Supervisory Mathematical Statistician - Internal Revenue Service

Duties

WHAT IS THE RESEARCH, APPLIED ANALYTICS AND STATISTICS (RAAS) DIVISION?

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Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas: Research, Applied Analytics and Statistics Strategy and Business; Research, Applied Analytics and Statistics Data Management, Research, Applied Analytics and Statistics of Income



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.



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.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Requirements
  Conditions of Employment
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National and provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. (Birth certificate showing birth in the U.S; Unexpired U.S. Passport; Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization; or Report of Birth Abroad of a U.S. Citizen (Form FS-240))
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Qualifications
    
    Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or . 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/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:
    
    
    
    BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR All GRADES:
    
    
    
    Degree: that included 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, of which at least 12 semester hours were in mathematics and 6 semester hours were in statistics.
    
    
    
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    Combination of education and experience -- at least 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, including at least 12 hours in mathematics and 6 hours in statistics, as shown in above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
    
    
    
    Evaluation of Education: Courses acceptable toward meeting the mathematics course requirement of the paragraphs above must have included at least four of the following: differential calculus, integral calculus, advanced calculus, theory of equations, vector analysis, advanced algebra, linear algebra, mathematical logic, differential equations, or any other advanced course in mathematics for which one of these was a prerequisite. Courses in mathematical statistics or probability theory with a prerequisite of elementary calculus or more advanced courses will be accepted toward meeting the mathematics requirements, with the provision that the same course cannot be counted toward both the mathematics and the statistics requirement.
    
    
    
    Evaluation of Experience: The experience offered in combination with educational courses to meet the requirements in the paragraph above should include evidence of statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying known statistical techniques to data such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance. Without other indications of statistical experience, work required in the processing of numerical or quantified information by other than statistical methods are not considered appropriate qualifying experience. Examples of such nonqualifying work include statistical clerical work; statistical drafting; calculation of totals, averages, percentages, or other arithmetic summations; preparation of simple tables or charts; or verification of data by simple comparison or proofreading.
    
    
    
    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.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Go to for GS/IR conversion. For more information on qualifications please refer to .
    
    
    
    Education
    
    For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
    
    
    
    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 .
    
    
    
    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 (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.
    
    
    
    Additional information
    
    
    
    
    • Subject to a 1-year supervisory or managerial probationary period (unless already completed).
      
    • Subject to a 1-year probationary period (unless already completed). Note: Current Federal employees may be required to serve a new probationary period (5 CFR 315.802(b)).
      
    • Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
      
      
    • We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled.
      
      
    • This is a non-bargaining unit position.
      
    • Tour of Duty: Day Shift - Start and stop times between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
      
    • Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.
      
    • In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location.
      
    • Telework Eligible Positions: Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. Employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements (e.g., reporting at least twice a pay period to your assigned Post of Duty (POD)) and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program. Employees must also be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status. As a reminder - 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.
      
    • Obtain and use a government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Benefits
      
      
      
      A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Required Documents
      
      
      The following documents are required and must be provided with your application. All application materials, including transcripts, must be in English.
      
      
      
    • Online Application - Questionnaire
      
    • Education - See Education Section above
      
    • Registration/License (if applicable) - active, current registration/license
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, your application will be determined incomplete, and you will not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).
      
      
      
      
      How to Apply
      
      The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on 10/28/2024 and/or cut-off dates in this announcement. 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 10/28/2024.
      
      
      
      To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link:
      
      
      
      • 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 10/28/2024.
        
        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.
        
        
        
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        Agency contact information
        
        
        IRS Memphis External
        
        
        
        
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        RAAS - Research
        
        1111 Constitution Ave NW
        
        Washington, DC 20224
        
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        Next steps
        
        
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        Once your application package and online questionnaire is 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.
        
        
        
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