Government Information Specialist (Senior Analyst)

Resumes exceeding two pages in length will not be considered, please visit the new resume guidance for more information. READ ALL SECTIONS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY. THIS INFORMATION IS CRUCIAL TO SUBMITTING A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION. WHO MAY APPLY: Applications will only be accepted from applicants eligible for one of the following categories: Federal employees currently serving under career or career conditional appointments; Federal employees currently serving under the following types of appointments: Schedule A, Reg. 213.3102 (U) appointments for individuals with disabilities. Former Federal employees eligible for reinstatement (i.e., those who have career status or separated from a career-conditional appointment less than 3 years ago). Current or former Federal employees eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) Eligibles (i.e., Preference-eligible veterans OR veterans who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous service). Federal employees serving under excepted service appointments with competitive service compatibility (e.g., Postal Service, Foreign Service, an agency with an interchange agreement, etc.) may be eligible to apply. Please visit Excepted Service Appointments with Competitive Service Compatibility for more information. Spouse of a member of the armed forces serving on active duty, a spouse of a 100 percent disabled service member injured while on active duty, or the un-remarried widow or widower of a service member who was killed while performing active duty. NOTE: Excepted service employees serving under Schedule A appointments for Attorney positions or Pathways Programs appointments (Presidential Management Fellows, Recent Graduates, and Interns) are not eligible for consideration. HOW TO QUALIFY: Eligible applicants must meet the following qualification requirements. Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience gained in a federal position at or above a GS-13 level, or equivalent, which is in or related to the work of the position to be filled. As a senior analyst, the incumbent must possess substantive knowledge and experience on disclosure and privacy policy issues. Such experience should include ALL of the following: (1) Analyzing and applying disclosure and privacy-related laws and requirements (e.g., Privacy Act, OMB, FISMA, or NIST) to evaluate the potential effects of such laws/requirements on business operations; AND (2) Providing policy analysis to agency programs and identifying regulatory or policy limitations pursuant to the Privacy Act, E-Government Act, FISMA, OMB and/or NIST mandates/directives; AND (3) Providing advice on disclosure and privacy policy/compliance issues to internal and external stakeholders. A candidate without senior performance in this skill will not be able to effectively serve as a senior analyst. Sufficient training and mentoring cannot be provided within a timely manner. NOTE: Your resume must specifically address the required experience, supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held including their grade level, and full start and stop dates (day, month, and year). If your resume lacks this information you will be found ineligible. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience based on job titles alone. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. If you have federal status and are applying for promotion, you must have at least 52 weeks at GS-13 (OR 52 weeks in a federal position equivalent to GS-13 as determined by this office). NOTE: If you are a current Federal employee eligible under VEOA, you are subject to the time-in-grade requirement and must submit an SF-50 as required in required document section. Time in grade requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement. See ADDITIONAL INFORMATION section for important information about this position and conditions that apply. Serves as a senior policy expert for privacy, confidentiality and disclosure policy issues, including electronic privacy issues, such as electronic access rights. Ensures that strategic disclosure policy issues are integrated into SSA operations and business processes.