/or the environment in which you worked, to address a particular challenge (e.g., clients, co-workers, members of Congress, shrinking budget, low morale).
  • Action - Discuss the specific actions you took to address a challenge.
  • Result - Give specific examples of measures/outcomes that had some impact on the organization. These accomplishments demonstrate the quality and effectiveness of your leadership skills.

Mandatory Technical Qualifications (TQs):

In addition to specialized experience, applicants must possess the following technical qualifications that represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. Please provide examples within your resume and explain the complexity of the knowledge possessed and the sensitivity of the issue(s) you handled. Your résumé must show you possess the following TQs:

  1. Economic Principles - Knowledge and understanding of economic and statistical principles, and their application to producing official statistics.
  2. Statistics - Knowledge of the federal statistical system and its functions.

To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

Education

There is no education requirement for this position.

Additional information

  • Veterans' preference is not applicable to the Senior Executive Service.
  • Applications MUST be submitted through USAJobs.
  • Submit resume and all other required documents online by 11:59 PM EST of the closing date.
  • If you are selected for a position, you are responsible for reporting to your designated POD (location) on the negotiated start date or as directed by management.
  • Salary for Senior Executive Service jobs vary depending on qualifications.
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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Applicants will be evaluated on the quality and extent of their leadership skills, technical experience and accomplishments, as described in their Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Technical Qualifications (TQs).

Applicants will be rated and ranked by a senior executive panel and those determined best qualified may be referred to participate in a selection interview. Highly qualified candidates may undergo an interview and a reference check. The IRS Executive Resources Board will review results and make recommendations on final selections to the appointing authority.

Unless you have been certified by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Review Board (QRB), your ECQs must be certified by the OPM QRB before you are appointed to this position.

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How to Apply

Applicants are strongly encouraged to read the entire announcement before submitting their application.

The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit all required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on 04/08/2024. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on 04/08/2024.

To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12316574

  • To begin the application process, click the "Apply Online" button.
  • You will be re-directed to USA STAFFING to complete your application process; answer the online questions and submit all required documents. (To submit supporting documents, import documents from USAJOBS to the appropriate document types. If the document you need was not imported from USAJOBS, you may upload it directly into this application. To protect your privacy, we suggest you first remove your SSN).
  • To complete, you must click the "Submit Application" button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on 04/08/2024.

To update your application, including supporting documentation, at any time during the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account. There you will find a record of your application, the application status, and an option to Update Application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed.

To verify the status of your application both during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account. All of your applications will appear on the Welcome page. The application record in your USAJOBS account provides an Additional Application Information page that provides information regarding the documentation you submitted and any correspondence we have sent related to this application. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: USAJOBS Application Status

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Agency contact information

Brian Picariello Brian Picariello

Email

Brian.M.Picariello@irs.gov

Address

RAAS

1111 Constitution Ave

Washington, DC 20224

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Next steps

Once your application package and online questionnaire are received you will receive an acknowledgement email. You are responsible for checking status updates and notifications in USAJOBS. Hard copy notifications will not be sent to you. You may check the status of your application for this position at any time by logging onto the USAJOBS "My Account" tab and clicking on "Application Status." For a more detailed update of your application status, you may click on "more information." Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. If your email mailbox is full or blocked (SPAM) you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position.

Treasury believes in a working environment that supports inclusion; please view our reasonable accommodation policies and procedures at Reasonable Accommodation. We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact us if you require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process.

Our comprehensive benefits are very generous. Our benefits package includes:

  • Competitive salaries, bonuses and incentive awards.
  • 11 paid holidays, 13 days of sick leave, and 26 days of vacation leave each year.
  • Access to insurance programs that may be continued after you retire.
  • A wide choice of health insurance plans, coverage for pre-existing conditions, and no waiting periods. We pay a substantial amount (up to 75%) of health insurance premiums.
  • A retirement program which includes employer-matching contributions.
  • Learn more about Federal benefits programs at: Pay and Benefits.

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