Chief Freedom of Information and Communications Officer

Description

Responsible for ensuring effective, timely and thorough compliance with request received under the Freedom of Information Act by managing the review and investigation of incoming FOIA requests. Coordinate with unit liaisons and other stakeholders about findings and responses. Guide strategy implementation, facilitate the design of communications strategies for business plans, and coordinate benchmarking and environmental scanning. Evaluate effectiveness of operations and initiate organizational changes. Develop, launch and administer policies. The primary duty of employees in this classification is the management of a customarily recognized department or subdivision, including the supervision of three or more full-time equivalent employees every week. Direction is over a permanent status-continuing function, not a collection of employees assigned to complete a project. Management duties include interviewing, selecting and training of employees; setting and adjusting their rates of pay and hours of work; planning and directing their work; appraising their productivity and efficiency for the purpose of recommending promotions or other changes in their status; handling their complaints and grievances and disciplining them when necessary. Management responsibilities include the authority to hire, fire, or promote assigned employees or make recommendations that are given particular weight. Employees have impact on budgeting, controlling costs, planning, scheduling, and procedural change. Under FLSA, this is the exempt job classification for this title. Incumbents in this position must meet the full criteria for exempt status: salary level, salary basis, and duties tests.