Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: Serves as the U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC) Headquarters principal Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Government Information Specialist (GIS) for the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/Privacy Act (PA) Program Officer, within the office of the Office of Chief Counsel (OCC).

Duties

Manage, direct, and oversee the work of FOIA/PA teams and working groups that receives over 8,000 FOIA and Privacy Act request yearly. Provides technical expert, analyst, policy developer, functional expert, interpreter and advisor on all matters relating to the management and oversight of the DA FOIA program. Formulation, development, recommendation, promulgation, and implementation of management surveys, initiatives, policy directives and strategies of the FOIA, MDR, PA, and the Safeguarding of PII programs . Manage the Freedom of and Privacy Acts Case Tracking System (FACTS) for ensuring that responses to FOIA/PA requests are complete, consistent, and timely. Provides interpretation of civil laws, court decisions, precedence’s and Executive Orders affecting implementation of the FOIA/PA, Privacy Program, MDR, and the Safeguarding of PII within the US Army Contracting Command. Prepares and conducts formal and informal training for ACC personnel on FOIA, MDR, PA and the Safeguarding of PII policies/procedures. Reviews and analyzes case materials to answer questions under consideration. Searches for and summarizes relevant case materials, law reviews, published studies, financial reports and similar materials for use by attorneys in the preparation of opinions, briefs, and other legal documents.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel away from your permanent duty station requirement of up to 10% of the time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 Specialized Experience required for NH-02: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, such as: 1) Conducts reviews and/or analyzes requests for information, such as Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and/or Privacy Act (PA) requests; 2) Works with legal office and/or attorneys in a legal office setting to help resolve conflicts and differences of opinion on the release of information; 3) Exercises independent judgment and maintaining confidentiality with handling FOIA/PA information and requests. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-02). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementConfiguration ManagementOrganizational Performance Analysis

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address AD-W6QKAA HQ US ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND DO NOT MAIL Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk