Art Manager jobs in Bethesda, MD

Duties

As the Museum Specialist you will:

• Coordinate storage of the permanent collection in off-site locations.
• Coordinate the relocation of objects from off-site storage at Crozier’s warehouse to their new storage facility, and lead the team of registrars, art handlers, conservators to facilitate the move.
• Work with the Chief Registrar on space planning, constructing, and when necessary the renovation of storage spaces.
• Coordinate with registrars for the packing and unpacking of works of art for transfer to and from Gallery premise and off-site storage.
• Manage the movement of works of art and their crates in off-site storerooms and identify their location in storage.
• Maintain records for all incoming and outgoing objects of art from off-site storerooms and assist registrars record movement of art to and from in-house storerooms in the collection management system (CMS).
• Serve as main contact for off-site storage warehouse.
• Manage all storage activities that are planned in storerooms.
• Manage the daily care for the works of art in storage in the Gallery’s custody and control, including but not limited to the permanent collection, loans to the collection, and temporary deposits.

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.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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  ALL APPLICANTS: You must submit a resume supporting your specialized experience and responses to the online questionnaire.

  • Your resume should list all work experience (paid and unpaid); you should list the full name and address of the each employer.
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  If specific educational requirements are indicated for this vacancy: Documentation verifying your educational claims which can include unofficial transcripts or any report listing institution, course title, credits earned and final grade. Please see the Education section for more information.
  
  Current and former Federal employees: Most recent SF-50 (Standard Form 50 - Notice of Personnel Action).
  
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  • Full position title;

  • appointment type;

  • occupational series;

  • pay plan, grade, and step;

  • tenure code; and

  • service computation date (SCD).

  Displaced Federal employees: To be considered CTAP/ICTAP eligible, you must submit documentation verifying your involuntary separation and CTAP/ICTAP status. Please see the OPM Guide to Career Transition for more information.
  
  Veterans: Veteran eligibility documentation (DD-214, VA Letter, Standard Form (SF) 15 as applicable). Please note: If you are a veteran who has not yet been discharged, you may provide a statement of intent to discharge from your agency which will allow you to apply under the (Veterans Opportunity to Work) VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011.
  
  Persons with Disabilities: Individuals with intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities may apply for appointment through the Schedule A hiring authority. Certified verification of a disability from a licensed medical professional; a licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist; or any Federal, state, or District of Columbia agency or U.S. territory that issues or provides disability benefits is required.

  If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

  Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

  Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

• How to Apply

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  • You will be able to upload additional supporting documentation, which may include, but not limited to transcripts, notification of personnel actions (SF-50), certifications and verification of veterans status (SF-15, DD-214)

  
  

  
  The complete application package, including any additional supporting documents required for this position is due in the National Gallery of Art Personnel Office on the closing date of the announcement by 11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time.

  
  NOTE: Applicants who cannot apply on-line must request a hard copy application packet from the Agency Contact listed in the vacancy announcement. Resumes and/or supporting documentation alone will not be considered without the inclusion of a hard copy application packet. The complete package is due no later than 5:30 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time on the closing date of this announcement.

  The National Gallery of Art receives many applications for each job. Each application is reviewed carefully which may take a few weeks. You may also check your application status by logging into www.usajobs.gov and selecting the tab "My USAJOBS.
  

  Agency contact information

  Staffing

  Phone

  202-842-6814

  Fax

  000-000-0000

  Email

  staffing@nga.gov

  Address

  National Gallery of Art
  4th and Constitution Avenue NW,
  Washington, District of Columbia 20565
  United States

  Next steps

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  We expect to make a selection within 30 to 90 days of the closing date of this announcement.

• Fair and Transparent

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Required Documents

Clarification from the agency

United States citizens and nationals