Museum Specialist (General)

Summary

The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in the Office of Strategic Partnerships (OSP), National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAANC), under Secretary for Museums and Culture, Smithsonian Institution (SI).

Duties

The Museum Specialist (General) is responsible for managing portfolios of museum programs and events. If selected for this position you will develop national and international collaborations with organizations that completement OSP's mission and manage communications with internal and external constituencies. In this position, you will: Design and develop programmatic deliverables for OSP workshops, initiatives and convenings. Develop comprehensive program planning, budgets and evaluations. Establish effective protocols, processes and tools to track and supervise workflow related to the planning, research, design and execution of OSP programs. Facilitate relationship management among partners, colleagues and collaborating institutions with the aim of maximizing program/project impact. Develop and execute memoranda of understanding and contracts with vendors, collaborators and subject matter experts. Use analytical and problem-solving skills to build road maps to lead OSP in improving its performance and meeting its commitments. Align projects to focus on the strategic direction of OSP and the African American and African diaspora history and cultural sector. Independently develop media and written materials through analysis, interpretation, production and development of complex information for audiences with differing levels of understanding of cultural heritage issues. Lead the development, design and delivery of capacity building workshops and training for institutions and professionals. Requirements

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

Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal Service. For this position, specialized experience is defined as developing partnerships with African American art, history and culture serving institutions, including Historically Black Colleges, and Universities, Associations and similarly aligned organizations; conducting research related to public history, museum best practice and organizational development; creating and facilitating organizational capacity building programs; and managing initiatives related to interns, fellows and talent pipeline development for museum professionals. Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement, as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead, provide detailed, descriptive information about your actual experience. 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. 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).

Education

This position has no basic education requirement. How You Will Be Evaluated

Your application will be evaluated first for the basic qualifications described above. The applications that meet the basic qualifications will be evaluated further against the following criteria: Ability to conduct research in order to prepare proposals and/or Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) for partnerships and activities. Ability to communicate in writing. Ability to communicate orally. Ability to develop, plan and coordinate professional development and capacity building programs and opportunities within the field of African American history and culture. Ability to develop, implement and track evaluation metrics and summarize outcomes for internal and external audiences. 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 detailed information regarding how your education and experience relate to this position, including the major duties and qualifications criteria listed. You may preview questions for this vacancy. Benefits

The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, vacation and sick leave, holidays, health/life insurance, accident insurance, and excellent retirement program options. Please see Benefits at https://www.si.edu/OHR/benefits for a complete description. Flexible Spending Accounts - https://www.fsafeds.com/ Health Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp Leave - http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp Life Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp Long Term Care Insurance - http://www.ltcfeds.com Retirement Program - https://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/ Other Information

This position is included in the bargaining unit. Recruitment Incentive: Recruitment incentive(s) may be authorized for this position. However, approval for incentives are contingent upon various availability. If authorized, certain incentives will require the incumbent to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal government for a certain time period. Note: This statement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive will be offered and paid. Selections may be made for vacancies across the Smithsonian Institution (SI). By applying to this position, you agree to allow your application and other personal information to be shared with one or more SI hiring officials for employment consideration for same/similar positions within the location(s) identified in this announcement.