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Position Title
Records and Information Management Specialist
Agency
Offices, Boards and Divisions
Announcement Number
OSG-25-12703389-IMP Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, February 28, 2025 to Monday, March 10, 2025
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Eligibilities
1. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the Department of Justice? 
To be eligible under CTAP you must meet all of the following:
  1. You are located in the same local commuting area of this vacancy; AND,
  2. You are applying to a position that is at (or below) the grade level of the position from which you were (or will) be separated from; AND,
  3. You are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were (or will be) separated from; AND,
  4. Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful, or the equivalent. 
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To verify your eligibility: You must submit appropriate supporting documentation, such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice, You must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) form.
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2. Competitive Merit Promotion Eligibility for Current Federal Employees
  • Are you a current Department of Justice (DOJ) employee on a permanent appointment and your highest permanent grade is lower than the highest grade of this position or eligible for reinstatement? 
Learn more about service type and tenure on USAJOBS.

To verify your eligibility:
You must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, showing your service, appointment type, and tenure, and your DOJ organization.
Please do not submit an award SF-50.
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3. Non-Competitive Merit Promotion Eligibility for Current DOJ Employees
  • Are you a current Department of Justice (DOJ) employee on a permanent appointment and have held the same or higher grade of the position being filled or eligible for reinstatement?
Learn more about service type and tenure on USAJOBS.

To verify your eligibility:
You must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, showing your service, appointment type, and tenure, and your DOJ organization.
Please do not submit an award SF-50.
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Preferences
1. In the last five years (from the closing date of this announcement) have you served, or are you currently serving, as an Executive Branch Political, Schedule C, or Non-career Senior Executive Services appointee? You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at the SF-50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
  • A political appointee is an appointment made by the President with or without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)).
  • A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR 213.3302).
  • A noncareer SES appointee serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).
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Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in a Records and Information Management Specialist, GS-0308-13, position with Department of Justice. Your resume and responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit your application. (limit characters)
1. Select the one statement that best describes the experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform Records and Information Management Specialist work at the GS-13 level or equivalent pay band in the Federal service.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Monitor an integrated records management program that affects policies and programs.
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3. Analyze problems or issues involving the development of records management systems, file and records procedures, and potential automation of information processing methods.
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4. Ensure that appropriate electronic record keeping training and documentation are developed and made available to employees.
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5. Analyze and advise on Records and Information Management (RIM) program issues to resolve, implement, or manage program or
policy that involves major areas of uncertainty in approach or methodology.
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6. Review the work of support staff and/or contractors supporting the Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act (FOIA/PA) program to ensure alignment with federal and internal policies, accuracy and timeliness.
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7. Research and/or analyze extraordinary or uncommon administrative issues related to the program.
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8. Research or write material for documents, reports, and other working documents.
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9. Coordinate with other federal departments or agencies as necessary to develop customized FOIA training programs for component staff.
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10. Conduct research to identify legal issues involved in the processing of records which entails utilizing the appropriate databases.
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11. Manage and prepare component response to the department's annual and quarterly FOIA reports and responds to inquiries related to various report submission deadlines.
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12. Manage all incoming communications through component FOIA e-mail inbox.
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13. Work with team to ensure all website updates are scheduled in a timely fashion to include key FOIA and Records Management data.
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14. Your responses to the announcement and assessment questionnaire, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.
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