Summary The Privacy, Civil Liberties & Freedom of Information Office (PCLF) seeks a Team Lead with our Background Investigations Directorate to facilitate casework & special project efforts; direct quality oversight and training of personnel; analyze statistical reports & the performance of personnel and oversee work products. Cases & projects assigned are frequently sensitive and/or complex and do cross organizational and agency lines and have extensive Government wide effect. Responsibilities As a Lead Government Information Specialist you will be responsible for the following duties: - Facilitating the casework and special project efforts of personnel within the branch and the direction of quality oversight and training of personnel. - Compiling statistical data to ensure the quality control of various workloads to identify areas of strengths and potential weaknesses needing improvements. - Reviewing, drafting, and implementing policies related to FOIA and Privacy program operations, records management, system of records notices, and the protection of personally identifiable information (PII). - Providing technical input and assistance on Freedom of Information and Privacy Act processes to ensure timely processing of requests by personnel. - Reviewing, drafting, and coordinating revisions to instructional material, policies and procedures, for contractor and Federal staff, regarding information collection, maintenance and sharing, to align with regulations, directives and Executive Orders. - Reviewing Privacy Impact Assessments, Privacy Act statements for information collections, and required documentation for publications in the Federal Register. Local Commuting Area (LCA) Definition: Boyers, PA: All U.S. Citizens who reside or currently employed in the Boyers, PA local commuting area, which includes the Pennsylvania counties of Butler, Clarion, Armstrong, Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence, Mercer, Crawford, Erie, Venango, Jefferson, Indiana, and Westmorland; Ohio counties of Columbia, Trumbull, and Mahoning; and all cities existing in Pennsylvania or Ohio within the geographic area bounded by the outer boundaries of the combined areas of the aforementioned counties. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: government information series 0306 (opm.gov) for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 09/26/2024 Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GS/GG-12 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility. Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes: expert experience working with Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts and DOD instructions and regulations related to the FOIA and Privacy Act program; comprehensive experience with personnel vetting missions and operations and extensive knowledge of the associated authorities; advanced experience with records management/retention, information sharing, and IT systems; comprehensive and expansive project leadership and workload management skills (to include training or post-audit activities); advanced experience compiling and analyzing statistical data to formulate recommendations and/or conclusions. Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: 1. Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for mistakes. Complies with established control systems and rules. 2. Oral Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. 3. Problem Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations. 4. Technical Credibility: Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise. 5. Policy and Privacy Management: Manages federal agency programs regarding Freedom of information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act, Domestic Privacy, and various applicable regulations, directives and instructions. Education Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. Additional Information VETERANS PREFERENCE/CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL In accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, veterans preference is not required to be applied when considering candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary or trial period and have not been separated for cause. Therefore, veterans preference will not be applied to applicants with current federal service, or former federal civilian service meeting the above criteria. Other Notes: Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf Applicants selected from this announcement may be required to serve a two-year trial period. If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions. If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS. Selection under this appointment authority does not confer civil service competitive status. All current and former Federal employees must submit a copy of your latest SF50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. Resumes should NOT include: Classified information/SSN/Photo of yourself/personal information (gender, religion, affiliation etc/Encrypted digitally signed docs). Resumes with this prohibited information will be automatically ineligible for consideration.