Supervisory Museum Specialist (Head of Dept Loans)

Candidates must meet the Qualification Standards Handbook requirements for the GS-1016-14. For this position, specialized experience is at least one year of curatorial experience, equivalent in responsibility to the GS-13 level in the Federal service, administering museum object or collection loans for a museum or cultural institution. Your application and resume must demonstrate that you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must show in your résumé how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the KSAs identified below. If asked to do so, cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. DO NOT write “see resume” in your application! Those applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements will be evaluated against these factors to determine the best-qualified candidates. Loan Administration – Skill in researching and managing loan requests. Reporting – Skill in writing, developing, and analyzing reports. Supervision – Knowledge of supervisory duties and responsibilities to effectively oversee others. Communication – Ability to communicate with a wide variety of audiences about the loan process. “Experience” refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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. Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration under merit promotion procedures. CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered “well qualified” you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
This position serves the National Gallery of Art in a leadership role for organizing and coordinating the of the Gallery’s major art lending programs which includes the National Lending Service and the loan of paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, prints, drawings, photographs, and Time-based media, and for maintaining high standards of practice.