Supervisory Archives Specialist

Summary

This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration, Military Reference Core 1. As a Team Coach, the incumbent is responsible for building a team of employees who are technically knowledgeable and dedicated to improving customer service. The incumbent oversees the planning, administration, and coordination of the reference service operations.

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As a Supervisory Archives Specialist, you will:

• Build a team of employees who are technically knowledgeable and dedicated to improving customer service.
• Assist team members in creating appropriate developmental plans to gain desired competencies. Provide on-the-job learning experiences for team members, to include facilitating mentor relationships between team members.
• Advise and coordinate team members engaged in responding to routine, unusual, sensitive, and/or highly complex inquiries.
• Stay abreast of technical issues which may impact NPRC (MPR) processes and operations by attending appropriate briefings, meetings, conferences, etc., and identifying and reading related technical publication. Provide team briefings regarding technical changes and new technical issues.
  
  

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

• A probationary or trial period may be required. Continued employment is contingent upon supervisory certification that continued employment will benefit the Federal Service; the certification will occur no less than 30 days before the end of the probationary/trial period.
• A one year supervisory or managerial probationary period may be required.
• Must successfully complete a background investigation.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form i-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
  
  

Key Requirements:

• Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."
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• Must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals.
  
  

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized Experience for the GS-09: You must have at least one year of experience at the GS-07 level or equivalent that 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:

• Leading a small component of a team, program, or project. AND
• Communicating with customers internally and externally to provide information and resolve issues. AND
• Applying and researching rules, regulations, policies, and practices to gather facts, and draw conclusions and/or make recommendations.
  
  

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• You may qualify with a Master's or equivalent degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or a LL.B or J.D, in a field related to this position; (attach a copy of your transcript or list of college courses designating semester or quarter hours earned to ensure proper credit)
  
  

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• You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours may be combined with experience. Credit will be given for partial experience so long as specialized experience and or required education or training meet or exceed the minimum level required for the position. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.
  
  

In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following requirements, if applicable (as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F):

Time-in-Grade: For the GS-09, you must have been at the GS-07level for 52 weeks.

Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.

Additional information

• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
• When the National Archives and Records Administration completes their selections, the remaining lists of qualified candidates may be shared with hiring managers and Human Resources specialists at additional offices, bureaus, or agencies who are hiring for similar positions. You will have an opportunity to opt-in if you would like your name, application material, and assessment results shared with additional offices or bureaus. There is no guarantee of further consideration, and you can continue to explore other job opportunity announcements.
• This is a non-bargaining unit position.
• We offer opportunities for telework, per Agency policy.
• We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules, per Agency policy.
  
  

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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