Museum Specialist (Art)

The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo.  This position is located organizationally in Office of the Registrar, National Portrait Gallery (NPG), Under Secretary for Museums and Culture, Smithsonian Institution (SI).

Qualifications:

Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal Service.  For this position, specialized experience is defined as applying standard loan and registration practices in a museum or similar cultural institution, working with fine art shippers to pack and transport artworks, communicating with lenders, and reviewing loan agreements. 

Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement, as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead, provide detailed, descriptive information about your actual experience.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.
Or a Combination: Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications. For a full explanation of this option please see the Qualification Standards.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents, see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

Responsibilities:

The Museum Specialist (Art) is responsible for overseeing all registrar aspects of temporary and traveling exhibitions and outgoing loans.

In this position, you will:

1. Serve as the primary coordinator for all arrangements and agreements related to incoming exhibitions and outgoing loans and oversee registrar operations for NPG traveling exhibitions.
2. Hold signatory authority for all incoming exhibitions and outgoing loan agreements and negotiates both domestic and international loans.
3. Schedule and oversee all aspects of packing, crating and shipping, condition reporting and artwork movement for exhibition loans and ensures lender requirements are followed.
4. Develop and manage the registrar budget for each exhibition and contributes to the development of the annual department and project budgets by providing cost estimates for loans and traveling exhibitions.

Salary : $85,447