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Summary This position serves the National Gallery of Art in a leadership role for organizing and coordinating the of the Gallery’s major art lending programs which includes the National Lending Service and the loan of paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, prints, drawings, photographs, and Time-based media, and for maintaining high standards of practice. Responsibilities As the Supervisory Museum Specialist you will: Operates and administers the National Lending Service program that includes extended loans, temporary loans, and National Gallery loan exhibitions including managing the loan request process, the loan website and distribution of information about loan decisions. Manages intern coordination for loan office. Develops outgoing loan systems within the National Gallery’s Collection Management System to maintain loan records and date pertinent to the collection loan program and the National Lending Service. Initiates reports on all yearly loans and department activities for inclusion in the National Gallery’s Annual Report and provides loan statistical analysis of the loan program as appropriate. Oversees record information about borrowing institutions, including facility reports and institutional borrowing histories and tracks and reports on facility and management risks for loans. Prepares and directs the maintenance of loan histories on all objects in the collection. Assigns work based on availability and capability of staff. Sets performance standards and evaluates staff performance. Reviews work in progress, completed work, and provides advice as necessary to maintain collection management standards and objectives. Performs the full range of supervisory responsibilities that includes the planning of work to be accomplished; sets and adjusts priorities and prepares schedules for completion of work; assigns work based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty, requirements of assignments and capabilities of employees. Provides oversight of the coordination of loan program activities within the department, communicating regularly with the Chief Registrar to maintain desired goals. Establishes and monitors work schedules to ensure efficient and economical use of staff time and resolves conflicts arising from deadlines, budget needs, and communication lapses. Advises curators, Chief of Conservation and Executive Officers on the loan process. Provides briefing materials, guidance to the curators to assess the suitability of loans while taking into consideration Gallery requirements for objects requested; verifies the described need and suitability of requested objects with relation to the content and importance of temporary exhibitions. Acts as a liaison with the Chief Curator and other Division and Department heads related to the loan program, and with the Exhibition Office, and the Head of Exhibitions to gain familiarity with the schedule of the permanent collection for inclusion in temporary exhibitions. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a United States Citizen. This employer participates in the e-Verify program. Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements. See "Other Information" section regarding Selective Service requirements. Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to this job opportunity. 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). Your resume must include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week. Qualifications Candidates must meet the Qualification Standards Handbook requirements for the GS-1016-14. For this position, specialized experience is at least one year of curatorial experience, equivalent in responsibility to the GS-13 level in the Federal service, administering museum object or collection loans for a museum or cultural institution. Your application and resume must demonstrate that you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must show in your résumé how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the KSAs identified below. If asked to do so, cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. DO NOT write "see resume" in your application! Those applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements will be evaluated against these factors to determine the best-qualified candidates. Loan Administration – Skill in researching and managing loan requests. Reporting – Skill in writing, developing, and analyzing reports. Supervision – Knowledge of supervisory duties and responsibilities to effectively oversee others. Communication – Ability to communicate with a wide variety of audiences about the loan process. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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. Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration under merit promotion procedures. CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Education Experience General Experience (for positions at GS-4 and below): Experience using the tools, techniques, procedures, or methods related to the operation of a museum or similar collection, or to the handling, storage, care, protection, or recordkeeping of such a collection. Experience may have been gained in a museum, college or university, antique shop, commercial art gallery, or other setting involving work with collections of valuable objects or specimens requiring specialized care and handling. Other types of experience may also be qualifying if appropriate to the position to be filled. Specialized Experience (for positions at GS-5 and above): Experience related to the operation or management of a museum or similar collection of valuable objects. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include collections management, registration, cataloging, research, preservation, restoration, or conservation of collections of museum material, or other experience related to the position to be filled. Most positions require a particular subject-matter specialization, e.g., aeronautics, anthropology, art, geology, history, natural science, technology, biology, or zoology. OR Education Undergraduate and Graduate Education: For GS-3 positions, education may have been in any field of study. For positions at GS-4 and above, related course work is required. Related fields of study include art, history, museum studies, scientific subjects, or other courses related to the position to be filled. Additional Information • The National Gallery of Art fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. • Some positions may require completion of a probationary period of up to 1 (one) year. • AN EXTERNAL SELECTED CANDIDATE MUST BE FINGERPRINTED AND RECEIVE A BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION, RESULTING IN A SATISFACTORY SUITABILITY DETERMINATION BEFORE BEING HIRED FOR THIS POSITION. • All males born after December 31st 1959 must abide by laws regarding Selective Service registration. To learn more about this law, visit the Selective Service web page, Who Must Register. If you are not registered and don't have an approved exemption, you will not be eligible for employment with the Federal government. 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