Departmental Analyst (Trainee) 9-P11 - FOIA Analyst

State of Michigan•Lansing, MI

15h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Michigan Department of Corrections position serves as an agency resource for the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The analyst oversees and responds to FOIA requests, including handling requests in the Department’s Central Office in a timely and appropriate manner as required by statute and providing department-wide oversight and direction for requests received at other work sites. The position also maintains the FOIA database and compiles statistical reports. The position is located in Lansing, Michigan. Employees must report in person for the first two weeks; after the initial training period, a hybrid schedule may be approved, allowing remote work up to 50% of the time, with the remaining work performed in person in Lansing. New MDOC hires and certain returning employees must complete 40 or 80 hours of initial in-person Non-Custody New Employee Training, as applicable, and additional online training. Employment in the state classified service requires a high degree of loyalty and adherence to ethical standards, including reporting possible conflicts of interest. Certain positions may require a criminal history background check. The Department may screen out applicants convicted of a felony, and applicants with misdemeanor or felony convictions are ineligible until they have satisfactorily completed any imposed sentence, including parole or probation. Applications must be submitted through NEOGOV with all required documents. Applicants submitting transcripts must provide official college transcripts showing the degree earned and conferral or graduation date.

Requirements

For the Departmental Analyst 9-P11 classification, possession of a bachelor's degree in any major.
Departmental Analyst 9: no specific type or amount of experience is required.
Departmental Analyst 10: one year of professional experience.
Departmental Analyst P11: two years of professional experience, including one year equivalent to the intermediate (10) level in state service.
For the Departmental Analyst (Departmental Trainee) 9 route available to classified state employees only, education typically acquired through completion of high school and one of the listed qualifying experience combinations: four years as an advanced 9-level worker in an ECP Group One classification; three years as an E9, E10, or E11-level worker in an ECP Group One classification; two years as an experienced-level worker in an ECP Group One technician or paraprofessional classification; two years as a first-line supervisor in an ECP Group Three classification; or one year as a second-line supervisor in an ECP Group Three classification.
For the classified-state-employee trainee route, college credits may substitute proportionally for up to half of the required experience, with one year of college education substituting for one quarter of the required experience.
Education may be substituted by at least two years of full-time active-duty experience at or above the E-6 level in the uniformed services, together with an education level typically acquired through completion of high school.
Must report in person in Lansing for the first two weeks; thereafter, any hybrid schedule is subject to approval.
All required application documents must be attached and submitted at the time of application, and applications must be submitted through NEOGOV.
Applicants attaching transcripts must provide official college transcripts identifying the degree earned and the conferral or graduation date.

Responsibilities

Oversee and respond to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
Respond to FOIA requests in the Department’s Central Office as required by statute and in a timely and appropriate fashion.
Provide department-wide oversight and direction for processing FOIA requests received at other Department work sites.
Maintain the FOIA database.
Compile statistical reports.