Supervisory Museum Specialist (Offsite)

The Supervisory Museum Specialist (Offsite) manages a staff of Museum Specialists performing collections management functions within the Office of Collections. Responsibilities range from supervisory to project management to leading and participating in a range of collections care initiatives.

In this position you will:

• Coordinate collections-related functional activities across NMAH collections projects to ensure efficient planning execution and integration of project objectives.
• Lead the collections management work in the Collections Management Office in support of collections care storage display access and preservation.
• Supervise staff assigned to the Collections Management Office providing leadership direction and oversight to ensure the successful accomplishment of program objectives.

• Requires career/career-conditional status or eligibility.
• 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 date. See the Required Documents section for additional information.

Physical Requirements:

• Incumbent will be required to wear personal protective equipment including steel toe safety shoes whenmoving heavy objects ear and eye protection and gloves for lifting heavy objects.
• Incumbent must be able to lift objects weighing up to 40 lbs. on a regular basis unassisted.
• Incumbent will be required to operate manual automated and mobile equipment to move objects andcrates; this includes equipment ranging from dollies to lifts.
• Incumbent must be able to work at heights of up to 6 feet from the floor from a ladder personnel lift orsecure shelving. Must be able to walk stand bend and reach for long periods of time and work inconstricted spaces.

Work Environment:

• Must be able to work in a range of weather conditions outdoors in all seasons encountering rain andsnow and a wide range of temperatures 30 to 90 degrees F.

Other Requirements:

• Valid states drivers license required to drive Smithsonian van.
• Employee will be required to take Forklift training.
• Employee will be required to obtain and maintain FAC-COR Level I Certification.

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-11 level in the Federal Service. For this position specialized experience is defined as performing collections management functions including applying technical knowledge to oversee the movement and preservation of collection objects and applying supervisory techniques to lead and motivate staff in the care preservation and public access of historical objects within a museum or cultural heritage setting.

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.

In aneffort to streamline our hiring process SI employees whose current position of record is in the same job series (1016) and who are in aFederal competitive service appointment as this advertised position are not required to submit a transcript with your application package. However if selected you will be required to provide a copy of your transcript before your start date in the position.

Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures anyindividual who is currently holding or who has held within the previous 52 weeks a GeneralSchedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted servicemust meet time-in-grade requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of thegrade for which you are applying).