GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SPECIALIST

Summary

You will serve as a GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SPECIALIST in the COMAND OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT of FLTREADCEN SOUTHEAST.

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Duties

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• You will review, analyze, coordinate, and processes complex FOIA requests involving multiple offices, sensitive records, privileged information, or high-visibility issues.
• You will research, analyze, and evaluate records, policies, case law, regulatory guidance, and precedent decisions to support responses to FOIA requests, appeals, complaints, congressional inquiries, and litigation support actions.
• You will serve as the principal advisor to leadership, managers, supervisors, attorneys, and subject matter experts on FOIA requirements, disclosure determinations, records management implications, privacy considerations, and release authorities.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

GS-11:

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-9 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Reviewing standard FOIA/Privacy Act requests for completeness, applying basic statutory exemptions, and assisting with agency privacy or information compliance procedures. Working knowledge of the Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, and standard agency disclosure guidelines. Understanding of how to search electronic and physical record systems. Skill in applying routine legal and regulatory criteria to redact documents, communicating effectively with internal staff and external requestors and organizing case files and tracking workflows using specialized information management software.

GS-12:

Specialized experience demonstrates at least one year of experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in: Independently analyzing complex, voluminous, or sensitive records, handling appeals or litigated cases and advising program personnel on disclosure policies. Comprehensive, in-depth knowledge of information disclosure statutes, case law, exemptions, and records management policies. Detailed understanding of the agency's internal programs to evaluate broader public release impacts. Skill in advanced problem solving, independent decision-making and advisory competence.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site:

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

Education Substitution for Experience at the GS-11 Level:

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

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Successful completion of three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree;

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Possession of an LL.M. that is related to this position being filled.

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A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at:

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link:

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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