Gallery Support Specialist Job in Washington, DC

Summary

This job is open to

• The public

  U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Duties

As the Gallery Support Specialist, you will:

• Handle scheduling, correspondence and file management, travel, supplies, purchasing, contracts, and budget tracking, and supports work related to personnel actions and files, budget management and records, agendas for meetings, and other administrative matters. Is responsible for handling confidential information in a professional and discreet manner.
• Schedule meetings, reserves meeting spaces and support services; keeps appointment and events schedules up to date.
• Serve as the division’s timekeeper. Consults with payroll and general accounting offices as necessary.
• Design and produce spreadsheets for special projects, trust, grant, and federal budgets.
• Check and proofread correspondence on behalf of the Executive Librarian for accuracy in grammar, style, format, and procedure. Informs and advises other PL departmental staff, as necessary, on Gallery and departmental procedures and regulations related to correspondence format and routing, deadlines, travel, performance appraisals, awards, annual report submissions, budget submissions, budget transfers, budget tracking, procurement, purchase card management, material related to acquisitions and other matters.
• Undertake special department and Division projects as needed and assigned by supervisor.
• Incumbent is an accomplished user of Oracle, the Gallery's online financial system. Checks fund balances and creates and receives requisitions; manages purchase orders and corresponding records. Ensures correct trust, grant and federal coding of expenditures involving travel, entertainment, services, equipment, training, and supplies.
• Arrange business travel, expense reporting, and reimbursements for the Executive Librarian. Checks accounting information on travel forms sent to supervisor for approval. Create requisitions and receives expenses via Oracle financial system for federal or trust travel. Tracks travel expenditures.
• Deal with supply office and commercial vendors, facilities management office (AFM), and photocopier maintenance contractors on routine repairs or replacements needed in the Executive Librarian's office.
• Support end-of-fiscal-year funds tracking for Library departments, fund transfers, and spending according to PL priorities.
• Coordinate maintenance of the book dealer catalog files. Receives and distributes current catalogs to the Executive Librarian, the Rare Book Librarian, or other library staff.
• Prepare orders for custom boxes and portfolios for the rare books and images collections in consultation with departmental staff.
• Coordinate various other special projects, by initiative or as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a United States Citizen.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.
• See "Other Information" section regarding Selective Service requirements.

Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to this job opportunity. 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). Your resume must include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week.

How You Will Be Evaluated

Required Documents

How to Apply

Click on the "Apply Online" button on the upper right side of the page.

• You must have a USAJOBS account and be logged in.
• You must have a completed resume. (You may use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS)
• You must respond to all applicant assessment questions, carefully following all instructions provided.
• You will be able to upload additional supporting documentation, which may include, but not limited to transcripts, notification of personnel actions (SF-50), certifications and verification of veterans status (SF-15, DD-214)

 
The complete application package, including any additional supporting documents required for this position is due in the National Gallery of Art Personnel Office on the closing date of the announcement by 11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time.

 NOTE: Applicants who cannot apply on-line must request a hard copy application packet from the Agency Contact listed in the vacancy announcement.  Resumes and/or supporting documentation alone will not be considered without the inclusion of a hard copy application packet. The complete package is due no later than 5:30 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time on the closing date of this announcement.

The National Gallery of Art receives many applications for each job.  Each application is reviewed carefully which may take a few weeks.  You may also check your application status by logging into www.usajobs.gov and selecting the tab "My USAJOBS.

Next steps

After each step in the recruitment process, your status will be updated in our application tracking system. Once this happens, if you have elected to receive e-mail updates, you will be notified through your USAJOBS registered e-mail address. If you have not elected e-mail updates, you can review your current application status in USAJOBS at any time. Please check that your USAJOBS profile contact information is current and correct each time you apply to a job--this will ensure we are able to contact you as quickly as possible.

In addition to changing your status online, we will send you e-mail notifications at each major step in the process, to include: application received, eligible or not eligible, referred or not referred, selected or not selected.

We expect to make a selection within 30 to 90 days of the closing date of this announcement.