Museum Specialist (General).

Smithsonian Institution; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 68,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC seeks a Museum Specialist (General) to manage portfolios of museum programs and events, developing national and international collaborations and overseeing communications with diverse audiences.

You will design programmatic deliverables, budgets, evaluations and train institutions through capacity-building workshops, aligning projects with OSP's mission and African American history and culture sectors.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent.
• Develop partnerships with African American art, history and culture serving institutions, incl. HBCUs and similar organizations.
• Conduct research related to public history, museum best practice and organizational development.
• Create and facilitate organizational capacity building programs.
• Manage initiatives related to interns, fellows and talent pipelines for museum professionals.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop programmatic deliverables for OSP workshops, initiatives and convenings.
• Develop comprehensive program planning, budgets and evaluations.
• Establish protocols, processes and tools to track and supervise workflow for OSP programs.
• Facilitate relationship management among partners, colleagues and collaborating institutions to maximize impact.
• Develop and execute memoranda of understanding and contracts with vendors and experts.
• Use analytical and problem-solving skills to build road maps for improved performance.
• Align projects with OSP strategic direction and African diaspora history and culture.
• Independently develop media and written materials for diverse audiences.
• Lead development, design and delivery of capacity-building workshops for institutions and professionals.

Skills

Partnership development

Public history research

Organizational development

Capacity building

Interns/talent pipeline

Job description

Duties

The Museum Specialist (General) is responsible for managing portfolios of museum programs and events. If selected for this position you will develop national and international collaborations with organizations that completement OSP's mission and manage communications with internal and external constituencies.

In This Position, You Will

• Design and develop programmatic deliverables for OSP workshops, initiatives and convenings.
• Develop comprehensive program planning, budgets and evaluations.
• Establish effective protocols, processes and tools to track and supervise workflow related to the planning, research, design and execution of OSP programs.
• Facilitate relationship management among partners, colleagues and collaborating institutions with the aim of maximizing program/project impact.
• Develop and execute memoranda of understanding and contracts with vendors, collaborators and subject matter experts.
• Use analytical and problem-solving skills to build road maps to lead OSP in improving its performance and meeting its commitments.
• Align projects to focus on the strategic direction of OSP and the African American and African diaspora history and cultural sector.
• Independently develop media and written materials through analysis, interpretation, production and development of complex information for audiences with differing levels of understanding of cultural heritage issues.
• Lead the development, design and delivery of capacity building workshops and training for institutions and professionals.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Requires career/career-conditional status or eligibility.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.

Conditions of Employment

Qualification requirements, including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates, must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date. See the 'Required Documents' section for additional information.

For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions viewable on

Qualifications

Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal Service. For this position, specialized experience is defined as developing partnerships with African American art, history and culture serving institutions, including Historically Black Colleges, and Universities, Associations and similarly aligned organizations; conducting research related to public history, museum best practice and organizational development; creating and facilitating organizational capacity building programs; and managing initiatives related to interns, fellows and talent pipeline development for museum professionals.

Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement, as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead, provide detailed, descriptive information about your actual experience.

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.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

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).

Education

This position has no basic education requirement.

Additional information

This position is included in the bargaining unit.

Recruitment Incentive

Recruitment incentive(s) may be authorized for this position. However, approval for incentives are contingent upon various availability. If authorized, certain incentives will require the incumbent to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal government for a certain time period.

Note: This statement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive will be offered and paid.

Selections may be made for vacancies across the Smithsonian Institution (SI). By applying to this position, you agree to allow your application and other personal information to be shared with one or more SI hiring officials for employment consideration for same/similar positions within the location(s) identified in this announcement.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, vacation and sick leave, holidays, health/life insurance, accident insurance, and excellent retirement program options.

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