Clarification from the agency

U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required.

As a SUPERVISORY ARCHIVES SPECIALIST, you will:

• Supervise a subordinate staff consisting of archives aids and technicians GS-2 through GS-7 and are responsible for the quality and quantity of work produced by these employees directly under their supervision.
• Inform higher level supervisor of anticipated vacancies, increases in workload, or other circumstances requiring replacement or additional staff.
• Develop and write procedures regarding work assignments and policies. Coordinate with supervisors or specialists of other operations concerning matters of work accomplishments, priorities, and procedures.
• Conduct staff meetings to convey and discuss suggestions, changes and new policies or procedures, which affect unit operations. Provide information generated by these meetings to higher level management.
• Advise employees of the performance requirements of their position; keep them informed of their progress in meeting the requirements; and evaluate, either formally or informally, the performance of all subordinate employees.

Conditions of employment

This opportunity is also open to Status Candidates under Announcement ST-11593525-22-LD. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

• A one year probationary period may be required.
• A one year supervisory or managerial probationary period may be required.
• Must successfully complete a background investigation.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form i-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.

1. Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."
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3. Must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

For the GS-09, you must have one year specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level that is directly related to the position and has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is:

Leading a small component of a team, program, or project;

AND

Communicating with customers internally and externally to provide information and resolve issues;

AND

Applying and researching rules, regulations, policies, and practices to gather facts, and draw conclusions and/or make recommendations.

OR

You may qualify with a Master's or equivalent degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree that demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work OR a LL.B or J.D, in a field related to this position; (attach a copy of your transcript or list of college courses designating semester or quarter hours earned to ensure proper credit)

OR

You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours may be combined with experience. Credit will be given for partial experience so long as specialized experience and or required education or training meet or exceed the minimum level required for the position. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.

For the GS-07, you must have one year specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level that is directly related to the position and has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is:

Applying regulations and policies to accomplish work assignments;

AND

Operating office automation programs for such tasks as maintaining database information and preparing reports.

OR

You may qualify by education (attach a copy of your transcript or list of college courses designating semester or quarter hours earned to ensure proper credit): One full year of graduate level education; or Superior Academic Achievement based on a bachelors degree that is demonstrated through class standing (upper 1/3 of class); grade point average (3.0/4.0 overall or 3.5/4.0 in major), or election to membership in a qualifying national scholastic honor society.

OR

You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application includes your résumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your résumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your résumé may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Leadership, Communication, and Analytical. Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories: Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified depending on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, and training related to this position. Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of their assigned category and considered before non-preference-eligibles in that category.

Qualified preference-eligibles with a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest category.

Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview.

If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)) you must receive a score of 85 or better to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority