Total 32 Director/C-Level Customer Service job vacancies in Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 7SD

Major duties for this position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Serve as the Customer Service Branch Chief for headquarters and key advisor to the Division Chief of Enterprise Service Desk on short and long range-goals for the Support Center (a.k.a. Enterprise Service Desk) in customer experience, operations, efficiencies, and quality of services.
• Lead the agency-wide, fast-paced Support Center team that is the single point of contact for IT and Applications support at the Department of Labor. Works with other IT managers to provide a cohesive customer experience.
• Lead and coordinate the Level 0 (self-service) services (e.g., web portal, chatbot, knowledge base).
• Oversee the 24/7 Level 1 (phone) support services. Apply industry standards and uses technology solutions and processes to ensure timely and quality support services on first contact.
• Manage the main walk-in location where consistent Level 2 (desk-side) services such as break-fix, IT hardware repairs and exchanges, and user support are provided.
• Apply the appropriate industry frameworks within the Support Center to fulfil the organization's vision, mission, and goals; ensuring high quality and cost-effective IT service delivery and a robust continuous improvement approach.
• Monitor and report on service level targets for incidents, problems, and requests fulfilment; regularly presenting performance results to the Agency executive leadership.
• Maintain and test contingency plans to ensure high availability of the Support Center services.
• Formulate and defend IT budget proposals and ensures maximum efficiency and cost-effectiveness in the use of IT resources.
• Develop performance standards and evaluates work performance of direct reports.
• Serve as one of the program managers for the labor services support contract.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Major duties for this position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Serve as the Customer Service Branch Chief for headquarters and key advisor to the Division Chief of Enterprise Service Desk on short and long range-goals for the Support Center (a.k.a. Enterprise Service Desk) in customer experience, operations, efficiencies, and quality of services.
• Lead the agency-wide, fast-paced Support Center team that is the single point of contact for IT and Applications support at the Department of Labor. Works with other IT managers to provide a cohesive customer experience.
• Lead and coordinate the Level 0 (self-service) services (e.g., web portal, chatbot, knowledge base).
• Oversee the 24/7 Level 1 (phone) support services. Apply industry standards and uses technology solutions and processes to ensure timely and quality support services on first contact.
• Manage the main walk-in location where consistent Level 2 (desk-side) services such as break-fix, IT hardware repairs and exchanges, and user support are provided.
• Apply the appropriate industry frameworks within the Support Center to fulfil the organization's vision, mission, and goals; ensuring high quality and cost-effective IT service delivery and a robust continuous improvement approach.
• Monitor and report on service level targets for incidents, problems, and requests fulfilment; regularly presenting performance results to the Agency executive leadership.
• Maintain and test contingency plans to ensure high availability of the Support Center services.
• Formulate and defend IT budget proposals and ensures maximum efficiency and cost-effectiveness in the use of IT resources.
• Develop performance standards and evaluates work performance of direct reports.
• Serve as one of the program managers for the labor services support contract.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

This position is located under the Office of Science and Technology, IT Systems Delivery Division, Application Support Branch, in Washington, District of Columbia.

Serves as the Chief, Application Support Branch responsible for the management of Information Technology programs, contracts, and resources to meet the established OST and ATF strategic goals and program objectives.

• Manages and direct branch activities and performs the full range of supervisory functions over the personnel. Assigns and reviews work, established priorities, approves leave, evaluate performance, determines training needs of staff and approves necessary training.
• Manages contracts, leases, and equipment and ensures that all contract management, either products or personnel, are compliant with the Federal Acquisition regulations and ATF policies. Manages contracts and leases verifying quality and completion. Interprets vendor contracts for the enterprise. Monitors the service providers' penalties incentives if performance does not meet established criteria.
• Analyzes, tests, installs, implements and supports new or existing application software. Analyzes systems requirements in response to business requirements, risk and costs, and evaluates, selects, verifies and validates the system software environment.
• Serves as the day-to-day liaison between the business units and service providers for the domain and provides input to contract expectations by seeking maximum benefits for business users.
• Participates in the government process, working with the business areas to set domain priorities. Identifies competing needs and requirements and resolve issues. Coordinates the collection of performance metrics for their domain. Provides metrics to the Sourcing Office and services as first level problem solver.

As a Director of Communication and Outreach, AD-0301-00 (Senior Manager), you will be responsible for:

• Driving the overall vision, strategy, and execution of FSA’s communication and outreach plan.
• As a recognized expert, providing leadership in the evaluation, assessment and improvement of programs and management systems by applying a wide range of qualitative and quantitative techniques.
• Providing program oversight and guidance that addresses modern communication practices and management approaches, drawing heavily upon best practices from the private sector and other Federal agencies.
• Planning, developing, directing, and managing the communication and outreach strategy and team to meet FSA strategic goals.
• Recommending the appropriate customer centric solutions to support the policies and directives issued by the Department of Education, Federal Student Aid (FSA), and the Intermediate of Chief Operations Office.

The incumbent of this position serves as a Branch Chief responsible for the supervision and management of the National Office Branch of the Office of the Division Counsel/Associate Chief Counsel (Criminal Tax) (DC/ACC) providing legal counsel to IRS, Criminal Investigation (Cl). The Branch provides all necessary legal services in connection with formulating and implementing legal positions and policies broadly impacting the criminal tax function; reviews significant or sensitive legal cases and grand jury matters centralized in the National Office and prepares legal opinions on significant criminal tax issues received by the DC/ACC; reviews and prepares a variety of criminal tax work products such as search warrants, undercover requests, responses to congressional correspondence, analysis of legislative matters and manual revisions; reviews criminal tax appellate matters and makes appropriate recommendations for appeal to the Department of Justice; reviews and analyzes forfeiture matters as well as cases involving money laundering and Title 31 violations; provides formal and informal advisory opinions and other assistance to officials of Cl with respect to criminal tax matters; coordinates with other Division Counsel on matters (such as proposed civil liability actions, Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, and discovery proceedings) relating to particular criminal tax cases; reviews proposed prosecution cases declined by the Department of Justice.

As a Supervisory General Attorney (Tax)-Branch Chief, you will:

• Act as a legal consultant to (CI) on some of the most difficult, important, and complex professional and legal matters arising in the administration of the Internal Revenue laws.
• Direct exhaustive and detailed research on some of the most complicated legal problems within Cl's program areas and direct the preparation of recommendations as to the position to be taken by the DC/ACC and Cl in connection with these matters.
• Prepare or substantively review proposed memoranda on various legal and administrative matters for submission to the DC/ACC, the Deputies Chief Counsel or the Chief Counsel for final approval.
• Direct the participation by the Branch in conferences with representatives of other interested offices concerning projects.
• Examine all matters assigned to the Branch and assigns to each Branch employee work appropriate to his/her grade and experience level.
• Provide coordination, control and direction of criminal tax activities to ensure that specific Chief Counsel criminal tax objectives, policies and programs are implemented effectively and efficiently.

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Directs and coordinates the preparation of top-level briefing papers and Congressional information on behalf of the Office of the Administrator.
• Sets and adjusts short-term priorities and prepares schedules for completion of mission-critical work.
• Analyzes and takes action to address urgent problems and issues and recommends courses of action to resolve them.
• Exercises delegated authority to plan, schedule and carry out major projects concerned with the implementation, analysis and evaluation of programs for the unit's effectiveness.
• Develops performance standards to improve production and quality of the work directed.
• Plans, organizes and directs FAS program area work and accepts and implements recommendations where the proposals involve substantial agency resources, require changes in established procedures or conflict with the desires of the activity managed.
• Provides authoritative technical advice and consultation on policy guidance to FAS officials concerning the complex, sensitive, controversial and timely issues that must be addressed by the Agency.
• Initiates and directs the preparation, issuance and interpretation of procedural rules guidelines and policies.

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Responsible for defining the mission and vision of the service, developing the scope of practice for social workers, designing a Social Work Service Plan of Care, and ensuring implementation of quality improvement measures. Responsible for developing, planning, clarifying, administering, and managing the Social Work Service for the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center and its four Community-Based Outreach Clinics.

Facility has a variety of clinical programs with a wide range of acute activities providing inpatient and outpatient services and treatment for patients in general medicine and surgery, medical specialty programs, geriatric and extended care, psychiatry, substance abuse, hospice and palliative care, home-based primary care, community care, and various other ambulatory care programs with related educational and program evaluation functions. Overseas programs: Caregiver Support, PACT, CBOC, Inpatient, Palliative Care Social Work, Care Cancer Care Navigation, APU Inpatient, Urgent Care, Vet Center consultation Rural Health, Community Nursing Home, Veteran Direct, Home Health Aide, Respite, Community Living Center, Intimate Partner Violence, Spinal Cord, Transplant, and Medical Foster Home. Full responsibility for clinical practice, program management, education, human resource management and supervision, and organizational stewardship for a social work program.

Functions/Scope of Assigned Duties

• Program Administration
  • Ensures the delivery of Social Work Services on a routine and emergent basis
  • Informs other disciplines changes in Social Work program policies and procedures
  • Provide direction and/or ensures that essential Clinical Social Work functions are provided
  • Psychosocial screening, assessment, planning, and intervention
  • Develops procedures for the coordination of Social Work Service during disasters, drills, and emergencies
• Policy and Procedures
  • Assesses trends in provided treatment
  • Makes decisions regarding resolution of difficult problems
  • Draft policy
  • Ensures all programs within the Service meet CARF and The Joint Commission requirements
• Staff selection, education, and career development
  • Participates in recruitments
  • Oversees orientation of clinical staff
  • Ensures that unlicensed SWs have access to clinical supervision
• Education
  • Assesses continuing education requirements
  • Oversees competency requirements
  • Creates Memoranda of Understanding with Social Work schools
  • Requests trainee positions through OAA
  • Selects Social Workers to serve as training faculty or student supervisor
• Supervision/Consultation
  • Provides professional, administrative, and clinical supervision
  • Oversees the professional practice functions
  • Participates in/provides input into performance appraisals
  • Mediates professional and service ­line conflicts
  • Consults with other Services, Program Managers, or Care ­Line Managers
• Resource Management
  • Establishes and communicates productivity standards
  • Responsible for budgeting and fiscal oversight
  • Supports Social Work research
  • Provides education and consultation
• Risk Management
  • Ensures compliance
  • Evaluates and assesses operations and processes
  • Provides input to improve professional SW, RN, and PSS practice
• Ethics
  • Provides leadership in identifying and addressing ethical issues that impact clients and staff
• Other
  • Completes all duties delineated herein and all other duties as assigned

WHAT IS THE TAXPAYER ADVOCACY SERVICE (TAS)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:
Taxpayer Advocate Service, Operations Support, Finance & Human Capital

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.

This announcement will close on 11/25/2024. The first 50 applications received will receive first consideration. Applications that are submitted after the initial cut-off number has been reached will not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management.

Duties includes but are not limited to:

Portfolio Responsibilities

• Supports advancement of the VHA ONS Strategic Plan Workstreams and associated subgroups therein, delivering goals, objectives, and action plans.
• Aligns the vision, direction, and objectives of the ONS nursing leadership and nursing clinical practice with ambulatory care programs and committees to elevate the quality of professional nursing practice throughout the VHA health care system and in support of the VHA Nursing Workforce Strategic Plan and in collaboration with other ONS portfolios.
• Communicates and fosters effective labor management partnerships.
• Provides analysis and reporting of clinical practice data, developing action plans and interventions, and assesses results of actions in follow up.
• Engages in succession planning, including mentoring and coaching others into roles within and external to ONS.

• Facilitates multiple teams to achieve desired outcomes, creating, implementing, and measuring large complex projects within an integrated health system.
• Demonstrates effective oral and written communication and human interpersonal skills, as evidenced by communicating clearly, being able to work with diverse constituencies, developing rapport with people at all levels of the organization, and having the ability to clearly communicate goals, objectives, and progress in meeting milestones.
• Establishes external relationships and collaborative alliances, which facilitate teamwork, enhance nursing practice, scientific inquiry, and promote partnership with academic and professional organizations at a regional (VISN) and national level.
• Serves on, leads, and/or establishes key committees to improve clinical and nursing processes across the enterprise as a national ONS representative for ambulatory care nursing.

• Promotes the identification, dissemination, and evaluation of best practices in ambulatory care nursing and team-based care.
• Assesses trends in ambulatory care nursing practice and clinical outcome measurement systems to identify and implement optimal practices and approaches, and the use of information systems, electronic health record, metrics, and outcome measures to guide care.
• Responds to internal and external communications and maintains knowledge of and communicating activities through communication with VA and non-VA stakeholders.
• Promotes the development, operationalization, and sustainment of strong partnerships between VA and external stakeholders through national ambulatory care-related nursing committees and workgroups with representation from national nursing leaders to end users to advance standardization and excellence.

• Serves as advisor to the Assistant Chief Information Officer (ACIO) on all aspects of the Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) systems and applications, databases, tools, and services.
• Provides centralized design, development, and maintenance support of the FPAC systems, applications and tools.
• Manages the implementation of business solutions as designed and planned with minimum impact to ongoing business operations.
• In partnership with the Department, ensures the continuity of IT services in the event of a major disruption to the business and ensures the stability and reliability of systems under extremely heavy workload requirements.
• Participates with the business customers and the Chief, Information Assurance Branch, in developing Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to establish service requirement and problem resolution expectations and timeframes