Supervisory Museum Specialist (Deputy Director, Collections Services Division)
What you'd do
This position is located in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), Rubenstein National Institute for Holocaust Documentation, Collections Services Division, Conservation Branch, David and Fela Shapell Collections, Conservation, and Research Center, Bowie, MD. In this position, the Deputy Director, will provide comprehensive strategic direction for the three CSD branch chiefs and their staffs, with an emphasis on the management and administration of collections programs.
Major duties
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is a federally chartered, nonpartisan institution that was created by the US Congress to serve as America's national memorial to the victims of the Holocaust and an educational institution dedicated to the history and lessons of the Holocaust. The Museum seeks to educate Americans from all 50 states and all walks of life as well as international audiences. The Museum has three areas of expertise: Holocaust remembrance, Holocaust scholarship and education, and genocide prevention. In carrying out its important memorial and educational mission, the Museum is guided by its institutional values for our workplace: Honor the memory of the victims; carry out our work with dignity, humility, integrity and respect for others; and strive for excellence through teamwork, rigor, and a culture of continuous learning. Consistent respect for others is the foundation for trust, collegiality and inclusion. Duties include: Provide comprehensive strategic direction for the three CSD branch chiefs and their staffs, with an emphasis on the management and administration of collections programs and activities. Oversees the daily operation of the Collections Management and Registration branches and ensures that the Museum's policies for acquiring, maintaining, and safeguarding the collections are implemented. Develops and establishes procedures to ensure the cohesive and cooperative nature of services and activities for the registration and collections management of the Museum's collections. Provides leadership in short and long-range strategic planning and for the development, implementation, and management of programs, policies, systems, and procedures in accordance with professional museum standards, Museum policies, and Federal guidelines. Serves as an expert technical authority on collections management matters, registration matters, an advisor on conservation matters, and acts as an advisor to Museum staff and leadership. Initiates or drafts preparation of grant proposals and reports to donors in cooperation with the Office of Development staff, and in collaboration with the Rubenstein Institute Director of Planning and Administration and Office leadership.
What you need to qualify
Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards. 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. Specialized Experience: You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-13 (or equivalent) grade level in the federal government. Specialized Experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. The specialized experience for this position is overseeing the daily operation of the Collections Management and Registration branches and ensures that the Museum's policies for acquiring, maintaining, and safeguarding the collections are implemented; implementing collections management and registrarial procedures and priorities in close collaboration with the needs of and workflows within the Office; developing procedures to ensure the cohesive and cooperative nature of programs, services, and activities for the collections management and registration of the Museum's collections; and preparing and delivering presentations on behalf of the Museum at meeting and conferences of appropriate professional organizations. 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). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). ***Failure to submit required documentation will result in an ineligible rating.
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