You will serve as an ARCHIVIST in the ARCHIVES BRANCH of THE NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND of NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND.

Duties

You will serve as a Processing Archivist assisting in the accomplishment of the Branch mission and functions specifically in the area of the arrangement and description of official records. You will organize, arrange, describe, and preserve official records and personal papers collections held within the Archives of the Naval History and Heritage Command. You will maintain physical, intellectual, and administrative control over archival materials through the digitization process. You will analyze archival materials in relation to their function, background, content, and use to make recommendations regarding their retention or destruction. You will analyze, process, and make available born-digital and digitized records. You will assist the Digital Archives Team Lead with the processes such as the management of electronic files and databases, image capture, data migration, and metadata creation. You will produce detailed and accurate processing plans, finding aids, catalog records, and metadata entries in accordance with the Archives' Processing Manual.

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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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 A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or pass the test. You will be subject to random testing.

Qualifications

GS-11 Level: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience performing archival work in appraising, accessioning, arranging, describing, preserving, publishing or providing reference service from public records and historical documents equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate performing the following duties: 1.) Utilizing mandated computer systems to carry out the organization, description, and digital preservation of archival materials; 2.) Analyzing archival materials in relation to their function, historical background, content, and use to make recommendations regarding retention or destruction; 3.) Producing detailed and accurate processing plans, finding aids, catalog records, and metadata entries for digital archival records. GS-09 Level: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience performing archival work in appraising, accessioning, arranging, describing, preserving, publishing or providing reference service from public records and historical documents equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-07) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate performing the following duties: 1.) Utilizing mandated computer systems to carry out the organization, description, and digital preservation of archival materials; 2.) Analyzing archival materials in relation to their function, historical background, content, and use to make recommendations regarding retention or destruction; 3.) Producing detailed and accurate processing plans, finding aids, catalog records, and metadata entries for digital archival 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 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1400/archivist-series-1420/ 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.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

Applicants must possess:
A bachelor's degree in archival science or a 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 a combination of education and experience - at least 30 semester hours that included courses as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Please be sure to submit ALL relevant transcripts to confirm the positive education requirement for the 1420 Archivist series.

Education Substitution for Experience at the GS-11 Level: Your resume must 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
OR possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
OR have completed 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
OR a combination of graduate education and experience as described above that equates to one year of experience

Education Substitution for Experience at the GS-09 Level: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector
OR possess a master's or equivalent degree
OR have completed two full years of graduate level education leading to such a degree
OR a combination of education and experience as described above that equates to one year of experience

Contacts

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