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Position Title
Archivist
Agency
National Park Service
Announcement Number
NPS-AK-21-10925727-DE-OPM Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, November 6, 2020 to Friday, November 27, 2020
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position?   If yes, confirm:
 
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
 
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To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
 
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3. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position?  If yes, confirm:
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
 
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.  
 
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
 
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Assessment 1
Your responses to this questionnaire, in conjunction with the other portions of your completed application, will be evaluated in determining your eligibility to be considered for the position. Choose the response that best represents your education, experience, and training. Do not overstate or understate your level of experience and capability. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provided in your resume, transcripts, or application and information provided by your references. (limit characters)
1. From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes how your background meets the basic education requirements for an Archivist, GS-1420-11 position. Read all responses before making your selection.
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2. From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes how your background meets the specialized experience or educational requirements for an Archivist, GS-1420-11 position. Read all responses before making your selection. MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE.
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For each task in the following group, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience, education and/or training carrying out each task using the scale provided. Please select only one letter for each item. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
3. Effectively manage project budgets to meet program goals. (limit characters)
4. Implement strategic plans, work plans, schedules and priorities for an archives cataloging program. (limit characters)
5. Develop workflow and/or assign tasks to individual staff members for the purpose of processing, describing and cataloging archival collections. (limit characters)
6. Manage archives projects through the requisition process, including writing scopes of work and cost estimates, tracking progress, reviewing products, and accepting final products, by serving as a Contracting Officers Representative (COR), Agreements Technical Representative (ATR), or Key Official for contracts and agreements. (limit characters)
7. Lead the day-to-day activities of staff members such as temporary or seasonal employees, volunteers and interns or other cooperators. (limit characters)
8. Work collaboratively with managers and/or staff to resolve problems/issues relating to archives program matters. (limit characters)
9. Develop and maintain effective working relations with groups, individuals, agencies, and the public, in order to encourage and facilitate cooperative archival management strategies. (limit characters)
10. Provide guidance, instruction and mentoring to archivists, archives technicians, students, and interns for the purpose of improving skills as well as the overall finished products of archives projects. (limit characters)
11. Research and write background statements for finding aids to provide context and history for archival collections.
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12. Write and update standard operating procedures for the archives program to provide instruction to archivists and archives technicians and create an orderly and consistent work product.
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13. Write collection level survey descriptions.
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14. Write substantial archival collection documentation, such as finding aids and similar documents, and provide constructive review and editing to the documents of archivists and archives technicians.
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15. Use professional archives principles and techniques to assess and appraise archival collections and materials for the purpose of determining the appropriateness of including the archival materials within an archive according to a stated Scope of Collections statement.
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16. Use professional archives principles and techniques to organize, describe, and process archival collections.
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17. Establish hierarchies and understand original order for cataloging complex archival and manuscript collections.
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18. Use professional archives principles and techniques to catalog archival collections for the purpose of establishing accountability for the archive.
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19. Use a database management software system, such as the Interior Collection Management System (ICMS) for the cataloging and management of archival collections.
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20. Produce comprehensive finding aids for the purpose of documenting archival collections.
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21. Conduct archives surveys within museums, offices, and related programs to identify records and archival collections for inclusion in archives.
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22. Conduct baseline condition survey of archival collections.
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23. Identify materials that are inappropriate for archival collections and deaccession or recommend deaccession to the custodial official.
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24. Implement access and use policies and handling guidelines for archival collections.
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25. Conduct physical and intellectual arrangement for complex archival and manuscript collections and re-house archival and manuscripts collections for preservation.
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As previously explained, your ratings in this Assessment Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification based on the resume and documents you submit. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your ratings. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, for rating you ineligible, for lowering your score, or for dismissing you from the position/agency during the probationary period, or other disciplinary action, including termination. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: understand this warning; have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy; and verified that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and demonstrated capability. (limit characters)
26. Failure to agree or respond to the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for this position. Select the most appropriate response below.
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