Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist (Chief of Staff)

Internal Revenue Service•Washington, DC

About The Position

The Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist (Chief of Staff) oversees personnel, operations, and strategic coordination within the IRS Office of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs. The role directs legislative liaison activities involving Congressional committees, Member offices, the Treasury Department, external stakeholders, and IRS operating divisions. It provides executive oversight of Congressional engagement, including hearing preparation, Questions for the Record, briefing books, testimony coordination, technical assistance, and responses to Congressional inquiries. The position oversees Executive Secretariat operations, including executive correspondence, action tracking, briefing coordination, controlled communications, leadership clearances, and executive task management. It coordinates Service-wide legislative strategy and serves as a principal liaison among Treasury, Congressional committees, IRS Business Operating Divisions, the Executive Secretariat, and the Office of Chief Counsel on legislative and regulatory matters. As a senior manager, the role exercises delegated managerial authority over program planning, direction, and execution; sets and clears goals and objectives for subordinate supervisors or managers; approves and manages long-range work plans; oversees policy and organizational changes; and exercises discretion in allocating and distributing budget funds.

Requirements

At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower-level payband or GS grade in the normal line of progression.
Substantive supervisory, executive leadership, or program management experience directing complex organizations, major initiatives, or enterprise-wide operations.
Experience serving as a principal advisor to senior executives, agency leadership, elected officials, or other organizational leaders on complex issues and providing recommendations for executive decision-making.
Experience researching, interpreting, and applying the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury regulations, IRS guidance, administrative authorities, judicial decisions, or related legal authorities to analyze complex issues and develop executive-level recommendations.
Experience planning, directing, coordinating, or overseeing executive operations, legislative affairs, Congressional relations, regulatory initiatives, executive correspondence, controlled communications, executive action tracking, or other high-profile initiatives.
Experience leading organizational responses to Congressional oversight, hearings, investigations, appropriations, GAO reviews, TIGTA audits, OMB coordination, Executive Office of the President initiatives, or other high-profile executive activities.
Experience developing, reviewing, or directing executive correspondence, Congressional or legal responses, testimony, briefing books, decision memoranda, policy papers, legislative proposals, strategic communications, or talking points.
Experience leading enterprise-wide initiatives and directing multidisciplinary teams across organizational boundaries.
Experience managing subordinate managers, supervisors, or professional staff; setting priorities; allocating personnel and financial resources; overseeing performance; and managing sensitive, high-priority initiatives.
Demonstrated experience working with Congress, including Congressional offices, committees, or staff.
Must be at least 18 years old, or at least 16 and meet one of the listed education or vocational-training conditions.
Must be a U.S. Citizen or National and provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service System or prove exemption.
Must provide two forms of identification for Personal Identity Verification.
Must obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
Subject to a one-year supervisory or managerial probationary period unless already completed.
Newly appointed employees are subject to a competitive- or excepted-service probationary or trial period.
Must meet IRS suitability requirements, including applicable prior-employment screening, tax check, fingerprint/criminal-history check, background investigation, and Continuous Vetting enrollment.

Responsibilities

Oversee personnel, operations, and strategic coordination within the Office of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs.
Direct legislative liaison activities involving Congressional committees, Member offices, Treasury, external stakeholders, and IRS operating divisions.
Provide executive oversight for Congressional engagement, including hearing preparation, Questions for the Record, briefing books, testimony coordination, technical assistance, and responses to Congressional inquiries.
Oversee Executive Secretariat operations, including executive correspondence, action tracking, briefing coordination, controlled communications, leadership clearances, and executive task management.
Coordinate Service-wide legislative strategy and serve as a principal liaison among Treasury, Congressional committees, IRS Business Operating Divisions, the Executive Secretariat, and the Office of Chief Counsel on legislative and regulatory matters.
Direct the planning, execution, and timely delivery of programs, program segments, or comparable staff functions.
Develop, assign, and clear goals and objectives for supervisors or managers of subordinate organizational units.
Approve and manage multiyear and longer-range work plans, and oversee revisions to long-range plans, goals, and objectives.
Manage development of policy changes in response to appropriations levels or legislative changes.
Manage organizational changes or major changes to program structure and content.
Approve allocation and distribution of organizational budget funds.