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Duties

This position is located under the Office of Public and Governmental Affairs, Office of the Information Privacy and Governance Division, in Washington, District of Columbia. The incumbent serves as a primary expert consultant and technical advisor to the IPG Division Chief or Deputy Chief on matters concerning requests for Bureau records under the FOIA and Privacy Act and is responsible for overseeing and monitoring ATF's efforts to process and appropriately respond to FOIA/Privacy Act records requests in a timely and accurate manner. This duty encompasses dealing with other directorates and policy officials to develop, analyze, and determine appropriate information to be disseminated.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for the position of Supervisory Government Information Specialist, GS-0306-14, candidates MUST have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, GS-13. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience, which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Experience must be in the normal line of progression or must be related to the work of the position advertised and must be reflected in resume. Specialized Experience includes: - Analyzing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552) requests, conducting records searches, and reviewing results to determine responsiveness of records and the use of appropriate exemptions when necessary. Please do not cut and paste the position description, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume, as this will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Additional Conditions of Employment: The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and score 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and score 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a Veteran Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under the VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement.

Education

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

Contacts

• Address Office of Public and Governmental Affairs 99 New York Ave., N.E. Washington, DC 20226 US
• Name: Jami Beaudet
• Phone: (202) 648-7097
• Email: [email protected]