Summary 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). Responsibilities 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 Conditions of Employment 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 Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans 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 Management Configuration Management Organizational 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. Additional Information All Current Federal Employees MUST attach a current SF-50 for consideration. Without a SF-50, your application will be considered incomplete. 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. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a Career Program (CP) 56 - Legal position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. Relocation/Recruitment Incentive maybe authorized. Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) will may be authorized. Advanced In-hire may be authorized. Advanced Leave accrual may be authorized.