Supervisory Museum Specialist (Deputy Director, Collections Services Division).

About the Role

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is a federally chartered, nonpartisan institution 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Oversee the daily operation of the Collections Management and Registration branches and ensure that the Museum's policies for acquiring, maintaining, and safeguarding the collections are implemented.
• Develop and establish procedures to ensure the cohesive and cooperative nature of services and activities for the registration and collections management of the Museum's collections.
• Provide 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.
• Serve as an expert technical authority on collections management matters, registration matters, and as an advisor on conservation matters; act as an advisor to Museum staff and leadership.
• Initiate or draft 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.

Requirements

Conditions of employment:

• You must be a U.S. citizen.
• You must be registered for Selective Service if applicable (www.sss.gov).
• Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date.
• A one-year supervisory probationary period may be required.
• Payment of relocation expenses is not authorized.
• As a condition of employment, all new hires must agree to direct deposit of their salary checks. Employees will have up to two pay periods from the date they enter on duty to arrange for their direct deposit transaction.
• Former employees who received a voluntary separation incentive (“buyout”) must repay the full amount if reemployed under any type of appointment or under a personal service contract within five years after separation with a buyout.

Qualifications

Qualification requirements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, available on the OPM website.

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.

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, including:

• Overseeing the daily operation of the Collections Management and Registration branches and ensuring 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.
• Preparing and delivering presentations on behalf of the Museum at meetings 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.

All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50, "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.

Education

If this position requires proof of higher education, you must submit an unofficial transcript or a list of courses that includes the following information: name of accredited institution, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. A listing of these accredited organizations can be found on the Department of Education's website. You MUST provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course-by-course listing along with your application. Failure to provide such documentation by the closing date of the announcement will result in lost consideration.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.