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Supervisory Archivist
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in the Archival Affairs Division (AAD) in the David M. Rubenstein National Institute for Holocaust Documentation (Rubenstein Institute) of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), with a duty location at the David and Fela Shapell Family Collections, Conservation, and Research Center in Bowie, MD.
What You'll Do
- →The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is a federally chartered, nonpartisan institution that was created by the US Congress to serve as America's national memorial to the victims of the Holocaust and an educational institution dedicated to the history and lessons of the Holocaust.
- →The Museum seeks to educate Americans from all 50 states and all walks of life as well as international audiences.
- →The Museum has three areas of expertise: Holocaust remembrance, Holocaust scholarship and education, and genocide prevention.
- →In carrying out its important memorial and educational mission, the Museum is guided by its institutional values for our workplace: Honor the memory of the victims; carry out our work with dignity, humility, integrity and respect for others; and strive for excellence through teamwork, rigor, and a culture of continuous learning.
- →Consistent respect for others is the foundation for trust, collegiality and inclusion.
- →Develop and implement archival standards and practices for the Museum that meet or exceed the international standards of the archival field and displays expertise in orchestrating teams of archivists, catalogers, and support staff structuring the organization of collections on behalf of the Museum.
- →Oversee the efforts of the archival team (all Division employees) regarding all materials acquired for the Museum's collections, including three-dimensional artifacts, papers and manuscripts, film, oral histories, recorded sound, and copies of archival collections from other institutions.
- →Ensure that branch-led procedures for archival organization, description, indexing, and cataloging are developed and followed by Archival Affairs Division staff to enhance usability and discoverability of collections.
- →Support the development, management, oversight, and reporting on budgets to the division and office leadership; Initiates or drafts preparation of grant proposals and reports to donors in cooperation with the Office of Development staff and in collaboration with the Rubenstein Institute Director of Planning and Administration and Office leadership.
- →Prepares verbal and written draft presentations, subject to the concurrence of the Division Director, on behalf of the Museum on topics including the activities, policies, and methods of the Division, Office, and Museum for partner and other archival institutions, scholars, researchers, donors, media, and others.
- →Implements archival processing and cataloging procedures and priorities in close collaboration with the needs of and workflows within the Office.
- →Provides direction and management of the Archival Affairs Division, through leadership and monitoring staff activities and projects.
Requirements
- ✓On-line resumes must be submitted by 11:59pm EST of the closing date.
- ✓You must be a suitable for Federal employment.
- ✓You must be a U.S. citizen.
- ✓You must be registered for Selective Service if applicable (www.sss.gov).
- ✓Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date.
- ✓A one year supervisory probationary/trial period may be required.
- ✓Payment of relocation expenses is not authorized.
- ✓The USHMM is an equal opportunity employer.
- ✓This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.
- ✓If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency.
- ✓The decision granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.
- ✓As a condition of employment, all new hires must agree to direct deposit of their salary checks.
- ✓Employees will have up to two (2) pay periods from the date they enter on duty to arrange for their direct deposit transaction.
- ✓This is a Federal agency.
Benefits
- ★A career with the U.S.
- ★Government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
- ★As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
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Personality Fit
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