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Position Title
Archivist
Agency
National Archives and Records Administration
Announcement Number
22-NARA-317-P-R Opens in new window
Open Period
Thursday, January 12, 2023 to Friday, January 20, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. 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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3. Are you a displaced Federal employee eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)?  Click ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
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Preferences
1. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position. (limit characters)
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All applicants are required to 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. If you fail to provide a copy of the performance appraisal, or a statement advising why it is unavailable, you will be removed from further consideration. 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. ("N/A" is not considered an acceptable response)
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3. Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government? (limit characters)
4. Are you a current Federal employee? (limit characters)
5. Where did you learn about this National Archives and Records Administration job opportunity? (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Basic requirements for all grades:

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 above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. (limit characters)
1. Do you meet any of the basic requirement as defined above? Select ONE statement for 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-12 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 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:

- Utilizing archival principles in order to maintain and administer record keeping systems; AND
- Designing and executing communications strategies, plans, or activities in order to perform activities geared towards ultimately connecting researchers with archival records (i.e. activities at every point of the archival life cycle: accessioning, processing, description, reference); AND
- Experience leading projects; AND
- Interpreting and applying federal laws, regulations, legal decisions, policies, procedures, and directives pertaining to the receipt and processing of requests made under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Presidential Records Act (PRA).

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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
2. Do you meet the specialized experience as defined above? (limit characters)
To be qualified for this position at the GS-11 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 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:

- Utilizing various systems or databases to locate, analyze, index, and manage archival records; AND
- Collaborating and participating in projects describing or preserving a body of records; AND
- Experience executing archival strategies, plans, or activities; AND
- Experience with the Presidential Records Act (PRA) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).


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You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

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You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.

NOTE: Only education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) of graduate education is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement.
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3. For the GS-11, select the answer that best describes your experience/education. (limit characters)
To be qualified for this position at the GS-9 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 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:

-  Utilizing various systems or databases to locate, analyze, index, and manage archival records.; AND
-  Providing customer service to various audiences through oral and written communication techniques; AND
- Experience with the Presidential Records Act (PRA) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).


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You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree.

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You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online

NOTE: Only education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (i.e., beyond the first year) of graduate education is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. (limit characters)
4. For the GS-09, select the answer that best describes your experience/education. (limit characters)
5. Which of the following most accurately describes your ability to set priorities, organize and respond to work requests? (limit characters)
6. Which of the following tasks have you performed in relation to describing and analyzing archival records? (limit characters)
7. Select the one response that best describes your experience regarding problem-solving, critical thinking and analysis of a program. (limit characters)
8. Which of the following best describes your experience in identifying problems and recommending solutions? (limit characters)
9. From the choices below, please identify those statements that describe your experience developing or building effective teams or workgroups. (limit characters)
10. Which of the following have you done as a routine part of your professional work experience? (limit characters)
11. 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)
12. Which of the following challenges have you successfully met in working with others? (limit characters)
13. Which of the following best describes the extent of your interpersonal communications skills? (limit characters)
14. 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)
15. Select the one response that best describes your experience in archival project management. (limit characters)
16. Select all the digitization activities you have performed: (limit characters)
17. Select all of the processing and description activities you have performed: (limit characters)
18. I have experience performing the following reference functions: (limit characters)
19. Select all of the following audiovisual materials you have experience utilizing in a professional capacity:
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20. Select all the answer(s) that describe your experience with the Presidential Records Act (PRA) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
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21. Please describe your experience in working with Presidential records or materials that are archival in nature.
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