FOIA Program Manager

Summary This position manages the region's FOIA and Privacy Act program, overseeing the full lifecycle of information requests, coordinating records searches and reviews, ensuring legally compliant responses, and providing guidance, training, and support to parks, offices, and leadership on disclosure requirements. Responsibilities Manage the region's FOIA/Privacy Act program end-to-end, overseeing intake, tracking, scheduling, and lifecycle records management, and developing procedures that ensure timely, legally sound responses. Interpret and process FOIA/PA requests, coordinate searches, analyze responsive records, apply exemptions and fee determinations, and assemble release packages with quality control and legal review when needed. Lead records disclosure reviews, using electronic discovery/document review tools to screen, redact, and prepare materials consistent with DOI/NPS policy, the FOIA, Privacy Act, and court/DOJ guidance. Provide training, technical guidance, and communications, preparing correspondence to requesters, briefing leadership on sensitive or controversial cases, and assisting with web posting and Section 508 compliance. Coordinate across parks, regional offices, and legal counsel, including the Office of the Solicitor and DSC, on complex or litigated requests, appeals, fee waivers, and production schedules. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship required. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males. Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required. Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program. Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service); with few exceptions as outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement who have had a break in service of less than one year, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointments. Time-in-grade does not apply to new excepted service appointments. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. You will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450 on an annual basis. Applicants must be at least (1)18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or (c) Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT and REQUIREMENTS CONTINUED in the Qualifications section below. Qualifications CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT and REQUIREMENTS CONTINUED: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Physical Demands: The work is mostly sedentary. The incumbent will be required to sit for extended periods and operate multiple electronic devices. Occasional work is performed in file storage areas. Occasional lifting of records (up to 20 pounds). Working Conditions: The incumbent works in a typical office environment that is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions. Most of the work is performed in an office setting. QUALIFICATIONS All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-04/23/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either

Created: 2026-04-13