GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

You will serve as a GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SPECIALIST in the ADMIN AND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DIVISION of HQ US MARINE CORPS.

GS-9: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Assisting with implementation of Policy and procedures relating to the management and oversight of Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act (FOIA/PA) programs and prepares responses to FOIA requests, evaluates and resolves FOIA complaints disputes and issues.

GS-7: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Assisting with implementation of policy and procedures related to the management and oversight of Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Program.

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=List-by-Occupational-Series 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.

Additional Information continued: Initial consideration for this announcement is limited to the number of applications listed at the top of this announcement.

All applications received on the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and processed. Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed.

If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management.

Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed. Major Duties:

• You will provide support in the administrative processing of requests for information under the Freedom of Information act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act (PA).
• You will process all incoming and outgoing mail, logs new requests into the FOIA tracking system and creates request file folders (in both paper and electronic formats).
• You will prepare weekly/monthly reports related to FOIA case processing actions and generates weekly/monthly backups of the FOIA electronic file system when required.
• You will process and respond to routine FOIA requests as assigned by the Section Head, Deputy, and/or FOIA Team Leader, and making appropriate entries in the FOIA tracking system.
• You will conduct extensive research using the Internet, resource manuals, liaisons with other Executive Branch agencies, Presidential Libraries, etc., to ensure actions taken on requests are accurate, timely, and complete.
• You will manage all aspects of monitoring billed FOIA fees, preparing dunning/delinquency letters, and depositing payments.
• You will work with requesters to identify responsive documents, refining FOIA requests and answering questions on records management procedures that would assist in understanding what records are maintained by the command.