You will serve as a GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SPECIALIST in the Office of the Counsel (00L) of NCIS.

Duties

You will provide subject matter guidance/information to management. You will process requests for complex and sensitive investigations. You will draft response letters for the Initial Denial Authority and legal documents such as Vaugh Indexes and/or declarations for FOIA (Freedom of Information Act)/PA (Privacy Act) litigation within the federal government. You will coordinate appeals of denials with the Office of General Counsel and the Office of the Judge Advocate General. You will analyze or redact documents to determine releasable information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA).

Requirements

• 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
• You will be required to possess and maintain a TOP SECRET/SCI 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.
• You must acknowledge in writing that you are accepting an appointment in the excepted service which does not confer competitive status, prior to appointment.
• 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.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.

Qualifications

GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1. Implementing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) programs, providing technical guidance and information to management; 2. Interpreting legislation regarding information; 3. Verifying disposition of various records; 4. Applying FOIA/PA laws to properly manage the programs, make judgments, determine the legality of requests or course of action, and satisfy customers' requests with prescribed regulatory guidance; and 5. Evaluating and analyzing requests for information and the development of recommendations or necessary actions to deny the request. GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1. Assisting with implementing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) programs; 2. Providing technical guidance and information to management; 3. Interpreting legislation regarding information; 4. Verifying disposition of various records; and 5. Applying basic data gathering methods to collect various types of factual information related to the management of records and administrative directives. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-admin.asp. http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/0300/government-information-series-0306/ 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

GS-11:
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
or
3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
or
LL.M., if related

If you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume. See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (https://www.ed.gov/). Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address NCIS 27130 Telegraph Road Quantico, VA 22134 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]