Archivist

Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington, DC seeks an Archivist to serve in the Archives Branch of Naval History and Heritage Command. The announcement uses NDAA non-competitive authority to recruit for a position in the competitive service for up to 18 months.

Candidates must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at GS-09 level or equivalent, including arranging, describing, preserving public records, providing reference services, and knowledge of

Qualifications

• Experience arranging, describing, preserving public records and historic documents.
• Knowledge of records management regulations and information access laws such as FOIA and Privacy Act.
• Ability to communicate with researchers, agency personnel, and senior leadership.
• Experience providing reference services or managing requests for records with access restrictions.

Responsibilities

• Arrange, describe, preserve, and provide reference services for public records and historic documents.
• Apply records management regulations and information access laws (FOIA/Privacy Act).
• Communicate effectively with researchers and agency staff and leadership.
• Manage requests for restricted-access records and digital content systems.

Skills

Describing records

Preserving records

Reference services

FOIA & Privacy Act

Communication skills

Electronic records management

Job description

You will serve as an Archivist in the Archives Branch of NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND. This announcement uses the NDAA non-competitive authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service for a period not to exceed 18 months.

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-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Examples of specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Arranging, describing, preserving, and providing reference service from public records and historic documents,
• Applying records management regulations and information access laws such as the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act,
• Performing written and oral communication skills for interacting with researchers, agency personnel, and senior leadership and
• Providing reference services or managing requests for records with access restrictions, familiarity with electronic records management and digital content systems.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series. 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.