Residency Status: ALL CANDIDATES MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN
Security Clearance: ALL CANDIDATES MUST POSSESS AN ACTIVE TS/SCI w/CI poly for consideration of this position.
Time Type: Full-Time, Daytime Schedule
Travel Reimbursement: Yes (within a 50 mile radius to worksite)
Company Benefits: Yes
Salary Range: $80k to $140k a year – Please note: The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
NAOVI Company Overview:
NAOVI (Novel Applications, Inc.) is a premier technology services company that provides solutions in the areas of Cyber Security, Information Management and Systems Integration. NAOVI is a business that combines experience, creativity, flexibility, pragmatism, and cost-effective solutions in order to deliver measurable business value to our clients.
Headquartered in Fredericksburg, Virginia, NAOVI employs engineers, analysts, IT specialists and other professionals who strive to be the best at everything they do.
NAOVI is an AA/EEO Employer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled. Visit our company website at www.novelapplications.com to review and apply for our current openings.
Job Description
NAOVI has a Journeyman Freedom of Information Analyst (FOIA) position available for the following task:
Primary responsibilities:
- Respond to public and official requests for review and release of classified and/or sensitive government information under the FOIA, PA, or E.O. 13526 Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR). Respond to complex cases, such as those including litigation and appeals, demonstrating extensive knowledge of the FOIA/PA/MDR, all of its exemptions and the overall administration of the FOIA/PA/MDR requirements. Support includes determining if a request is a new case, assessing what is needed, coordinating with appropriate organizations for subject matter expert (SME) review, analyzing the adequacy of the responses, consulting with other IC elements for equity reviews, preparing high-quality and error-free documents ready for Government action and artifacts as required by the case, and updating all appropriate trackers, scorecards, and calendars regarding cases
- Develop and deliver training, or review and update current training content on FOIA and privacy processes and policy to the agencies staff that effectively communicates the responsibilities of agency staff, the required processes, and the required artifacts.
- Drives collaboration and relationship building through the IC counterpart engagement process by enabling the IC engagement plan
- Proofread and peer review artifacts from other members of the contract staff. Ensure deliverables are timely, accurate, and error-free.
- Document and maintain SOPs for all activities within IRRG.
- Engage with the agency and IC Working groups, such as the IMC and Difficult Issues Forum, as directed by the Government.
- Using clear and concise language, author, develop, comment on, or update interagency issuances on complex topics. Deliverables may include formal recommendations researched by the Contractor staff and shall be presented to the Government as a peer-reviewed memo or other formal document.
- Use analytic skills to assess the adequacy of the responses from searches, which shall be presented to the Government.
- Track and update the status of cases in a timely and accurate manner using the agencies tools as identified by the Government.
- Provide inputs to annual compliance reports as directed by the Government.
- Prohibits access to information about an individual without that individual’s knowledge and consent.
- Assist the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), the Office of the Inspector General of the IC (ICIG), the agencies Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA), the Office of Strategic Communications (StratComm), the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), the Office of Security (OS), the CLPT Office, Mission Integration (MI), Policy and Capabilities (P&C), Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (OEEO), and other relevant organizations, to ensure agency compliance with all aspects of FOIA/PA/MDR.
- Draft or review documents for technical correction and edits in the development of Congressional testimony, budget presentations, issue papers and talking points related to FOIA/PA/MDR.
- Assist Government Leads in assessing capability needs, opportunities, and gaps to help link resources to strategy. Deliverables may include formal recommendations researched by the
- Contractor staff and shall be presented to the Government as a peer-reviewed memo or other formal document.
- Identify interdependencies across IC strategic plans and efforts, and review and assess alignment of IC component strategic plans.
- Assist Government leads in developing venues for creatively addressing complex IC issues that develop shared perspectives and lead to IC commitment to action.
- Execute the duties of the on-site, Key Personnel Team Lead. These tasks include, but are not limited to:
- Coordinating daily tasks and activities of all Contractor personnel.
- Ensuring sufficient Contractor support is available to perform necessary tasks. (For example, when one person calls out or is on vacation, the Team Lead shall coordinate with the PM to ensure back up is provided for the Government support; ensure everyone is not on scheduled leave at the same time.
- In accordance with applicable law and at Government direction, ensure that the government agency information which has been cleared for public release is available for public inspection and/or copying/downloading.
- In accordance with applicable law and at Government direction, enable the enforcement of the right of any person to access records, subject to statutory exemptions, for any public or private purpose.
- In accordance with applicable law and the agency direction, ensure individuals have the ability to amend records of personal identifiable information about themselves.
- In accordance with applicable law and agency direction, prohibit access to information about an individual without that individual’s knowledge and consent.
- In support of another IC element, responded to public and official requests for review and release of classified and/or sensitive information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy (PA), and/or Mandatory Declassification Review; assisted the IC element and other relevant organizations to ensure compliance with all aspects of FOIA and PA; ensured the IC element’s information was cleared for appropriate release is available for public inspection and/or copying/downloading.
Experience and Education:
- Required an Active TS/SCI with Polygraph level clearance.
- Requires a BS/BA + 3 years of experience required, or 9+ years of experience with no degree
- Requires experience responding to public and official requests for review and release of classified and/or sensitive information under the FOIA, PA, or Mandatory Declassification Review experience ensuring information cleared for appropriate release is available for public inspection and/or copying/downloading; enables the enforcement of the right of any person to access records, subject to statutory exemptions, for any public or private purpose.
Company Benefits:
- 401k
- (Atena) Health, Dental and Vision
- Long-Term and Short-Term Disability
- 3 Weeks’ Paid Vacation
- 5 Day Paid Sick Leave
- 11 Paid Holidays
- Travel Reimbursement (50-mile radius to the work location).