- Position Title
- Archives Specialist
- Agency
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Announcement Number
- IMP-12558997-24-EB Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, October 4, 2024 to Tuesday, October 15, 2024
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Eligibilities
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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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Are you a current National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) employee who has held or currently holds a permanent appointment in the competitive service?
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Are you a current National Archives and Records Administration employee serving under a special appointing authority such as VRA, Disabilities Program, etc?
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Are you a current National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) employee currently holding (or have you previously held) on a permanent basis, a position in the competitive service with promotion potential equivalent to (or higher than) the full performance level of the position advertised in this vacancy announcement?
Preferences
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Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
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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/review/evaluation is unavailable OR incomplete. If you fail to provide a copy of the performance appraisal/review/evaluation, or a statement advising why it is unavailable, you will be removed from further consideration. 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?
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Please select the answer below that describes your status.
Assessment 1
For the GS-09, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
- Utilizing a wide range of systems or databases to search beyond readily accessible material to locate, analyze, index, and manage records; AND
- Performing record maintenance and preservation in adherence with archival principles, procedures and record keeping practices; AND
- Providing customer service and guidance with record research, reference and/or access services.
- Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related;
- Combination: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. The total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.
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Select the answer that best describes your experience and/or education as it directly relates to the experience statement above for the GS-09.
For the GS-07, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
- Performing record maintenance and preservation in adherence with archival principles, procedures and record keeping practices; AND
- Providing customer service and guidance with record research and reference and access services.
- Education: 1 full year of graduate level education OR superior academic achievement based on a Bachelor's degree that is demonstrated through class standing (upper 1/3 of class); grade point average (3.0/4.0 overall or 3.5/4.0 in major), or election to membership in a qualifying national scholastic honor society;
- Combination: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the specialized experience requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the educational requirement must equal at least 100 percent.
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Select the answer that best describes your experience and/or education as it directly relates to the experience statement above for the GS-07.
3.
Select all the processing and preservation activities you have performed:
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Select all of the reference activities you have performed:
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Select all the digitization activities you have performed:
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Do you have experience interpreting, communicating, correcting and monitoring the adherence of policies, procedures and regulations related to reference material access or use?
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Which of the following best describes the extent of your interpersonal communications skills?
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Select the response that best describes your highest level of experience composing written communications, including the responsibility and accountability for accurate content, grammar, spelling, appropriate tone and format (i.e. drafting program reports, composing documents or correspondence involving technical information, and adapting writing to the audience's level of knowledge).
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Select all of the following services have you routinely performed with a customer as part of your job duties.
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From the following list, select those activities that represent your experience in solving problems.
11.
Which statement best describes your level of experience conducting quality control reviews?
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Do you have experience gathering information from policies, standard operating procedures and regulations to make informed decisions?