SUPVERVISORY ARCHIVIST

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Supervisory Archivist in the Archives Branch of NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND.

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-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience should demonstrate the following: Performing research of legislative, administrative, organizational and functional history of various agencies, operating practices and providing critical analysis of documentation systems and practices.

Developing plans and justifying recommendations regarding the disposition of non-current records, disposition schedules of records.

Performing the digitization, photo and processing of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and reference sections.

Reviewing, arranging, evaluation, preservation, and description of various historical records that may include federal, military or Naval records.

Ensuring the proper handling of important materials and overseeing sensitive records.

Collecting, organizing, and protecting official records for historically significant documents such as personal papers and oral histories Evaluation of Experience: Professional experience must have been in archival science, or in a directly related field of work such as history that involved the collection, appraisal, analysis, or synthesis of information having historical or archival values.

The following are illustrative of kinds of experience that may be accepted as meeting the professional experience requirements: (1) experience as an archivist in Federal, state, religious institution, business, or other archives, or in manuscript depositories, and (2) experience of an archival nature that involved research in archival science, or in a directly related field such as history, government, economics, political science, international relations, or international law.

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/ Major Duties:

• You will serve as the immediate supervisor for junior and/or newly hired archivists and support personnel.
• You will act as a subject matter expert and provide guidance/direction in the pursuit of solving complex and demanding assignments.
• You will provide technical oversight, develop performance plans and rate employee performance.
• You will plan, develop, and approve training for new archivists to meet annual objectives and individual performance plans.
• You will interview candidates for subordinate positions, recommends hiring, promotions and/or requirements.