Collections Emergency Program Specialist

The Collections Emergency Program Specialist will assists in drafting collections emergency policies and procedures that outline staff responsibilities across the disaster life cycle including preparedness mitigation response and recovery.

In this position you will:

• Support the development and implementation of strategies standards and best practices for the Preparedness and Response in Collections Emergencies (PRICE) Program across Smithsonian museums archives and libraries.
• Support the development and implementation of collections emergency policies and procedures that define staff responsibilities across preparedness mitigation response and recovery.
• Work collaboratively with NCP staff Smithsonian unit staff and external colleagues to support the integration of collections emergency management content into collections stewardship practice.
• Maintain awareness of trends and innovations in collections emergency management and collections management operations practices.
• Maintain and modify multiple internal programmatic and project-based information sharing platforms including SharePoint and other digital systems to support the dissemination of collections emergency management information across museums archives libraries committees and working groups.

• 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 assisting with collections emergency preparedness mitigation response and recovery programs in a museum or a multi-disciplinarycultural institution including collaborating with stakeholders to develop emergency policies and best practices administering digital information-sharing platforms evaluating program performance and applying collections management and PRICE Program emergency management expertise to enhance organizational resilience.

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

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

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.