FOIA Analyst I

Goldschmitt and Associates is searching for a FOIA Analyst I to provide FOIA support for policy and program offices within a government agency. This position involves managing FOIA requests, interpreting exemptions, and promoting transparency within the agency.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage and process complex FOIA requests, conduct thorough record searches across various agency systems, evaluating exemptions, and determine appropriate redactions to ensure compliance with FOIA laws and agency policies
• Apply legal expertise to interpret FOIA exemptions, including those related to national security, personal privacy, and commercial information, and make informed decisions on disclosure and redaction
• Effectively communicate with requesters, agency staff, legal counsel, and other stakeholders to address FOIA inquiries, negotiate the scope of the request, and resolve complex issues
• Support required will involve various assistance-related duties to respond to requests for records, pursuant to the FOIA
• Review, organize, and analyze documents for production in response to FOIA requests, including determining responsive records, identifying confidential business information, intra-agency, pre-decisional and deliberative information or attorney work product, and personal identifying information
• Promote transparency within the government agency by disclosing non-exempt information directly to requestors and making proactive disclosures of non-exempt information readily accessible via the government online electronic reading room
• Appropriately apply Exemptions 1-7 when responding to FOIA requests
• Utilize FOIAXpress to manage and process FOIA requests

Skills

• Possess at least 1 year of experience working in the FOIA field providing cradle to grave support to, or working directly for, a Government Agency
• Possess a working understanding of Exemptions 1-7
• Possess prior experience utilizing FOIAXpress to manage and process FOIA requests
• Possess the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact with individuals at all organizational levels
• Ability to handle multiple tasks within specified deadlines
• Possess a Bachelor's degree

Benefits

• 401(k) with immediate vesting
• Paid Federal Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Medical Insurance, including Vision and Dental Insurance
• Employer-Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• FSA/HSA Programs
• Commuter Benefits Program
• Adoption Assistance Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Caregiver Support Program
• Health Advocacy Program
• Financial Wellbeing Support

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