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Supervisory Development Specialist


Job Location:

Washington, DC - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 143913 - 143913
Posted: 6 October 2026 (19 days ago)
Application Deadline: 3 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Summary

The National Gallery of Art welcomes all people to explore art creativity and our shared humanity. Millions of people come through our doors each year with even more online making us one of the most visited art museums in the world. Our renowned collection includes over 160000 works of art from the ancient world to today. Admission to the West and East Buildings Sculpture Garden special exhibitions and public programs is always free.


Duties

The Deputy Director Development Office (DD-DEV) is responsible for securing private financial support to sustain and expand the Gallerys exhibitions educational initiatives conservation efforts and other programs that advance the National Gallery of Arts mission.

The Director of Development Operations leads and supports the processes and systems for the departments fundraising and donor engagement activities in order to maximize the departments capacity to meet revenue goals. These responsibilities include:

  • Leads DD-DEVs donor communications strategy and workstreams by defining processes and implementing best practices for managing high-quality and efficient production of digital and written donor communications.
  • Manages strategy and workstreams of teams responsible for prospect research analytics and reporting that have significant impact on portfolio management performance / metrics tracking and financial reporting.
  • Works with Gallery and DD-DEV leadership on special projects and fundraising campaigns serving as the project lead for initiatives where fundraising systems operational processes and donor communications are critical to project success. Coordinates cross-functional efforts to implement operational improvements and achieve strategic objectives.
  • Supports the operations teams ability to track and report on the Development departments financial successes including tracking revenue forecasting and expenditures

Requirements
Conditions of employment
  • You must be a United States Citizen.
  • This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
  • Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service
  • Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation
  • Suitable for Federal employment determined by a background investigation

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. For information on qualification requirements seeQualification Standards Handbook forGeneral Schedule Positionsviewable on OPM Website. It is your responsibility to ensure that you submit appropriate documentation prior to the closing date. Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant experience as it relates to this job announcement. Be clear and specific when describing your work history since human resources cannot make assumptions regarding your 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). Your resume must include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience Statement: Candidates must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in responsibility to the GS-13 level in the Federal service or private sector managing development operations for a museum or related arts and culture organization including progressively responsible oversight of donor prospecting pipeline management and operational strategy that supports fundraising effectiveness.

Please see OPM Group Standard for Administrative and Management positions combining education and experience section.

OPM Qualifications Standard:

Individual Occupational Requirements: Management and Program Analysis Series 0343 Associated Group standard: Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Administrative and Management Positions

You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

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.

Education

This position does not have an education requirement.

Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education see the Department of Education website.

Additional information

The National Gallery of Art fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Policy: than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement.

This position is not included in the bargaining unit.

Relocation expenses will not be paid.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Reasonable Accommodation Policy:
Veterans Information:
Service Registration: Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures the veteran must be a preference eligible or a veteran separated after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions.

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Reasonable Accommodation Requests:The National Gallery of Art provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need an accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process please notify the contact person listed in this announcement.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.


Required Experience:

Manager