Clarification from the agency

Current Smithsonian Institution Internal Employees/Agency Employees Only may apply including current Smithsonian Institution employees with Federal career/career-conditional status or eligibility. More than one selection may be made from this announcement.

The Supervisory Registrar (Provenance) will serve as the head of collections stewardship, implementing and managing related NMNH collections policy, including programmatic work related to determining collections provenance, including advising, creating, managing, and coordinating Smithsonian and museum policy and procedures for the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH).

In this position, you will:

• Manage the development, implementation, and review of transaction management, and inventory control policies and procedures for all collections-holding units within NMNH.
• Collaborate with the Collections Program and the office of the Associate Director for Science and Chief Scientist (ADCS) to establish training programs and curriculum for scientific staff covering regulatory, legal, ethical, and policy matters relative to collections acquisition and management of collection transactions.
• Manage policies and procedures related to national and international regulations, treaties and conventions affecting collections, and assists in same at Institutional levels.
• Direct provenance research across the museum and related collections policies, to include working with Repatriation and Human Dignity programs to address cross-topic return or stewardship inquiries.
• Perform administrative and personnel management functions relative to staff supervised.
• Serve as a principal member of NMNH Collections Information System review or control boards.
  

Conditions of employment

• Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation
• May need to complete a Probationary Period
• Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.
• May be required to serve an 18-month probationary period for supervisors.

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.

For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions viewable on OPM Website.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

Experience GS-14: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal Service.  For this position, specialized experience is defined as having experience documenting and managing collections transactions, developing and implementing collections policy and provenance research, and supervising collections program staff in the fields of registration, conservation, provenance and collections. 

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 an effort to streamline our hiring process, SI employees whose current position of record is in the same job series (SPECIFY) and who are in a (Federal competitive or excepted service appointment) (Trust) 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, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying).

How you will be evaluated

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

Applicants for this position may be evaluated in multiple stages. The first stage is an evaluation of your responses to the online multiple-choice questions that assess your experience, education, and/or training for the job related competencies below:

• Knowledge of museum collections transaction management work especially with respect to registration and other collections information and records management practices, and related policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of the concepts, principles and practices of registration, provenance research and transactions management sufficient to establish and implement training programs in this area.
• Knowledge of collections management and registration procedures related to provenance research and implementation.
• Knowledge of administrative and supervisory practices.

BASIS OF RATING:  Once the announcement closes, your application will be evaluated and rated by a Subject Matter Exert. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your application and supporting documentation will be made. The determination is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Your resume should provide detailed information regarding how your education and experience relate to this position, including the major duties and qualifications criteria listed.

Important Note:

Your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses to the occupational questionnaire or other assessment tool for consistency. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Your resume should provide sufficient information regarding how your education and experience relate to this position, including the major duties and qualifications criteria listed.