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Position Title
Lead Forensic Document Analyst
Agency
Office of the Inspector General for Tax Administration
Announcement Number
23-TIGTA-152 Opens in new window
Open Period
Thursday, March 16, 2023 to Thursday, March 30, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)?  Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
 
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2. Do you currently hold (or have you previously held) on a permanent basis, a position in the competitive service (or in another merit system with which OPM has an interchange agreement), with promotion potential equivalent to (or higher than) the full performance level of the position advertised in this vacancy announcement?
 
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3. Are you a current TIGTA employee who is eligible for competitive consideration under any of the following categories?
  • Current TIGTA employee in the Competitive service on a permanent career or career-conditional appointment
  • Current TIGTA employee serving on a VRA appointment.
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Preferences
1. Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government? (limit characters)
2. Where did you learn about this Department of the Treasury job opportunity? (limit characters)
3. If you were born a male after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, have you registered with the Selective Service System (select "Not applicable" if this question does not apply to you)? (limit characters)
4. Are you a current Federal employee?
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5. If you are, or ever were a Federal civilian employee, indicate the pay plan and grade level or pay band of the highest graded position you have ever held.
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6. Which of the following defines your eligibility for this announcement? (limit characters)
Performance Appraisal
1. As outlined in the vacancy announcement, you must submit a copy of your most recent rating of record(i.e; final annual performance appraisal issued and signed by appropriate management officials) dated within the last 18 months. If you have not submitted an appraisal meeting these requirements or if it is not dated within the last 18 months, you must explain why you are unable to do so. If you do not provide a copy of the performance appraisal, or a statement advising why it is unavailable, you will be removed from further consideration.

Type "yes" in the text box below if you are providing a performance appraisal meeting the above requirements with your application. If you are unable to provide a performance appraisal with your application meeting the requirements, please provide a reason in the text box below. (This is required of all applicants regardless of prior federal service. "N/A" is not considered an acceptable response.)
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Assessment 1
1. For the GS-14, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes:
- Experience performing forensic work in examining and identifying questioned documents; AND
- Experience conducting examinations to determine the validity and genuineness of a document.

Select the choice that best describes your specialized experience.
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2. Make sure examples of this experience are clearly documented in your resume. Please give the dates/resume reference when you gained this experience so it may be found to ensure you receive proper credit. (limit 250 characters)
3. Do you have experience conducting forensic document examinations? (limit characters)
4. Of the following forensic document examinations, which have you conducted? (limit characters)
5. Which of the following memberships do you currently hold or have ever been member of? (limit characters)
6. Select all the answer(s) that describe your experience identifying and analyzing problems, making logical decisions, and providing solutions. (limit characters)
7. Indicate your experience(s) gathering and evaluating information and data. (limit characters)
8. Select the oral communication activities you have performed on a regular or recurring basis at work regarding forensic document examination. (limit characters)
9. From the list below, identify the types of audiences with which you have experience communicating orally or making oral presentations regarding forensic document examination. (limit characters)
10. Choose the statement that best describes your experience in maintaining, re-writing and issuing technical and professional reference materials and other policies and procedures for the operation. (limit characters)
11. Which of the following types of documents have you written? (limit characters)