The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in the Office of Digital Transformation. The Smithsonian Institution (SI) is embarking on an Institution-wide digital transformation led by the Office of Digital Transformation (ODT) to become a digitally empowered Institution that builds purposeful connections between the knowledge we share and the people we serve.  

Duties

As the Administrative Officer, you will support the Unit through a combination of management analysis and long-range planning, budget formulation and execution, personnel administration, procurement, facilities management, security and safety services. You will perform the following duties:

Requirements

• Requires career/career-conditional status or eligibility.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.
• Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer
• May need to complete a Probationary Period
• Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation
• Must be a U.S. Citizen

Qualifications

GS-12 Experience: You qualify for this position if you possess 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 demonstrated experience in a cultural or museum setting with budget formulation and execution, human resource management activities, contracting/and procurement, analyzing administrative policies and issues, assisting in planning, leadership, coordination and management oversight of the office operations to the executive and program staff. GS-13 Experience: You qualify for this position if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal Service.  For this position, specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience in a cultural or museum setting with budget formulation and execution, contracting/and procurement, participating in personnel management process, reviewing personnel actions for accuracy and completion, assisting in the development of recruitment documents, assisting in analyzing trends and assisting and/or advising managers in the developing of policies and procedures. 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.

Education

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address SMITHSONIAN PO Box 37012 600 Maryland Avenue, SW Suite 5017 Washington, District of Columbia 20013-7012 United States
• Name: HR Specialist
• Phone: 201-213-1472
• Email: [email protected]