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MUSEUM SPECIALIST

National Archives and Records Administration
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Summary

This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration.This position is located at a presidential library. The incumbent performs a variety of duties, including oversight for all objects and official records, in connection with the management of the library's museum collections. The incumbent also carries out individual research and/or exhibit projects and performs a variety of public service duties.

Overview

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Open date: 01/03/2023
Closed date: 01/12/2023
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Work site options
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Remote job
No
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$55,951 - $88,000 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 9 - 11
Promotion potential
11
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Appointment type
Permanent
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Competitive Service
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance. The type depends on the job.
Background check type
Announcement number
DE-11760083-23-KB
Control number
696680200

Duties

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As a MUSEUM SPECIALIST, you will:

  • Ensure that the proper procedures are followed with regard to the care, registration, and documentation of the collections.
  • Oversee the accessioning and cataloging of the collections and maintain manual and automated collections inventories and file systems. Develop and supervise all physical inventory projects for the Library and is responsible for developing progress and accountability reports for the collection.
  • Manage the proper conservation, preservation, and restoration of collections where assigned.
  • Develop and implement improvements in utilizing space, identify needs, and seek solutions for additional space and equipment. This includes ensuring the proper storage is maintained.
  • Supervise the movement of objects, especially those used in an active public performance environment. Coordinate incoming and outgoing shipments, especially loans for temporary exhibits, with the curator and other museum staff.
  • Respond to public inquiries concerning the collections, answering by letter, phone, electronically (e.g., E-mail), or in person. Furnish information on specialized subjects; extensive research may be required.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

This opportunity is also open to Status Candidates under Announcement ST-11730121-23-KB. 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.
  • 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.
  • Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
Key Requirements:
  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-11, you must have one year of specialized experience at level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:

- Conducting custodial duties related to artifact registration and collections-based management in a museum setting. Duties such as accessioning, proper care, accountability reporting, inventory, preservation, artifact handling, documentation of objects, and deaccessions;
AND
- Acting as Administrator of the museum collections management database such as; The Museum Software (TMS), PastPerfect Museum Software, Re: Discovery Software, or other museum specific collections database software;
AND
- Managing incoming and outgoing loans of artifacts in a museum setting including duties such as loan requests paperwork, insurance, shipping logistics, loans registration, and electronic (TMS) and hard copy records related to all loans.

For the GS-09, you must have one year of specialized experience at level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:

- Conducting custodial duties related to artifact registration and collections-based management in a museum setting. Duties such as accessioning, proper care, accountability reporting, inventory, preservation, artifact handling, documentation of objects, and deaccessions;
AND
- Inventory control consisting of records, reports and resolving inventory anomalies according to established SOPs and or procedures;
OR
You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: 2 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or master's or equivalent graduate degree related to the position; (Related fields of study include art, history, museum studies, scientific subjects, or other courses related to the position to be filled.)
OR
You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions. 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. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

Additional information

  • To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees.
  • We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
  • This announcement may be used to fill like positions in other organizations within the National Archives and Records Administration.
  • This is a bargaining unit position, AFGE Council 260.
  • We offer opportunities for telework, per agency policy.
  • We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules, per agency policy.
  • Work is performed in various areas, including office, workroom, exhibit and storage areas, which may involve uncomfortably warm or cool temperatures, high humidity, or dust. Incumbent may have to wear protective clothing because of hazardous tasks and work in contaminated areas. Incumbent also works in exhibit area where duties will be performed around construction, moving carts, ladders, and other barriers.

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: Technical, Communication, Research & Analysis. 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

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Agency contact information

Applicant Call Center
Phone
304-480-8990
Email
NARAHR@fiscal.treasury.gov
Address
LEGISL ARCHVS, PRES LIB, AND MUS SV
2313 Red River Street
Austin, TX 78705-5702
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