This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, Privacy Office (PRIV). The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a key advisor to the Senior Director, Privacy Oversight in the conduct of Privacy Compliance Reviews and other Oversight functions requiring advanced expertise.

Duties

As a Supervisory Government Information Specialist (FOIA) GS 0306 14, your typical work assignments may include: Advise the Senior Director, FOIA Operations and Management on FOIA disclosure, processing and other administrative matters and strategies. Provide authoritative advice on FOIA operational initiatives within DHS. Analyze FOIA laws, regulations, policies, situations, and trends; and participate in the development, coordination, and implementation of FOIA training and outreach that effect DHS or other agencies regarding FOIA practices. Safeguard operations and management initiatives to ensure appropriate coordination within the FOIA Offices and Components' process. Supervise a team of FOIA professionals to reduce the agency FOIA backlog for the DHS Privacy Office which receives and processes a voluminous number of FOIA requests and record sets.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You must submit to a pre-employment drug test.
• You must meet time-in-grade requirements.
• You may be required to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period.
• Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-14 you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level, OR equivalent public or private sector experience. For this position, specialized experience is defined as: (1) Assuming the responsibility for maintaining and administering an up-to-date FOIA program electronic reading room, web pages of the Privacy Office (FOIA PA); (2) Ensures that documents released via the FOIA/PA are expeditiously uploaded and made available on all available FOIA platforms and/or other locations within the Privacy Office web pages. (3) Communicate effectively orally and in writing with senior management on an array of FOIA privacy matters; and (4) Support and/or represent DHS FOIA training events, conferences, and meetings. (NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible.) All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service by the closing of this announcement. Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary. If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/job). If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE. National Service Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Department of Homeland Security Headquarters OCHCO/HRMS/MS #0170 6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, VA 20598-0170 US
• Name: Jacqui Simmons
• Phone: 571-531-3240
• Email: [email protected]