Humanities Administrator – National Endowment for the Humanities
NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.
The Division of Preservation and Access provides leadership and support for a sustained national effort to preserve and increase the availability of resources important for research, education, and public programming in the humanities.
- Reviews grant proposals and assesses eligibility and consistency with Endowment goals.
- Arranges for review and evaluation of grant proposals by peer review panelists.
- Presents Division policies, procedures, and funding recommendations orally and in writing to internal and external audiences.
- Promotes the work of the Division and larger goals of the Endowment to outside constituents.
- Works collaboratively with other Division staff members to accomplish these duties.
Requirements:
Conditions of Employment
- U.S. Citizen
- Relevant experience and/or education
- Favorable background investigation
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service
Qualifications
As part of the online application process you will need to respond to a series of questions designed to assess your possession of the following knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or competencies:
- Oral Communication
- Project Management
- Technical Competence
- Written Communication
At the GS-11 level Qualified candidates must possess:
1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 level or equivalent experience; or M.A. or Ph.D. in the humanities; or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree.
Specialized experience is experience working in a library, archive, museum, historical society, or other cultural heritage institution; teaching for-credit classes in the humanities; or working as a team member in a humanities project; or 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree; or a combination of education and experience that meets the requirements for the position.
At the GS-12 level Qualified candidates must possess:
1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level or equivalent experience.
Specialized experience is experience working with humanities collections in a library, archive, museum, historical society, or other cultural heritage institution; teaching for-credit classes in the humanities; or working as a team member in a humanities project. Excellent writing, editing, and speaking skills are also required for the position. In all cases, work in the humanities should have been performed with wide latitude for the exercise of independent judgment, requiring somewhat extended professional training and experience.
At the GS-13 level Qualified candidates must possess:
1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level or equivalent experience.
Specialized experience is experience in managing humanities collections in a library, archive, museum, or other cultural heritage institution; teaching for-credit classes in the humanities; or working as a senior team member on a humanities project. Specialized experience must also include experience coordinating or directing preservation and access projects, or facilitating support for cultural heritage institutions.. All applicants should demonstrate important attainments and capacity for independent work.
Selective Placement Factor:
Experience working with U.S. history or U.S. political history collections in a professional position, or working for at least one year with U.S. history or U.S. political history collections at a library, archive, museum, historical society, or other cultural heritage institution, and knowledge of issues and trends in the field. Consideration will also be given to those experienced in working with Asian history collections.
Education
A Bachelor’s degree in a discipline of the humanities is required (a Ph.D. is preferred).
Additional information
1. If you are an eligible Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) applicant you may apply for special selection over other candidates for this position. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 85 or above on the rating criteria for this position. ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separation notice; a “Notice of Personnel Action” (SF-50) documenting separation; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456.
2. If you are a veteran with preference eligibility and you are claiming 5-point veterans’ preference, you must attach a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility. If you are claiming 10-point veterans’ preference, you must attach an SF-15, “Application for 10-Point Veterans’ Preference” plus the proof required by that form.
3. If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
4. You can apply for a non-competitive appointment if you meet the basic eligibility requirements and you are eligible for special appointment such as those authorized for the severely disabled; certain Vietnam era and disabled veterans; returned volunteers from the Peace Corps or Vista, etc. Please indicate the type of special appointment you are seeking, if any, on your application and follow all other instructions for applying shown in this announcement.
5. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this 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 in our office, in other Federal agency personnel offices, and on OPM’s web site at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1700/general-education-and-training-series-1701/.
6. This position may require completion of a 1-year trial period