Job Summary

This position is assigned to the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, Curator Division, Records Management and Archives Branch (RMAB). The RMAB preserves and safeguards the AOC archival collection, which consists of historically valuable drawings and textual records (paper, electronic and other formats) that document the administrative history of the AOC and the history of the Capitol Complex, to support the AOC’s ongoing business and construction needs.

Job Description

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications. 1. Specialized Experience Experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, candidates must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as having experience: assisting in managing an archive of historical materials to include accessioning, arrangement, description, disposition, preservation, and research. Evaluation of Experience: Professional experience for this position must have been in archival science, or in a directly related field of work such as history that involved the collection, appraisal, analysis, or synthesis of information having historical or archival values. The following are illustrative of kinds of experience that may be accepted as meeting the professional experience requirements: (1) experience as an archivist in Federal, state, religious institution, business, or other archives, or in manuscript depositories, and (2) experience of an archival nature that involved research in archival science, or in a directly related field such as history, government, economics, political science, international relations, or international law. --OR— 2. Graduate Education Two (2) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Masters’ degree in archival science, history, American civilization, economics, political science, public administration, or government. --OR-- 3. Combination of Graduate Education and Professional Experience Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience.