The primary purpose of this position is to provide support to the executive office of the Chief Curatorial and Conservation officer in the areas of procurement, purchase card management, travel coordination, administrative support, curatorial assistance, and the ongoing coordination of selected activities. This position functions as the Gallery Support Specialist to the Chief/C working closely with the Senior Advisor for Curatorial and Conservation Initiatives at the National Gallery of Art.  

Duties

        As a gallery support specialist, you will:

Requirements

• You must be a United States Citizen.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.
• See "Other Information" section regarding Selective Service requirements.

Qualifications

Candidates must meet the Qualification Standards Handbook requirements for the GS-0301-11. A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent in responsibility to the GS-9 level in the Federal service, providing principal support to the executive office of the Chief Curatorial and Conservation officer in the areas of procurement, purchase card management, travel coordination, administrative support, curatorial assistance, and the ongoing coordination of selected activities. Your application and resume must demonstrate that you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must show in your resume how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the KSAs identified below. If asked to do so, cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. DO NOT write "see resume" in your application. Those applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements will be evaluated against these factors to determine the best-qualified candidates. Comprehensive analytical and evaluative ability sufficient to contributes ideas for clarifying and improving procedures manual; support work related to personnel actions and files, grant programs, meeting agendas, and other administrative matters; and maintain time and attendance records and advise supervisors and employees on leave and related policies.  Knowledge of basic art museum operations procedures, survey level history of art and basic research methods sufficient to provide basic art historical research assistance to supervisors in support of art acquisition proposals, exhibition proposals, publishing projects, collection databases, lectures, and PowerPoint presentations sufficient to provide assigned curatorial support. Comprehensive knowledge of and demonstrated experience in executive office and administrative procedures, clerical skills (typing, formatting, filing, tracking, use of Microsoft Office programs), executive calendar maintenance, English grammar, budget tracking, purchasing/procurement processes, travel arrangements and trip account settling sufficient to provide a few administrative tasks in support of the executive office of the Chief Curatorial and Conservation Officer. Knowledge of and ability to perform the major duties required of an administrative support position in an art museum, and the procedures and nature of the work supervised by the Chief Curatorial and Conservation Officer, the Curatorial Affairs Officer, the curatorial and conservation divisions, as well as the processes for realizing exhibitions, publications, grants, and the art acquisition process. Knowledge of basic art museum operations procedures, survey level history of art and basic research methods sufficient to provide basic art historical research assistance to supervisors in support of art acquisition proposals, exhibition proposals, publishing projects, collection databases, lectures, and PowerPoint presentations sufficient to provide assigned curatorial support. Note: Applicants who are referred to the hiring office for selection consideration may be required to submit writing and/or work samples as part of the interview/selection process. If the hiring office decides to request a writing and/or work sample as part of its selection process, the vacancy contact will reach out to you by email to: (1) inform you of this requirement; and (2) provide further instructions.  "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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. Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration under merit promotion procedures. CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Specialized Experience

Applicants must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-9 or equivalent) in the Federal service.  Specialized experience includes: providing principal support to the executive office of the Chief Curatorial and Conservation officer in the areas of procurement, purchase card management, travel coordination, administrative support, curatorial assistance, and the ongoing coordination of selected activities.

Contacts

• Address National Gallery of Art 4th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20565 United States
• Name: Staffing
• Phone: 202-842-6814
• Email: [email protected]