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ARCHIVIST

Salary

$85k - $133k

Min Experience

1 years

Location

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

JobType

full-time

About the job

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About the role

Security Clearance

Top Secret

Duties

You will be responsible for the collection, maintenance, and reporting of information pertaining to the official records and archival collections.,You will assist in determining processes, policies, and procedures for accessioning official records and personal papers collections.,You will ensure the accuracy of the data in the collections management database.,You will ensure that appropriate materials are preserved and all accession activities are properly documented.,You will compile metrics on the collections for use in official reports and data calls.

Qualifications

For the GS-12 level: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional archivist work with appraising, accessioning, arranging, describing, preserving, publishing or providing reference service from public records and historic documents. Examples of specialized experience may include the following: 1. Establishing and maintaining an accurate inventory of archives using a variety of electronic record-keeping systems; 2. Developing guidelines regarding formatting and data entry protocols to be consistently used in the archives' collections management database; 3. Collecting, maintaining, and reporting information pertaining to the official records and archival collection; 4. Formulating, maintaining, and implementing archives' policies and procedures pertaining to acquisitions, accessioning, deaccessioning, collections management, and other collections accountability processes. For the GS-11 level: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional archivist work with appraising, accessioning, arranging, describing, preserving, publishing or providing reference service from public records and historic documents. Examples of specialized experience may include the following: 1. Assisting and maintaining an accurate inventory of archives using a variety of electronic record-keeping systems; 2. Collecting and reporting information pertaining to the official records and archival collection; 3. Ensuring the creation and maintenance of required documentation pertaining to the transfer of official government records and materials from previous donors; 4. Identifying historically significant materials and ensuring that appropriate materials are preserved and documented. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1400/archivist-series-1420/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess Bachelor's degree in archival science or bachelor's degree with a major that includes 18 semester hours in archival science, history and/or in political science or government, and 12 semester hours in one or any combination of the following: archival science, history, American civilization, economics, political science, public administration, or government. or Combination of education and experience - at least 30 semester hours that included courses as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Education substitution for the GS-11 level: In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degreeORSuccessful completion of three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degreeA transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Other Information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

About the company

Conducts military operations and security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

Skills

database