You will serve as an onsite PROGRAM ANALYST in the OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (01GC) of NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND.

Duties

You will be working for Naval Special Warfare Command's (NSWC) Office of the General Counsel (OGC) Freedom of Information / Privacy Act (FOIA/PA) Programs, managing and operating all programs and evaluating the effectiveness of such programs. You will research and process FOIA/PA requests from intake to completion and provide interpretation to NSWC and its subordinate commands on the implementation of PA and FOIA programs, as they apply to information releases and privacy implications. You will assist in identifying and overseeing PA points of contact POCs at subordinate commands of NSWC regarding PA matters and their respective functional PA POC duties to achieve PA compliance. You will assist with advocating for FOIA/PA resources to include but not limited to participating in budgeting and planning processes, creating supporting documentation, briefing leadership, researching and procuring tools and/or services. You will perform records management functions and administrative duties for the FOIA/PA programs as well as NSWC OGC across all legal practice areas and to comply with internal processes as requested.

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
• 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 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 also maintain access to classified information, and maintain access to controlled security areas.
• 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.
• This position is subject to random counterintelligence scope polygraph examinations.
• 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.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience as an FOIA and Privacy Act professional: (1) working independently in analyzing, tasking, and applying the FOIA and Privacy Act in a fast-paced environment and on a high volume of disclosure requests within the Department of Defense to determine whether information requested may be released in accordance with law, which includes experience redacting and annotating appropriate FOIA exemptions; AND (2) DEVELOPING OR IMPROVING FOIA, and Privacy Act program procedures to improve efficiency; AND (3) INDEPENDENTLY communicating with stakeholders verbally and in writing, including senior leadership, requesters, and program office employees to facilitate the processing of disclosure requests; AND (4) experience as a general office manager OR managing complex programs or complex projects; AND (5) experience demonstrating expert knowledge of the FOIA and Privacy Act, such as experience writing memoranda supported by legal analysis for a dispute or litigation concerning FOIA or Privacy Act request(s). Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND Naval Special Warfare Command Coronado, CA 92155 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]