Supervisory Museum Specialist (General)

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-13 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-12 (or equivalent) grade level in the Federal government, performing the following duties: carrying out the procedural steps of accessioning museum collections into the physical and legal custody of the Museum; drafting registration policies, providing advice and guidance to the Division Director as requested to allow for the coordination of registration policies; negotiating incoming and outgoing loans with other institutions and private individuals; supervising the maintenance of all collections documentation; and creating, directing, and supervising the creation and implementation of documents to enforce standard ethical legal museum procedures and practices.· 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.
This position is located in the Rubenstein National Institute for Holocaust Documentation at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), with a duty station of Bowie, MD. The Museum is committed to cultivating and maintaining a culture of diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion (DEAI). Please click here to view the Museum Statement on Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion (PDF).