Job Description:

Work Where it Matters

RiverTech, an Akima company, is not just another federal professional solutions contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska. 

At RiverTech, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States. 

For our shareholders, RiverTech provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, RiverTech provides innovative solutions to complex engineering and operational challenges and delivers wide-ranging services for mission support, systems engineering, and IT.

As a RiverTech employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options. 

Job Summary:

Selected candidates will provide the appropriate data to the Government personnel to support Congressional inquiries, FOIA/Privacy AND WWII benefits requests, IAW MMS documentation and applicable references; provide draft responses to FOIA/Privacy ACT requests; research and respond to WWII benefits requests; provide draft responses using proper USCG correspondence procedures and specified formats; receive, route and track all division mail; prepare outgoing correspondence for mailing; enter data into MMLD

Job Responsibilities:

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  Receiving and categorizing requests from mail, email, fax, etc

  
  


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  Perfecting the request if necessary

  
  


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  Requesting control numbers

  
  


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  Detailed tracking all stages of correspondence request responses

  
  


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  Recalling and managing Mariner or other records required to craft the response

  
  


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  Scanning records as required

  
  


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  Record hours spent processing individual request

  
  


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  Direct contact with the requestor to clarify requests and/or provide/gather additional information pursuant to Government guidance. Processing FOIA Requests and Government oversight

  
  


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  Prepare draft justification memos and response letters

  
  


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  Recommending redactions

  
  


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  Forwarding requests for legal review

  
  


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  Preparing and routing package for review

  
  


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  Discrepancy correction

  
  


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  Processing fees

  
  


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  Mailing completed responses

  
  


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  Filing administrative copies of completed correspondence responses

  
  


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  Data entry as required

  
  

Minimum Qualifications: 

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  Must be able to clear a background investigation

  
  


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  Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance

  
  


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  Minimum of 2 years of experience as an administrative assistant, virtual assistant or office admin assistant

  
  


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  Experience using Microsoft Office and Adobe Products

  
  


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  Experience using office equipment, like printers and fax machine

  
  


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  Minimum of a High School degree

  
  

Desired Qualifications:  

• Experience using Adobe Acrobat PRO 

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law.  If you are an individual with a disability, and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at job-assist@akima.com or 571-353-7053 (information about job applications status is not available at this contact information).

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