What are the responsibilities and job description for the FOIA Analyst position at Softthink Solutions?
Benefits:
Work Authorization: US Citizen
Work Location: Onsite Washington DC
Responsibilities & Duties:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Competitive salary
Work Authorization: US Citizen
Work Location: Onsite Washington DC
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Review and prepare information for release in response to FOIA/Privacy Act requests.
- Prepare documentation for, and draft responses to, FOIA/PA requests, coordinating proposed disclosures of information for several entities within the agency.
- Process submitter notices associated with specific FOIA cases.
- Provide initial analysis of submitter objections.
- Maintain complete and detailed notes on all assigned cases.
- Perform Quality Control actions on the work product.
- Review documents under the FOIA for release to the public.
- Perform on-site review of unclassified documents.
- Review program records for responsiveness and suggest releasable determinations.
- Prepare records for release, including the redaction of materials to be withheld, and duplicating materials as necessary.
- Ensure released materials do not contain information exempted under the applicable statutes or other non-releasable information.
- Bachelor’s degree is required
- Minimum 10 years of experience as a FOIA Analyst.
- Must have experience supporting Federal agencies.
- Knowledge of FOIA law with in-depth knowledge of the applications for FOIA/PA.
- Experience processing complex FOIA requests of at least 2,000 pages per week.
- Proficiency with FOIAXpress is required.
- Experience providing full-scope FOIA case management, which includes.
- Reviewing agency records, Maintaining cases.
- Preparing written documentation, Reviewing cases and Vaughn indices.
- Preparing signature packages and Applying FOIA fees.
- Strong background in Civil Law Enforcement and Confidential/Commercial exemptions.
- Highly organized with an eye for details.
- Strong communication skills (oral and written).
- Ability to organize and process a large volume of FOIA requests under tight deadlines.
- Ability to produce quality work independently or in a group setting.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
- Proficiency with Adobe Acrobat Pro.