Museum Specialist (General)

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 Office of Strategic Partnerships (OSP), National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAANC), under Secretary for Museums and Culture, Smithsonian Institution (SI).

The Museum Specialist (General) is responsible for managing portfolios of museum programs and events. If selected for this position you will develop national and international collaborations with organizations that completement OSP's mission and manage communications with internal and external constituencies. In this position, you will: Design and develop programmatic deliverables for OSP workshops, initiatives and convenings. Develop comprehensive program planning, budgets and evaluations. Establish effective protocols, processes and tools to track and supervise workflow related to the planning, research, design and execution of OSP programs. Facilitate relationship management among partners, colleagues and collaborating institutions with the aim of maximizing program/project impact. Develop and execute memoranda of understanding and contracts with vendors, collaborators and subject matter experts. Use analytical and problem-solving skills to build road maps to lead OSP in improving its performance and meeting its commitments. Align projects to focus on the strategic direction of OSP and the African American and African diaspora history and cultural sector. Independently develop media and written materials through analysis, interpretation, production and development of complex information for audiences with differing levels of understanding of cultural heritage issues. Lead the development, design and delivery of capacity building workshops and training for institutions and professionals.

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.

This position has no basic education requirement.