Clarification from the agency

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

As a DIRECTOR OF THE EXHIBITS AND VISITOR SERVICES OFFICE, you will:

• Oversee all aspects of the museum at the National Archives operations in Washington, DC, the most visited facility in the NARA system, including the development of non-partisan content for exhibitions and related visitor services programs.
• Ensure the continuing intellectual and physical integrity of the exhibits, the general visitor spaces of the National Archives Building in Washington, DC: the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom, NARA's permanent galleries, and the Lawrence F. O'Brien Gallery, as well as the Learning Center.
• Manage the exhibit programs in the field offices of the National Archives, most particularly the exhibit galleries of the National Archives in New York and the National Archives in Kansas City.
• Oversee the development of contracts for exhibition and publications developments, design and production, including consultant and technical services from concept to installation.
• Oversee the development and implementation of the visitor services, volunteer, and internship programs in support of the museum program at the National Archives.

Conditions of employment

This opportunity is also open to Status Candidates under Announcement ST-12391434-24-SW 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.
• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
• File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.

1. Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."
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3. Must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals.
4. Public Trust background investigation will be required.

Qualifications

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

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-15, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:

• Managing a large museum, cultural or historical institution, or Presidential Library facility including exhibit development and visitor services; AND
• Developing an exhibits program for an organization; AND
• Overseeing a visitor services, volunteer and/or, internship program; AND
• Raising funds from private sources or preparing budget requests to support exhibits.

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

Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Technical, Leadership, and Communication. 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.

Your application may be reviewed by a Subject Matter Expert.