Privacy Analyst

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WHAT IS PRIVACY, GOVERNMENT LIAISON & DISCLOSURE (PGLD) DIVISION?

PGLD is responsible for safeguarding and protecting sensitive taxpayer and employee information while promoting government transparency and accountability through better access to government information.

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Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:

Privacy, Governmental Liaison and Disclosure(PGLD), Privacy Policy and Compliance (PPC), Privacy Complianc & Assurance.

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.

• Serves as an advisor who provides technical and administrative guidance on complex privacy and disclosure issues. Also, develops Privacy-related policies for nationwide application to both internal and external customers.
• Performs analyses on efficiency and effectiveness using a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Plans, develops, coordinates, and establishes operating methods and procedures for accomplishment of the privacy mission and implements the privacy program objectives to ensure guidance and procedures comply with all applicable Federal privacy legislation, regulations, OMB guidance, and IRS policies for integration of privacy as a foundation within the IRS systems. Meets with managers and senior analysts within the Service to articulate and assist in meeting the overall goals and objectives of the privacy program.
• Serves as liaison to internal and external customers to clarify and resolve complex issues. Provides guidance and advice on Privacy Act and laws ensuring compliance in these areas (for example, does content on a SharePoint site require a Privacy Impact Assessment). Plans and conducts educational training sessions on Privacy and eGovernment Acts requirements. Reviews and evaluates the agency privacy program requirements. Also, develops, implements, and maintains privacy policies and procedures.
• Conducts internal investigations of the actions of employees who have a reported data loss incident, disclosure, loss, theft, or an email stopped by the Safeguarding Personally Identifiable Information Data Extracts (SPIIDE) system. Using information obtained during the investigation, conducts risk assessments for instances of a loss or disclosure of sensitive but unclassified (SBU) data including personally identifiable information (PII) and determines appropriate remediation actions such as notification of impacted individuals and management. For output from monitoring programs, such as SPIIDE, determines if instances of possible non-compliance with policy should be referred to management for possible administrative action or other remediation.