This position is located in the Office of the Secretary, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Service Center. The FOIA Service Center (FSC) is responsible for providing policies, standards, and procedures that ensure the Department complies with governmental information management requirements for the statutes that FSC administers, including the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act (PA).

Duties

APPLICATION LIMIT: This vacancy announcement will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date.  We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application.As a Government Information Specialist, GS-0306-07, you will be responsible for:

Requirements

• Relocation will not be paid.
• You may be subject to serve a one-year probationary period.
• Males 18 and over must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• A background investigation and fingerprints may be required.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification Requirements You may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-07, if you possess the specialize experience, education, or a combination of the two.Specialized Experience for the GS-7: One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-05 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments: 1. Experience briefing supervisors and peers on Freedom of Information Act requests.2. Experience assisting with responses to the public regarding complicated Freedom of Information Act requests.3. Experience presenting well-written analyses of Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act requirements to ensure program compliance and highlight areas that require additional supporting documentation. OREDUCATION (see EDUCATION SECTION of the vacancy announcement)OR A combination of both education and experience in which the total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade levelKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs, as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement).1.  Knowledge of technical terminology associated with Office of Secretary (OS) programs as well as current office projects, suspense, organization functions, and internal operating procedures required to perform FOIA/PA duties.2.  Knowledge of the rules, regulations, public laws, and guidelines governing the FOIA programs.3.  Knowledge of the purpose, operation, methodology, procedures, and techniques characteristic of records management functions correspondence and distribution4.  Knowledge of the Department of Education, and Office of Secretary (OS) regulations, controls, and guidance pertinent to the control of organizational records, forms, processes and procedures.

Education

You may meet the minimum qualifications of this position by meeting the following education options.

(GS-7)

One (1) full year of graduate level education

OR

superior academic achievement

OR

A combination of specialized experience and education that when taken as a percentage of the required education and experience total 100% or more.

Foreign Education:

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.  For further information, please click Foreign Education.

Contacts

• Address EDUCATION-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 400 Maryland Ave. S.W. Attn: Human Resources Services Washington, District of Columbia 20202 United States
• Name: Senora Jones
• Phone: 202-987-1235
• Email: [email protected]