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Job opening: SUPERVISORY HISTORIAN (DEPUTY BRANCH HEAD)

Salary: $117 962 - 153 354 per year
Employment Type: Full-time
You will serve as a Supervisory Historian (Deputy Branch Head) at the NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND.

Duties

You will serve as principle advisor to the Histories Branch Head on historical programs, projects, and policies. You will lead and direct production of U.S. naval historical products. You will assist the Histories Branch Head in supervising three supervisory historians including QA/QC'ing high-level work products. You will plan, develop, and oversee creation of monographs, books, articles, information papers, and memoranda that provide historical background, data, and analysis relevant to current U.S. naval activities. You will assign, track, review, and provide responses to historical inquiries from senior Navy leaders and OPNAV directorates. You will oversee the planning and execution of oral history interviews with Navy leaders and planners. You will maintain liaison with Navy Staff offices and other NHHC branches/divisions for the purposes of planning historical projects and delivering timely historical support. You will assist the Histories Branch Head in evaluating performance, handling administrative taskings (pay, leave, training, and other personnel actions), and managing select Branch and section-level programs and priorities. You will mentor junior personnel in order to develop an agile team of naval history experts, improve retention, and maintain morale.

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 fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
  • This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
  • Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of Historian experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Planning, researching, and preparing historical products (e.g. studies, monographs, briefings, and booklets) that furnish detailed backgrounds and perspectives to current issues; 2) Organizing and leading historical research projects to ensure completion within established timeframes; 3) Delivering professional written responses to external and internal historical inquiries based on thorough research; 4) Communicating orally regarding historical matters (e.g. presenting briefs, participating in conferences, and exchanging professional views) to high-level colleagues and stakeholders; 5) Developing and supervising the development of written products on U.S. naval history of the highest quality that articulate, interpret, and explain highly complex material. 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 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:

Degree: history; or related field that included at least 18 semester hours in history.

OR

Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in history, or a major in a related field that included at least 18 semester hours in history, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Contacts

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

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