Assistant Director Community Engagement (GS-13)

Summary

The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in the External Affairs Department, Anacostia Community Museum (ACM), Under Secretary of Museum and Culture, Smithsonian Institution (SI).

Duties

The Assistant Director, Community Engagement is responsible for planning and coordinating special events held at the ACM and overseeing all public programs at ACM. In this position, you will: Manage selected museum special events, including the opening of exhibits, lectures, outdoor festivals, and symposia. Plan, direct, and coordinate projects and activities of support staff, teams from central units, and vendors engaged in special events function. Provide senior-level leadership and authoritative direction for ACM's education strategy across all audiences, including pre-K—12 students, educators, families, community partners, and adult learners. Set long-term goals for educational impact, accessibility, and community engagement. Develop, monitor, and manage the budgets of designated office to accomplish museum goals and objectives. Establish procurement when necessary to onboard contractors. Supervise staff, prepare performance plans, and complete performance appraisals.

Qualifications

Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal Service. For this position, specialized experience is defined as planning and coordinating museum events (exhibition openings, lectures, large scale outdoor festivals, and symposia) for a wide range of audiences; and providing authoritative direction for education strategy (including school systems, PK-12 students, families, and adult learners) and planning and overseeing budget and procurement processes. Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement, as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead, provide detailed, descriptive information about your actual experience. 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). 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. Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week. Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying).

Requirements

Conditions of Employment Qualification requirements, including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates, must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date. See the 'Required Documents' section for additional information. For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions viewable on OPM Website.

Key requirements

Requires career/career-conditional status or eligibility. Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.

Education

There is no basic education requirement.

How you will be evaluated

Your application will be evaluated first for the basic qualifications described above. The applications that meet the basic qualifications will be evaluated further against the following criteria: Skill in planning, coordinating, and executing a wide range of events for a wide range of internal and external organizations and stakeholders. Skill in planning special events by establishing requirements, goals, and measurable outcomes. Skill in planning, coordinating, and executing programs for a PK-12 audience, families and adult educators. Skill in financial management, budgeting, and procurement to oversee funding, control costs, and ensure compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations Skill in leading a diverse workforce and fostering teamwork, morale, and a positive work environment. Important Note: Your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses to the occupational questionnaire or other assessment tool for consistency. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Your resume should provide detailed information regarding how your education and experience relate to this position, including the major duties and qualifications criteria listed. You may preview questions for this vacancy.

How to apply

Click on the "Apply Online" button on the upper right side of the page. Please Note: You must apply for this position online through the 'Apply Online' button and submit required supplemental documents (if they are relevant to you). Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages. You may submit required documents by uploading them online during the application process. The complete application package, including any required documents, is due in the Smithsonian Office of Human Resources on the closing date of the announcement by 11:59 PM Eastern Time. If you are unable to apply online, paper applications may be accepted with prior approval of the Contact Person listed below.

Other information

This position is not included in the bargaining unit. Recruitment Incentive: Recruitment incentive(s) may be authorized for this position. However, approval for incentives are contingent upon various availability. If authorized, certain incentives will require the incumbent to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal government for a certain time period. Note: This statement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive will be offered and paid. Selections may be made for vacancies across the Smithsonian Institution (SI). By applying to this position, you agree to allow your application and other personal information to be shared with one or more SI hiring officials for employment consideration for same/similar positions within the location(s) identified in this announcement.