Supervisory Government Information Specialist Job in Location Negotiable After Selection

Vacancy No. IO-25-IMP-12746962 Department Government Accountability Office
Salary $105,812.00 to $195,200.00 Grade 1 to 1
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 7/2/2025 Close Date 7/16/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Status Candidates
Locations:
Location Negotiable After Selection


Summary

This position is located in the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Infrastructure Operations (IO), Records and Privacy (R&P). This organization has management and/or program analysis responsibility for records management and privacy. As a Supervisory Government Information Specialist, the employee supervises and manages a staff of Privacy Specialists that focus on evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of GAO records and privacy policies, programs, and operations.

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

Internal to current permanent GAO employees

Duties

As a Supervisory Government Information Specialist, MS-0306-1, your typical work assignments may include the following:

- Oversees and directs the work of privacy specialists and contractors, including reviewing, assessing, and evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of programs, initiatives, and operations. Provides first level supervision of staff.
- Oversees the development, staffing, effective implementation, and oversight of agency policies, processes, and procedures as they pertain to an agency-wide privacy program.
- Collaborates with Supervisory Records and Information Management Officer and the Managing Director, IO, to examine the privacy program and operations and assists in developing strategic objectives that focus on improving program performance, customer satisfaction, performance management, and achieving results. Regularly validates and revises plans.
- Serves as the subject-matter-expert (SME) and principal advisor on GAO Privacy Program and matters related to The Privacy Act and Federal Records Act (PA and FRA) regulations, laws, and directives.
- Establishes and applies processes to involve stakeholders and assess the GAO environment. The Supervisory Government Information Specialist aligns privacy activities, core processes and resources to support the accomplishment of desired outcomes.
- Facilitates the development of measures at the program and organizational level. Works with budget and financial personnel to develop linkages between levels of funding and anticipated results.
- Serves as the project manager and supervisor on a variety of special projects. Leads matrix initiatives, integrating the work of GAO and contractors. Manages the Privacy staff by assigning tasks to team members and overseeing their work.
- Evaluates the impact of PA regulations on GAO activities and coordinates with internal stakeholders to assess privacy risks associated with the program.
- Assists with the development and implementation of GAO-wide orders and procedures related to access of Federal records under the PA and FRA and make recommendations regarding the protection of information to the Director of Records and Privacy, Chief Agency Privacy Officer, or designee.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

You must meet all qualification requirements before the announcement closes.

Qualifications

One year (52 Weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the NEXT LOWER BAND, CS-II, PE-I, PT-II or GS-12 grade level in the Federal service or comparable private/public sector experience which has equipped you with the skills and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Specialized experience is defined as 1) Reviewing, assessing and evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of a Privacy Act Program. Oversees and directs the work of privacy specialists and contractors, including reviewing, assessing, and evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of programs, initiatives, and operations. (2) Collaborates with stakeholders to examine the privacy act program and operations and assists in developing strategic objectives that focus on improving program performance, customer satisfaction, performance management, and achieving results. (3) Serving as the principle advisor on Privacy Program and matters related to The Privacy Act and Federal Records Act (PA and FRA) regulations, laws, and directives.

Please do not cut and paste the position description, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume, as this will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

This is a non-bargaining unit position.

OPTION FOR ADDITIONAL SELECTIONS: Based on the staffing needs, additional selections may be made through this vacancy announcement.

Travel and relocation expenses will not be paid for by the GAO.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: GAO provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request accommodation, please email ReasonableAccommodations@gao.gov.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office's policy is to provide equal employment opportunity for all regardless of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office's policy is to provide equal employment opportunity for all regardless of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Benefits

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

If you meet the qualification requirements stated above, you will be further rated based on your responses to the vacancy questions. Please make sure that your responses to the vacancy questions are supported in your resume. Please follow all instructions carefully. If you provide incomplete answers, fail to provide a narrative response to any vacancy question(s) that requires further explanation, or if your response to a vacancy question is "see resume", your rating may be affected, or you may be determined ineligible.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

  • Administration and Management
  • Advisory Services
  • Project Management
  • Privacy Act Compliance
To preview the assessment questionnaire for this job opportunity click here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12746962

Required Documents

You must provide a complete application package which includes:

  • Resume: For qualification determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week (if part-time) and dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive consideration for this position. Please ensure your former Federal experience reflects your pay plan, series and grade, i.e. GS-0301-09. Do NOT include photographs (or links to social media such as LinkedIn), inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume.
  • Current GAO employees must submit their most recent Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50 or equivalent) showing tenure, type of service (competitive/excepted), as well as the highest grade/band held. The SF-50 must show that you are currently a permanent GAO employee.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.

A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.

- To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.

- Follow the prompts to select your résumé and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.

- After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.- You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.

To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.

If you are unable to apply online, please contact Teryl Smith at smithtl1@gao.gov or 202-512-3528 by 4 p.m. on the closing date of the announcement.

For technical issue with USAJOBS: Please refer to the USAJOBS help page.

Agency contact information

Teryl Smith
Address
Government Accountability Office
Human Capital Office
441 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20548
US

Next steps

After the closing date of this announcement, GAO's Human Capital Office will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications by reviewing your assessment questionnaire and resume to complete an analysis. Please be as complete and thorough as possible. If your application is rated "best-qualified," your name will be referred to the selecting official for consideration. At this point you may be contacted for an interview.

If you do not meet the key requirements and/or basic qualifications or you fail to submit all required application materials, your application will not be considered.


Note: We cannot accept applications on behalf of Federal Agencies. Application instructions are listed within the Job Description.


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