Government Information Specialist (Foia)

Join our team to manage and process critical Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) requests, ensuring transparency and compliance. This role demands a proactive individual skilled in legal documentation and information management.

• *Key Responsibilities:**
• Coordinate the comprehensive processing and timely responses to FOIA and PA requests.
• Draft official outgoing responses and correspondence related to FOIA.
• Rigorously identify and apply appropriate FOIA exemptions and necessary redactions.
• Prepare detailed reports and various documents pertaining to FOIA activities and other assignments.
• *For GS-13 Level:* Provide expert advice and guidance to team members on FOIA work methods, practices, and procedures.
• *Qualifications:**

Applicants must demonstrate specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-11 or GS-12 level as applicable, by the closing date. This experience must clearly be identified in your application materials.

• **For GS-12 Level (Requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11):**

* Coordinating FOIA/PA request processing and responses. * Drafting FOIA-related responses. * Identifying appropriate FOIA exemptions and redactions. * Preparing FOIA reports and related documents.

• **For GS-13 Level (Requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12):**

* Performing the above duties with minimal oversight. * Demonstrated expertise in identifying appropriate FOIA exemptions and redactions. * Providing advice to team members on FOIA methods and procedures. * Experience implementing FOIA policies and procedures to manage government information and providing related assistance.

We value diverse experience, including paid and unpaid work, such as volunteer service.