Freedom of Information Act Analyst

The ideal candidate shall provide a case management approach that will help identify any additional elements that support and strengthen the capabilities of the USFOR-A J6 FOIA office and its ability to respond to requests. • Intermediate knowledge of the Freedom of Information Act and its amendments. • Knowledge of legal interpretations of the FOIA as it affects exemptions and release of documents. • Knowledge of reporting requirements under FOIA and the OPEN Government Act. • Good communication skills demonstrated by written and oral experience, qualifications, and education. • Processors will be addressing new requests as well as backlogged/legacy cases. • All candidates are required to process a minimum of 5-10 cases per month depending on workload. • The contractor is responsible for the administration (receiving, logging, tasking, case management), processing (recommending which organization to task, monitoring tasker tool for responses, redacting information), review (validate correct exemptions are applied), and recommendations for release of information to the government chain of inspection • Other duties as may be assigned. Qualifications Requires Paralegal Certification and minimum of 2 years of business law experience. Additional Qualifications Active Secret clearance is required. • Proficient in Microsoft Office tools • Must have FOIA experience This position will be shift work - personnel will be required to work off peak hours (possibly nights and some weekends) Degrees