SUPERVISORY ARCHIVIST (PROCESSING)

Created at: December 09, 2025 00:04

Company: Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

Location: WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DC, 20376

Job Description:

You will serve as a Supervisory Archivist (Processing) in the Archives Branch of NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND.
In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: technical work in accessioning, arranging, describing, preserving, using, and disposing of archives, non-current record, and related material kept in record and manuscript depositories. Examples of qualifying experience must demonstrate the following duties: 1) Performing professional archival functions by researching historical information to determine archival value; 2) Appraising the evidential or information values of records to determine disposal or provide access to records; 3) Managing employee performance to identify training needs and develop performance plans; 4) Providing technical oversight by interviewing employees and recommending candidates for hire, promotion/reassignment etc. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1400/archivist-series-1420/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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 analyze the documentation systems of the U.S. Navy after 1940 to appraise the evidential or informational values of the records.
You will serve as the immediate supervisor for a number of employees with a focus on junior and/or newly hired Archivists, technicians, and support personnel.
You will assign work to subordinates based on priorities, difficulty of assignments and the capabilities of employees.
You will administer and perform specialized archival duties related to naval history subject matter and documents.
You will ensure proper arrangement of naval history records according to subject matter and documents.


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