What is the Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program (SES CDP)?
The Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program (SES CDP) is the principal means through which the IRS seeks, identifies and hires career executives. The CDP provides selected applicants the opportunity to work with a diverse, knowledgeable, and highly-skilled workforce. The program duration is a minimum of one year and maximum of two years, and consists of formal training, e.g., the Executive Development Program (XD), and individual developmental assignments. The CDP identifies exceptionally talented, highly qualified persons with demonstrated leadership competencies and prepares them for Senior Executive Service positions, which are classified above a GS-15 or its equivalent. Career SES positions are not Presidential appointments and do not require Senate confirmation, however, incumbents of these positions are, generally, responsible for managerial, supervisory, and/or policy functions at the highest levels of the agency.
