Supervisory Archivist

The Supervisory Archivist applies professional archival principles andmethods of archival collections development arrangement preservation documentation and description to the organization and management of CFCHs archival collections.

In this position you will:

• Define schedule and manage documentation projects involving archival materials following accepted archival standards e.g. Society of American Archivists.
• Direct registration and cataloging procedures for archival material.
• Apply professional archival principles and methods of archival collections development arrangement preservation documentation and description to the organization and management of CFCHs archival collections.
• Collaborate with CFCH Advancement to identify funding sources to support archival work and collections assists in grant and other forms of writing to secure financial support.
• Maintain reference research of national and international traditional music and cultures and scholarship in folklore and ethnomusicology. This includes specialized scholars music producers tradition bearers; staff of other federal archives and libraries; staff of university and research archives and libraries.
• Plan and carry out the full range of supervisory and managerial authority.

• Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation
• May need to complete a Probationary Period
• Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.

Conditions of Employment

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

For information on qualification requirements seeQualification Standards Handbook forGeneral Schedule Positionson OPM website.

1. Bachelors degree in archival scienceorbachelors 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 in A above plus appropriate experience or additional education.

In addition to the basic qualification requirement above:

Experience: You qualify for this position if you have 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 serving as a senior archivist in a cultural educational historical or museum setting performing archival treatment such as condition assessment preservation arrangement and description for research use. Experience must include work with audio collections and at least two of the following: documents photos film video or digital materials.

Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead provide detailed descriptive information about your actual experience.

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.

Or a Combination: Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications. For a full explanation of this option please see theQualification Standards.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents see the Required Documents section of this announcement.