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

Duties

You will perform archival work such as accessioning, arranging, describing, preserving and servicing of born digital records as well as analog records that were/will be digitized for access or preservation. You will be responsible for the development and maintenance of digital collections and electronic records. You will assess best practices for digital preservation and conversion. You will manage and direct digitization projects that provide long-term access to paper and microform records as well as born-digital records. You will identify and establish priority for the digitization and electronic posting of collections and records and images related to operation and programmatic history of the post-1940 United States Navy. You will be responsible for managing electronic files and databases.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• You will be required to move records, which may exceed 40 pounds in weight.

Qualifications

GS 12: In addition to the Basic Requirement for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector appraising, accessioning, arranging, describing, preserving, publishing or providing reference service from public records and historic documents. As well as converting paper records and materials to a digital format. Examples of specialized experience includes the following: 1) Formulating, maintaining, and implementing archival policies and procedures pertaining to acquisitions, accessioning, deaccessioning, collections management, and other digital conversion practices. 2) Performing professional archival functions and appraising records to determine the evidential or informational value and make recommendations regarding their retention or their destruction. 3) Applying knowledge to digitize records such as image capture, data migration, and metadata creation. 4) Utilizing and maintaining digital archival content management tools and databases for digital and paper records. 5) Ensuring correct preservation methods and disposition methods of original records are followed. GS 11: In addition to the Basic Requirement 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 appraising, accessioning, arranging, describing, preserving, publishing or providing reference service from public records and historic documents. As well as converting paper records and materials to a digital format. Examples of specialized experience should include some or all of the following: 1) Following archival policies and procedures pertaining to acquisitions, accessioning, deaccessioning, collections management, and other digital conversion processes. 2) Practicing archival functions and assisting with appraising records to determine the evidential or informational value. 3) Following prescribed methods to digitize records such as image capture, data migration, and metadata creation. 4) Utilizing and maintaining digital archival content management tools and databases for digital and paper records. 5) Adhering to correct preservation methods and disposition methods of original records 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 Archivist Series 1420 (opm.gov)

Education

Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must posses:

Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess

1. Bachelor's degree in archival science or bachelor's degree with a major that includes 18 semester hours in archival science, history and/or in political science or government, and 12 semester hours in one or any combination of the following: archival science, history, American civilization, economics, political science, public administration, or government. or
2. Combination of education and experience - at least 30 semester hours that included courses as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Education substitution for the GS-11 level:
In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
OR

Successful completion of three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND 805 Kidder Breese St Washington, DC 20374 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]