Smithsonian Institution
Who May Apply
This position is open to current and former Federal employees with permanent status or reinstatement eligibility. Individuals who are eligible for a special appointing authority may also apply; such as applicants with a disability, former Peace Corps volunteers, certain military spouses, veterans seeking a VRA/VEOA appointment, or veterans who have been separated from armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous active service.
Duties
- Supervises a staff of employees to accomplish the work of the organizational unit.
- Assists with managing the development, implementation, and review of transaction management, and inventory control policies and procedures for all collections-holding units within NMNH.
- Serves as primary source of information on the Museum’s current policies and procedures related to national and international regulations, treaties and conventions affecting collections.
- Prepares museum-wide reports on collection growth, activity, donations, and compliance with policy.
- Attends relevant Smithsonian professional meetings and maintains membership and active involvement in professional organizations
- Requirements
- Qualification requirements, including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates, must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date.
- Evaluations
- Applicants for this position may be evaluated in multiple stages. The first stage is an evaluation of your responses to the online multiple-choice questions that assess your experience, education, and/or training for the job related competencies below:
- Knowledge of the concepts, principles, and practices of museum transaction management, collections inventory control and audit functions.
- Knowledge of legal and ethical issues relating to natural science and/or cultural collections gained through work experience or training involving federal or state regulations, conventions, or treaties pertaining to domestic and international collections acquisition and use, and movement of objects and specimens.
- Knowledge of administrative and supervisory practices.
- Ability to communicate technical information in writing.
- Ability to communicate technical information orally.
If you are found qualified for this position and meet or exceed a predefined rating threshold from your questionnaire responses, you may be contacted by email to complete or submit additional assessments such as work samples, short essays, or other appropriate assessments within approximately one week of the job announcement closing. If you do not meet the rating threshold to move to the next evaluation stage, you will be notified promptly by email.
Important Note: Your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses to the occupational questionnaire or other assessment tool for consistency. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Your resume should provide sufficient information regarding how your education and experience relate to this position, including the major duties and qualifications criteria listed.
- Qualifications
- Experience:
GS-12: You qualify for this position if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal Service or comparable pay band system. For this position specialized experience is defined as experience documenting collections, loans, acquisitions and disposals for national and international transactions covering biological, geological and cultural disciplines resulting from exhibition and research work with universities, state and federal agencies, private individuals, non-government organizations, tribal organizations, and schools; and experience leading multi-month projects. GS-13: You qualify for this position if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal Service or comparable pay band system. For this position specialized experience is defined as experience documenting and managing collections, loans, acquisitions and disposals for national and international transactions covering biological, geological and cultural disciplines resulting from exhibition and research work with universities, state and federal agencies, private individuals, non-government organizations, tribal organizations, and schools; and experience supervising staff or frequently leading participants’ work in multi-month projects.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.
Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.
For details and to apply, go to https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/449163300
Closes Wednesday 9/21/2016