Supervisory Forensic Investigative Analyst (Manager, Forensic Services)

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. 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. Experience applying evidentiary standards, emerging technologies, relevant forensic methodologies, and legal requirements governing forensic practices. Experience with complex forensic casework that spans multiple forensic disciplines, ensuring proper coordination, quality control, and analytic integration across forensic operations. 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.

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. Has responsibility for managing and directing the work needed to support their forensic services section, virtual evidence platforms and developing Lab and forensics policy. Oversees and recommends the acceptance of standards in the fields of Digital/Multimedia and/or other forensic scientific areas. Plans and schedules work for in-service or contracted subordinates assigned to their forensic services section. Makes recommendations to improve work methods and procedures used in the investigations and analysis of physical or electronic forensic evidence. Develops and maintains contacts with employees and managers at all levels of the Service, with officials of other government agencies at local, state, and Federal levels, and with professional groups and organizations. The employee must continuously lead IRS management officials to achieve objectives of the various work plans and serves as a primary source of information and advice on the effectiveness of its programs and policies. Contacts usually involve active participation in conferences, meetings, or presentations involving problems or issues of considerable consequence or importance to the program managed. Is a member of CI's Leadership Team and assists with strategic planning and implementation with other CI managers. Works with members from other areas of IRS, Treasury, other government agencies and other law enforcement agencies on issues related to Digital/Multimedia and/or other forensic scientific areas. STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD21052I Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.