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Job Title

Sr. FOIA Analyst

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job Type

Full-time

Job Classification

Salaried

Salary Grade

Location

REMOTE, US (Primary)

Travel

Job Description

• Brief Description: The Senior FOIA Analyst administers FOIA requests in accordance with VA FOIA regulations, VA FOIA Directives, VA FOIA guidance documents, and best practices. This includes the full process from FOIA requests intake to final disposition or release. The Senior FOIA Analyst also provides quality assurance checks and provides mentoring to Junior FOIA Analysts.

• Responsibilities:

• Monitor incoming FOIA requests received by email, fax, mail and other common intake methods

• Read and interpret FOIA requests, to determine the subject matter and correctly identify which FOIA Office maintains the responsive records

• Make a fee determination based upon the category of the request and in accordance with Federal Regulations

• Apply the appropriate FOIA exemptions to the records and redact the records appropriately

• Draft a FOIA response letter free from grammatical and other errors

• Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the Freedom of Information Act and the ability to explain the basic requirements of the law.

• Ability to determine if the records have been reasonably described in sufficient detail to enable determining where to search for responsive records and what criteria will be required for conducting a search.

• Ability to analyze a request and determine where to search for responsive records.

• Knowledgeable of the requirements for fee waivers and expedited processing.

• Ability to analyze requests for fee waivers and expedited processing and determine when to grant or deny based on the requirements for fee waivers or expedited processing.

• Knowledge of how to conduct a search for publicly available records using internet search engines.

• Basic knowledge of all nine (9) FOIA exemptions and how to apply them.

• Knowledge of the functions and purpose of a database and basic ability to utilize a database to build a request/case in the database, update information, extract information and interpret information, with the understanding that specific training on a particular database may be required.

• Ability to draft correspondence tasking other offices to complete actions required for processing requests, including but not limited to searching for, compiling and providing responsive records.

• Ability to use redaction software, specified by the agency, to redact information to be withheld, identify all applicable exemptions and prepare the document for release.

• Ability to review the work of junior personnel to ensure:

• Responsive records adequately address what was requested.

• Search criteria used reasonably appears to have been adequate.

• Redactions were properly applied.

• All correspondence, internal and external:

• Adequately addresses the issue.

• Is clear and concise.

• Is grammatically correct.

• Ability to find and analyze FOIA exemption 3 statutes and apply them, as applicable and determine if they apply when an SME cites them.

• Knowledge of significant FOIA legislation

• Ability to read and interpret FOIA legislation and apply it to specific cases.

• Ability to develop a response letter to clearly address all issues and to modify existing templates as required to fit a particular case.

• Ability to provide a comprehensive review as indicated by consistently providing a complete package ready for release to the review team.