Government Information Specialist
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Department of Labor
Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA’s) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. To qualify for the GS-09: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-07. Qualifying specialized experience for the GS-09 includes: Interpreting and applying statutory requirements of both the FOIA and Privacy Acts; Redacting records and documents in response to FOIA requests; Preparing summaries and reports with responsibility for accuracy, citation, format and conformance to appropriate regulations; Utilizing communication techniques to represent an agency in responding to FOIA requests from customers, such as other Federal agencies and councils, employer/employee groups, labor organizations, national industry organizations, interagency, media and special interest groups; and/or Collecting factual information, identifying data from collected information, and selecting solutions from alternatives in guidelines and precedent cases. or Education: Have a master’s or equivalent graduate degree; or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.B. or J.D., if related. or A qualifying combination of education and competencies as described above.
This position is located in the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), in a Birmingham Region Area Office. Position is in the bargaining unit. Selectee will be expected to report to one of the office locations listed above; this is not a remote position.