Serves as the Flight Standards national lead for the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) programs. Provides program and process guidance to other assigned FOIA coordinators. Prepares reports on program area to senior leadership of Flight Standards organization. Serves as the Fligh
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Job Description:

Serves as the Flight Standards national lead for the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) programs. Provides program and process guidance to other assigned FOIA coordinators. Prepares reports on program area to senior leadership of Flight Standards organization. Serves as the Flight Standards liaison with National FOIA office on Flight Standards issues. 

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Major Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Technical Analysis and Review: Serves as the national Flight Standards lead for FOIA and PA. Reviews work of lower graded team members for accuracy and compliance with FOIA/PA regulations and policies. Identifies gaps in resources; communicates concerns and presents recommendations for resolution to managers.
  • Freedom of Information Program: Works closely with FOIA program office in AFN on up to date guidance, concerns with Flight Standards FOIA responses and appeals to FOIA responses. Determines training needs at the Service level. May liaison with AFN personnel to conduct training seminars and general guidance meetings from an agency perspective. 
  • Analysis and reporting: Analyzes data regarding Flight Standards FOIA responses and develops reports for branch and senior level management regarding trends, concerns and potential issues. Utilizes data to develop strategies for program area improvement recommendations to branch manager and senior leadership. Applies knowledge of FAA policies, Department of Justice guidelines and other relevant policies to ensure recommendations are in line with agency guidelines. 

The incumbent is the recognized expert and adviser in the implementation and administration of policies, systems, and management tools needed to manage and control the national AFS Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) program and access to/dissemination of Privacy Act (PA) data. Incumbent is a recognized subject matter expert on FOIA program and provides guidance and leadership to lower graded employees. Works closely with team members to review existing procedures and policies. As team lead, exercises broad discretion in working with other team members to develop changes to existing Flight Standards policies regarding the Flight Standards FOIA program. Reviews incoming national FOIA requests to determine assignments to FOIA coordinators for responses.

Guidelines consist of national directives, handbooks, administrative and office procedures, past practices, direct verbal instruction from management or higher-level officials. Has broad discretion to resolve issues without the assistance of a manager or more experienced professional. Assists in the development and recommendation of solutions. Develops original complex responses to all requests utilizing research, contacts and records obtained from a variety of resources. Incumbent is responsible for making the final determination on release of records. Calculates appropriate projected response date to requests. 

Work assignments are vital to the effective and efficient administration of FOIA responses and PA information for Flight Standards. Determination of records to be released is vital to Flight Standards and the Federal Aviation Administration as it ensures records are released to public where possible in the spirit of FOIA/PA regulations and protects records that cant be released under U.S. Department of Justice statues and legal interpretations. 

Contacts are with public officials, media, citizens, and attorneys outside of the FAA. Inside of the FAA contacts are the Office of Public Affairs, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, National FOIA office and Flight Standards offices. 
Incumbent works closely with National FOIA office regarding appeals and pending litigation issues regarding Flight Standards FOIA responses. Also consults with National FOIA office and General Counsels office when questions regarding new legal interpretations or overall guidance on redactions arise and handling of PA.

May consult with Public Affairs office on controversial release of documents. Contacts members of the general public, as required, regarding FOIA requests. Contacts with Flight Standards offices to search for records associated with requests and to obtain technical responses and explanations from Subject Matter Experts in preparation for responses. 

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Conditions of employment
  • US Citizenship is required.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
  • Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
Qualifications

To qualify for the FG/GS-14 you must demonstrate in our application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I, FG/GS-13 level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized Experience 

  1. Experience with programs and processes with the National FOIA office on Flight Standards Issues
  2. Experience with developing reports to address trends, concerns, and potential issues
  3. Experience leading and/or facilitating the activities of a large group.

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.

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Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.

The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements

All or none of the candidates may be interviewed.

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA in your work history, please include WORK HISTORY THAT DESCRIBES HOW YOU MEET THE ANSWER YOU CHOSE FOR EACH KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA); listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

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If you need to submit additional documents to supplement your online application, e.g. transcripts, SF-50, you may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS. Supplemental documentation can also be faxed to (781)238-7283 on or before the closing date of this announcement. Please include your name and the vacancy announcement number on each of your faxed pages and redact all Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as social security number and date of birth.

If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.

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Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

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Location
Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States
Type
Contractor
Salary Range
$107,446 - $139,684
Company Details
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20591 USA
www.faa.gov/jobs
364 Open Jobs Available
Our continuing mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world. We strive to reach the next level of safety, efficiency, environmental responsibility and global leadership. We are accountable to the American public and ...

Benefits:
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