- Position Title
- Archivist
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Announcement Number
- IRA-NPS-23-11986796-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, June 6, 2023 to Tuesday, June 20, 2023
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a United States Citizen?
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3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
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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.
- 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 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.
4.
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:
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.
- 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.
Preferences
1.
Would you accept a term appointment?
Assessment 1
1.
From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes how your background meets the basic education or requirements for the Archivist series 1420.
2.
From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes how your background meets the specialized experience or education requirements for an Archivist, GS-1420-11 position. Read all responses before making your selection. MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE. If you select more than one response, or leave this question blank, you will be rated ineligible. If you do not meet these specialized experience requirements, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position at the GS-11 level.
For each of the following task statements, use the A through E scale described below to select the skill level that you currently possess in that task. Please note that your application package must clearly show how you possess the experience and skill level. This is especially critical for each D or E response you select. If your application does not support your responses, your score will be lowered, or you will be found not qualified.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Use professional archives principles and techniques to 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.
4.
Use professional archives principles and techniques to understand original order for the purpose of establishing hierarchies and for cataloging complex archival and manuscript collections.
5.
Use professional archives principles and techniques to catalog archival collections for the purpose of establishing accountability for the archive.
6.
Use one or more collection management databases to catalog archival collections for the purpose of making those archives accessible to researchers.
7.
Conduct archives surveys within museums, offices, and related programs to identify records and archival collections for inclusion in archives.
8.
Use professional archives principles and techniques to produce comprehensive finding aids for the purpose of documenting archival collections and publishing data on archival collections to public sites.
9.
Conduct baseline condition survey of archival collections.
10.
Identify materials that are inappropriate for archival collections and de-accession or recommend deaccession to the custodial official.
11.
Research, review, and document archival and manuscript collection restrictions such as copyright.
12.
Identify record groups separately from manuscript collections for the purpose of determining appropriate disposition schedules.
13.
Write and/or update access and use policies and handling guidelines for client institutions.
14.
Develop and manage archives cataloging project budgets to meet program goals.
15.
Develop workflow for the purpose of processing, describing, and cataloging archival collections.
16.
Produce processing plans, finding aids, and repository-level guides.
17.
Prepare scope of work to accomplish projects within available budgets and timeframes.
18.
Conduct physical and intellectual arrangement for complex archival and manuscript collections.
19.
Implement strategic plans, work plans, schedules and priorities for an archives cataloging program.
20.
Demonstrated knowledge of federal laws, policies, and regulations that pertain to archives and records management.
21.
Apply professional principles, theory, standards, practices, and techniques to the management of archival collections including organization, housing, and preservation techniques.
22.
Demonstrated knowledge of records management principles and techniques.
23.
Extensive knowledge of professional ethical standards and legal issues and ability to analyze ethical and legal dilemmas to recommend solutions.
24.
Research and write background statements for finding aids to provide context and history for archival collections.
25.
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.
26.
Write substantial archival collection documentation, such as finding aids and similar documents, and provide constructive review and editing to the documents of lower-level archivists and archives technicians.
27.
Develop and maintain effective working relations with groups, individuals, agencies, and the public, to encourage and facilitate cooperative archival management strategies.
28.
Your ratings in this Occupational Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification based on the documents and references 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 or for dismissing you from the position/agency.
Please take this opportunity to review your ratings to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: 1) understand this warning, 2) have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy, and 3) verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability. Failure to agree to this statement will disqualify you from further consideration for the position.
Please take this opportunity to review your ratings to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: 1) understand this warning, 2) have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy, and 3) verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability. Failure to agree to this statement will disqualify you from further consideration for the position.