Senior FOIA Analyst
About the role
This position allows candidates to demonstrate expertise in processing FOIA requests, creating FOIA correspondence, and communicating negotiations.
Responsibilities
- Receive, review, and analyze new and backlogged Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests
- Intake incoming requests and prepare FOIA request folders
- Enter request data in the FOIA tracking database
- Draft response letters and other FOIA correspondence
- Communicate and initiate negotiations with requesters, FOIA staff, sponsors (or regulated industry representatives), and contractors pertaining to records requested and associated information to be released
- Serve as a liaison with requesters, and on rare occasions, other agencies and appellants, regarding records that may involve more than one (1) agency component/office
- Cook up searches for responsive documents and identify duplicate records
- Review program records for responsiveness and offer release determinations
- Ensure released materials do not contain information exempted under the applicable exemptions
Qualifications
- Three (3) years of experience processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge of FOIA rules and regulations; specifically applying exemptions b(4), b(5), and b(6)
- Experience redacting records with trade secrets and confidential commercial information
- Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently
- Ideally, you will also have:
- Prior federal government experience is valued
- Experience with FOIA tools like FOIA EXPRESS
- Experience using SecureRelease
- Active security clearance preferred
Skills and attributes for success
- Receive, review, and analyze new and backlogged Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests
- Intake incoming requests and prepare FOIA request folders
- Enter request data in the FOIA tracking database
- Draft response letters and other FOIA correspondence
- Communicate and initiate negotiations with requesters, FOIA staff, sponsors (or regulated industry representatives), and contractors pertaining to records requested and associated information to be released
- Serve as a liaison with requesters, and on rare occasions, other agencies and appellants, regarding records that may involve more than one (1) agency component/office
- Cook up searches for responsive documents and identify duplicate records
- Review program records for responsiveness and offer release determinations
- Ensure released materials do not contain information exempted under the applicable exemptions
Benefits
Contact Government Services (CGS) offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Health, Dental, and Vision
- Life Insurance
- 401(k)
- Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
- Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays
Pay
Details on pay are not specified in this posting.
Schedule
Details on schedule are not specified in this posting.
Company Information
Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Contact Information
To learn more about CGS and apply for this position, visit our Job Board: https://cgsfederal.com/join-our-team/
For more information about CGS, please visit: https://www.cgsfederal.com
If you have questions, please contact us via email: info@cgsfederal.com