Document Analyst
Location: Washington, DC
Announcement Number: 811395400
Salary: $55,924 - $88,926
Closing Date: October 23, 2024
The U.S. Sentencing Commission is seeking Document Analysts for the Office of Research and Data. The incumbents' daily activities will focus on analyzing electronic sentencing documents, extracting sentencing data, and accurately entering the information into an electronic database according to established criteria.
Duties
The incumbent's daily activity will focus on analyzing electronic sentencing documents, extracting sentencing data, and accurately entering the information into an electronic database according to established criteria. Duties include:
- Learning federal sentencing guideline application according to established procedures.
- Ensuring sentencing documents are received in a format that is approved and required by the Commission.
- Identifying and screening out non-guidelines cases mistakenly forwarded by the courts.
- Timely and accurately analyzing re-sentencing documents, and correctly entering updated sentencing information into an electronic database.
- Timely and accurately analyzing and processing documents relating to original sentences according to established procedures; identifying, interpreting, and extracting sentencing information and accurately entering data into an electronic database.
- Attempting to resolve database error messages before cases are completed; properly documenting issues, noting processing difficulties and identifying cases that need follow-up or resolution.
- Coordinating workflow with the Document Analyst Manager to ensure organizational needs are met in a timely fashion.
- Complying with established office procedures, maintaining confidentiality and protecting the privacy and security of all federal sentencing documents and confidential court documents received.
- Completing special projects as directed by the Document Analyst Manager.
