Government Information Specialist

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-13. If you are selected at a lower grade level you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

• Accurately and timely redact and annotate records maintained and controlled by OFAC and other federal agencies that contain OFAC equities.
• Routinely communicate with the public (individuals attorney representatives and business leaders) to narrow the scope of overly broad and overly burdensome requests to one more focused and workable.
• Prepare all outgoing correspondence concerning subjects such as continued interest administrative closure of cases submitter notices requests to narrow the scope of requests and interim and final responses.
• Advise the divisions in processing of the cases including determining applicable records located in other divisions.

Key Requirements:

• Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
• All newly appointed employees to the competitive (or excepted) service are subject to a probationary (or trial) period. During this time your performance conduct and suitability for continued employment will be evaluated. You will not automatically convert to permanent status at the end of the probationary (or trial) period. Your supervisor must affirmatively determine that continued employment is in the best interest of the Federal service. If no certification is made before the probationary (or trial) period ends your appointment will be terminated. You are encouraged to actively engage with your supervisor seek feedback and understand role expectations. Additional guidance and support will be provided during onboarding.
• A one-year supervisory or managerial probationary period may be required.
• Must successfully complete a background investigation.
• All new hires will be required to comply with federal ethics laws. A review of financial or other interests may be conducted to determine if they create any real or apparent conflict of interests with official Treasury duties.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment at the time requested by the agency.
• Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31 1959 certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
• Please refer to the Additional Information section for additional Conditions of Employment.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:For the GS-13 grade level you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized Experience for this position includes:

• Reviewing records pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/Privacy Act (PA) or a private sector information disclosure program. Examples of this could include but are not limited to interpreting and applying laws regulations legal decisions policies procedures and directives pertaining to the protection and release of information; AND
• Coordinating and tracking information disclosure requests to ensure that the responses are accurate legally sufficient and timely.; AND
• Explaining the redaction of sensitive information. Examples of this could include but is not limited to evaluating varied records to determine the release of information communicating orally and in writing with employees leadership and/or other organizations regarding information disclosure; AND
• Applying redactions to records. Examples of this would include using Adobe or a similar redaction tool to excise information from records and possible annotation the appropriate exemptions code near the redacted material.

• Reviewing records pursuant to FOIA/PA laws or private sector information disclosure program. Examples of this could include but is not limited to timely redacting and annotating records preparing timely responses and ensuring confidentiality; AND
• Supporting general office operations. Examples of this could include but is not limited to managing a database compiling reports drafting correspondence directing communications and serving as a public liaison; AND
• Applying redactions to records. Examples of this would include using Adobe or similar redaction tool to exercise information from records and annotate the appropriate exemptions code near the redacted material.

Required Experience:

IC