Document Review Analyst (FOIA) | REMOTE

Document Review Analyst (FOIA)

Veterans Affairs Privacy Act

Overview
As a Project Analyst within the Discovery and Disclosure group, specifically in the role of a FOIA Document Analyst, you will be instrumental in assisting a federal agency in responding to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) requests. Your responsibilities will encompass a range of tasks, including:

• Receiving, reviewing, and analyzing new FOIA requests to ensure they meet the necessary criteria for processing under FOIA and/or PA.
• Conducting record searches, applying lawful exemptions and redactions, and releasing responsive records to requesters within prescribed timeframes.
• Providing information on FOIA and client FOIA procedures to employees and requesters.
• Assisting FOIA specialists in implementing privacy policies and procedures.
• Processing records in response to litigation requests, maintaining the same deliverables as non-litigation requests.
• Triage new FOIA requests, reviewing and assigning them to ensure sufficiency.
• Processing complex FOIA requests by conducting thorough record searches, reviewing, organizing, and analyzing search results, applying lawful exemptions, and redacting responsive records in compliance with FOIA policy and established procedures.
• Exercising discretion and judgment in determining the responsiveness of records to FOIA requests and identifying and redacting protected information.
• Preparing correspondence with requestors and final document packages, releasing redacted responsive records.
• Researching and analyzing sensitive, classified, and controversial data to make pertinent FOIA determinations and evaluating various correspondence and reports for FOIA applicability and associated policies.
• Tracking and managing FOIA requests from receipt to production using an electronic case management system.
• Working independently and efficiently at a high-performance level with minimal input from program leadership.
• Supporting Implementation and Operations Management best practices, performing analysis and diagnosis of client issues, and demonstrating a foundational understanding of the client environment and overall project scope.
• Identifying and solving problems using analysis, experience, and judgment, while working as part of a team in a process-oriented and deadline-driven environment.
• Utilizing professional oral and written communication skills effectively.

Qualifications:

• Ability to maintain the required clearance for this role.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or in the future.
• Three (3) years of general work experience and one (1) year of experience processing FOIA or litigation-related document review requests, either at the federal service or equivalent public or private sector.
• If FOIA and Privacy Act experience is not available, then 1+ year of similar data entry, office or HR experience can suffice.
• Familiarity with the nine (9) FOIA exemptions.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Word.

Preferred:

• Prior professional services or federal consulting experience.
• Bachelor s Degree.