Collection Management Specialist

The Collection Management Specialist assists in drafting editing and organizing internal institutional and unit-level collectionsmanagement policies plans guidelines procedures and related implementation documentsunder the direction of senior staff.

In this position you will:

1. Assist with the development drafting writing editing and review and organizing Smithsonian collections managementpolicies plans guidelines procedures and implementation documents at the institutional and unit levels.
2. Carry out the maintenance of multiple internal and external programmatic and project-based digital information sharing platforms.
3. Provide administrative and programmatic support for collections program activities and initiatives by facilitating and preparing meeting agendas schedules logistics meeting minutes progress reports and associated documentation.

• Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation
• May need to complete a Probationary Period
• Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.

Conditions of Employment

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 the Required Documents section for additional information.

For information on qualification requirements seeQualification Standards Handbook forGeneral Schedule Positionsviewable on OPM Website.

Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal Service. For this position specialized experience is defined as assists in developing reviewing editing and organizing institutional and unit-level collections management policies plans procedures guidelines and implementation documents including compliance with SD 600 within a multi-disciplinary cultural heritage institution. Provides administrative logistical and programmatic support for collections initiatives and maintains digital information-sharing platforms.

Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead provide detailed descriptive information about your actual experience.

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.

Or Education:Or Education:Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degreeor3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degreeorLL.M.

Or a Combination: Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications. For a full explanation of this option please see theQualification Standards.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents see the Required Documents section of this announcement.