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Summary This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration, George W Bush Library. The incumbent will serve as an Archivist and is responsible, along with other members of the archival staff, for planning, performing and monitoring all archival functions in a variety of media, establishing work priorities, and ensuring that priorities and work assigned to the archival staff are completed in compliance with NARA policies, standards, and procedures. Responsibilities The following are the duties of this position at the GS-12. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position. As a/an ARCHIVIST, you will: Review records and apply appropriate restrictions in compliance with the Presidential Records Act (PRA), the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and applicable executive orders. Recognize the complexity associated with applicability of multiple restrictions and recommend appropriate steps to address such complexity. Apply preservation techniques and recommend strategies for textual records, electronic records, and audiovisual materials. Develop and deliver responses to non-routine reference requests that draw upon a broad knowledge of records, involve multiple sources of information, employ innovative research techniques, or require interpretation of complex rules or procedures. Write finding aids for records processed systematically and records processed in response to FOIA requests to facilitate discovery. Requirements Conditions of Employment This opportunity is also open to Status Candidates under Announcement ST-12411734-24-KB. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply. 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 one year 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. Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel. Work is primarily sedentary, with some standing, walking and lifting of boxes up to 40 pounds required. Key Requirements: Please refer to "Conditions of Employment." Click "Print Preview" to review the entire announcement before applying. Must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals. Qualifications You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience: For the GS-12, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: Utilizing archival principles in order to maintain and administer record keeping systems; AND Designing and executing communications strategies, plans, or activities in order to perform activities geared towards ultimately connecting researchers with archival records (i.e. activities at every point of the life cycle: accessioning, processing, description, reference); AND Interpreting and applying federal laws, regulations, legal decisions, policies, procedures, or directives pertaining to the receipt and processing of requests made under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Specialized Experience: For the GS-11, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: Utilizing various systems or databases to locate, analyze, index, and manage archival records; AND Collaborating and participating in projects describing or preserving a body of records; AND Executing archival strategies, plans, and activities. OR EDUCATION: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions. NOTE : Education has to be directly related to the position. Only education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) of graduate education is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. Education Individual Occupational Requirement Basic requirements for all grades: Bachelor's degree in archival science or bachelor's degree with a major that includes 18 semester hours in archival science, history and/or in political science or government, and 12 semester hours in one or any combination of the following: archival science, history, American civilization, economics, political science, public administration, or government. OR Combination of Education and Experience - at least 30 semester hours that included courses as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Additional Information We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. This announcement may be used to fill like positions in other organizations within the National Archives and Records Administration. This is a bargaining unit position, AFGE Council 260. We offer opportunities for telework, per Agency policy. We offer opportunities for alternative and flexible work schedules, per Agency policy.