Duties
WHAT IS THE VOLUNTARY RELOCATION PROGRAM (VRP)? The Voluntary Relocation Program (VRP) is a negotiated process which affords current Bargaining Unit employees the opportunity to relocate to a Post of Duty (POD) to a position that is the same as their home position of record, same grade, series and position description (PD), within the same Business Operating Division (BOD). Relocation must be an exact position match, the Program does not allow for promotion or change to lower grades.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
This is a program for IRS employees in Bargaining Unit positions only.
All program and eligibility requirements must be met by the cutoff dates/closing date of this announcement.
Applicants who apply by January 20, 2025 will be considered until December 31, 2025. Applicants who apply after January 20, 2025 will be considered after July 20, 2025 through December 31, 2025 when all applications expire. After December 31, 2025 applicants will need to apply for the 2026 VRP announcement if they had not been placed in 2025 and still wish to be considered for relocation opportunities. RELOCATION IS NOT GUARANTEED.
Applicants will ONLY be referred for positions that are same as their home position of record, same business unit, grade, series, work schedule (e.g. seasonal to seasonal), PD, and specialty, if any. There is no promotion potential under the Voluntary Relocation Program. This is not an announcement to fill a new vacancy or position, VRP serves only to relocate current employees in their existing positions OR reassign employees into vacant positions matching their position of record.
Applicants must file their voluntary applications for consideration, selecting NO MORE THAN THREE (3) locations for which they wish to be considered, by the closing dates specified in the announcement. Locations updated or new locations added to applications after January 20th will only be considered after July 20th through December 31st. It is strongly encouraged that all applicants verify with their business units before applying to ensure the location(s) they choose are eligible for their possible relocation. If a selected POD does not have a business unit/IRS presence OR meet CORE requirements for applicable business units, relocation to certain PODs may not be possible for some employees. Applicants will ONLY be referred for locations which they wish to be considered.
Applicants can request a copy of the position description if selected under this program.
The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the minimum locality pay up to maximum locality pay for all duty locations listed. The range will be adjusted for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.
For more information, see Article 15, Section 6 of the 2022 National Agreement.
Qualifications
VOLUNTARY RELOCATION PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY:
The Voluntary Relocation Program has a Bi- Annual Opportunity for consideration. This announcement is for consideration between January 2, 2025 through December 31, 2025.
Your application and eligibility determination will be evaluated on your performance appraisal and employment/personnel action history per the National Agreement Article 15, subsection 6.
- You must have Exceeds Fully Successful or above on your last rating of record to be considered.
- Employees who have voluntarily moved under the Voluntary Relocation Program (VRP), received a new appointment or were competitively selected per Article 15 Section 6 of the 2022 National Agreement within the last two (2) years are not eligible under this Program.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
How to Apply
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required
documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the cutoff date(s) and closing date specified in this announcement . We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date.
A complete application includes a successfully submitted application through USAJOBS.gov with all required announcement questionnaire responses completed and submitted timely. Resumes and performance appraisals are recommended, not required. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, and/or documentation as specified in this announcement, you will not be considered for this program (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).
All Voluntary Relocation Program requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Next steps
Treasury believes in a working environment that supports inclusion; to review reasonable accommodation policies and procedures please visit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/disability-employment/reasonable-accommodations/. We provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.
Once your application package and online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email. You are responsible for checking status updates and notifications in USAJOBS. Hard copy notifications will not be sent to you. You may check the status of your application for this position at any time by logging onto the USAJOBS "My Account" tab and clicking on "Application Status." For a more detailed update of your application status, you may click on "more information." Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. If your email mailbox is full or blocked (SPAM) you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position.