Summary
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Duties
WHAT IS THE PRIVACY GOVERNMENTAL LIAISON AND DISCLOSURE DIVISION? A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas: Privacy Governmental Liaison and Disclosure (PGLD), Privacy, Policy, and Compliance (PPC) The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. Serves as an advisor who provides technical and administrative guidance on Privacy/disclosure issues. Also, develops privacy-related policies for nationwide application to both internal and external customers. Plans, develops, coordinates, and establishes operating methods and procedures for accomplishment of privacy mission and implements the privacy program objectives to ensure guidance and procedures comply with all applicable Federal privacy legislation, regulations, OMB guidance, and IRS policies for integration of privacy as a foundation within the IRS systems such as Privacy, Civil Liberties Impact Assessments (PCLIAs) and updates to training materials and instructions for preparing less complex PCLIAs-surveys, social media, etc.). Meets with managers and senior analysts within the Service to articulate and assist in meeting the overall goals and objectives of the privacy program. Serves as liaison to internal and external customers to clarify and resolve issues (PCLIAs, data loss incident, theft, incoming responses to policy guidance and screening privacy mailbox). Provides guidance and advice on Privacy Act and laws ensuring compliance in these areas. Plans and conducts educational training sessions on Privacy and eGovernment Acts requirements. Also, develops, implements, and maintains privacy policies and procedures. Conducts risk assessments and determines appropriate remediation actions (Business PII Risk Assessments, BPRA). Analyzes data to evaluate program risk or vulnerabilities of disclosure and privacy breaches. Prepares communication products/reports highlighting risks and mitigation strategies. Conducts internal investigations of the actions of employees who have a reported data loss incident, disclosure, loss, theft, or an email stopped by the Safeguarding Personally Identifiable Information Data Extracts (SPIIDE) system. Using information obtained during the investigation, conducts risk assessments for instances of a loss or disclosure of sensitive but unclassified (SBU) data including personally identifiable information (PII) and determines appropriate remediation actions such as notification of impacted individuals and management. For output from monitoring programs, such as SPIIDE, determines if instances of possible non-compliance with policy should be referred to management for possible administrative action or other remediation. Conducts investigations of personnel security, data encryption and security breaches. Manages IRS data breaches and IRS impact from external data breaches that impact national security. Ensures Privacy in securing systems (SharePoint, Shared Drive, Access databases, etc.) to avoid inadvertent disclosures or erroneous release of federal tax information (FI) and personal identifiable information (PII) which also impact national security. Conducts risk assessments and determines appropriate remediation actions. Analyzes data to evaluate program risk or vulnerabilities of disclosure and privacy breaches. Prepares communication products/reports highlighting risks and mitigation strategies.
Job Requirements
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)) A 1-year probationary period is required. Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer. Undergo a review of prior performance/conduct and an income tax verification. Refer to "Get Your Tax Record" at http://www.irs.gov/ (https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript) to check the status of your account, balance owed, payment history, make a payment, or review answers to tax questions. If you are not in compliance, you will be determined unsuitable for employment with IRS. This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time. For more information regarding your rights refer to Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights - FBI, FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI, and SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov). Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so. Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. These documents must be unexpired original or certified copies. The employment of any candidate, including a current employee or a new hire, selected for this position may be conditional upon classification and/or audit of federal tax returns. This audit may include up to 2 years of returns. Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
Qualifications
Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or 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/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-12 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes experience applying privacy and disclosure guidance to common work processes. Examples include applying disclosure guidance during the authentication of taxpayers or their representatives; applying privacy principles in the protection of sensitive information; recognizing Freedom of Information Requests and applying IRM guidance in their resolution. In addition, you must have experience with analytical and evaluative methods and techniques, both qualitative and quantitative, sufficient to accomplish programs or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations and experience communicating effectively both orally and in writing. AND MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks. AND TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: 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.
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 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.