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Position Title
Archivist
Agency
National Archives and Records Administration
Announcement Number
20-NARA-188-A-R Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, April 13, 2020 to Thursday, April 23, 2020
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)?  Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
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2. Are you a current National Archives and Records Administration employee who is eligible for competitive consideration under any of the following categories?
  • Current NARA employee in the Competitive service on a permanent career or career-conditional appointment
  • Current NARA employee serving on a VRA appointment.
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3. Are you a current National Archives and Records Administration employee serving under or eligible to serve under a special appointing authority such as VRA, Disabilities Program, etc? (limit characters)
4. Do you currently hold (or have you previously held) on a permanent basis, a position in the competitive service (or in another merit system with which OPM has an interchange agreement), with promotion potential equivalent to (or higher than) the full performance level of the position advertised in this vacancy announcement? (limit characters)
Preferences
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It is recommended that all applicants submit their most recently completed annual performance appraisal (dated within 18 months from the closing date of the vacancy announcement), which identifies your official rating of record (must be at least "Fully Successful") and is signed by the supervisor, or a statement explaining why the performance appraisal is unavailable. Type "yes" in the text box below if you are providing a performance appraisal meeting the above requirements with your application. If you are unable to provide a performance appraisal with your application, please provide a reason in the text box below.
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2. Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government? (limit characters)
3. Are you a current Federal employee? (limit characters)
Assessment 1

Basic requirements for all grades:

Applicants who meet the basic requirements described in the Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) are fully qualified for the specified entry grade (generally grade GS-5). Applicants who wish to qualify for positions at higher grade levels (generally grade GS-7 and above) must also meet the requirements shown in the table on page IV-A-22, in addition to meeting the basic requirements.

Bachelor's degree in archival science or 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.
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Combination of education and experience - at least 30 semester hours that included courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

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1. Do you meet any of the basic requirement as defined above? Select ONE statement from the list below that best describes your level of education. There must be sufficient documentation in your resume and official transcripts to support your response. (limit characters)

To be qualified for this position at the GS-7 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience for this position includes:

Preforming archival functions, such as monitoring, researching and managing documents.AND-Experience communicating and assisting with various audiences.
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1-year of graduate-level education or superior academic achievement.
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You may qualify by a combination of experience and education.

NOTE: Only education in excess of the basic education requirement (i.e., beyond Bachelor's degree) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement.

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2. For the GS-07, select the answer that best describes your experience/education. (limit characters)
3. Which of the following best describes your experience in identifying problems and recommending solutions? (limit characters)
4. Which of the following have you done as a routine part of your professional work experience? (limit characters)
5. Select the statement(s) that reflect(s) your ability to communicate orally to present information regarding archival services. Please select all that apply: (limit characters)
6. Which of the following challenges have you successfully met in working with others? (limit characters)
7. Which of the following services have you routinely performed with a customer (e.g., agencies, public, internal stakeholders) as part of your job duties? (limit characters)
8. Select all the accessioning activities you have performed: (limit characters)
9. Select all the digitization activities you have performed: (limit characters)
10. Select all the processing and description activities you have performed: (limit characters)
11. I have experience performing the following reference functions: (limit characters)
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