Collections Move Coordinator

Summary

The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in the Office of Collections, Division of Public History, National Museum of American History (NMAH). NMAH is home to more than 1.8 million objects and more than three shelf-miles of archival collections, preserving and sharing the greatest single collection of American history in the world.

Duties

• The primary purpose of the Collections Move Coordinator is to serve as a project manager within the Office of Collections, overseeing the physical movement of museum collection objects between storage facilities.
• In this position, you will: Manage, adjust, and monitor the execution of multiple concurrent collection moves for objects that range greatly in size and medium.
• Communicate project progress, challenges, and resolutions with core stakeholders.
• Apply collections management principles, procedures, and concepts for proper object storage, preservation, security, movement and access control.
• Use Collections Information System (CIS) to track objects and record information on their movement and location.
• Assign and oversee work to be accomplished by subordinates.
• Develop performance standards and evaluate work performance.
• Serve as Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) and Technical Point of Contact (TPOC), developing scopes of work, assembling procurement documents, monitoring progress, certifying deliverables and applying payment.

Requirements

Conditions of employment include:

• Position requires a valid state driver's license.
• Position requires incumbent to obtain and maintain FAC-COR Level I Certification.
• Position requires incumbent to operate manual and mobile equipment to move objects and crates; this includes equipment ranging from dollies to forklifts.
• Position requires incumbent to wear personal protective equipment, including steel toe safety shoes when moving heavy objects, ear and eye protection, and gloves for lifting heavy objects. Qualification requirements, including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates, must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date. See the 'Required Documents' section for additional information. For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions viewable on OPM Website.

Benefits

The Federal Government offers a comprehensive benefits package. Please see Benefits at https://www.si.edu/OHR/benefits for a complete description. Flexible Spending Accounts – https://www.fsafeds.com/ Health Insurance – http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp Leave – http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp Life Insurance – http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp Long Term Care Insurance – http://www.ltcfeds.com Retirement Program – https://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/

Required Documents

Prepare the documents below before applying. Always confirm the exact requirements on the official announcement, since they vary by position:

• Your application package should include the following documents: Resume – Your resume can be uploaded and attached to your application or created using the USA Jobs on-line resume builder.
• Ensure your resume contains the job title (including the occupational series and grade if it is Federal), job-related qualifications, starting and ending dates (month and year), and hours worked per week, for each employment period.
• Failure to include this information may result in disqualification for the position.
• For assistance with creating a resume, please click USAJOBS Help Center – How do I write a resume for a federal job?
• Current and former employees MUST submit a copy of their Standard Form (SF)-50, “Notice of Personnel Action,” that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility.
• The SF-50 must include your position title, series, grade, step, salary, type of service (competitive or excepted in block 34), and tenure (1 or 2 in block 24).
• Please provide a SF-50 that shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade level.
• Examples of appropriate SF50s include: Appointments, Reassignments, Within-grade/range increases or Promotion actions.
• NOTE: Pay adjustments and award SF-50s do not include the length of time in your current position, therefore, they are NOT acceptable SF-50's on their own.
• You may need to provide more than one SF-50.