Museum Specialist (Art)

Museum Specialist (Art) (Exhibition Officer) Nional Gallery of Art P Summary The Nional Gallery of Art welcomes all people to explore art, creivity, and our shared humanity. Millions of people come through our doors each year, with even more online, making us one of the most ed art museums in the world. Our renowned collection includes over 160,000 works of art, from the ancient world to today. Admission to the West and East Buildings, Sculpture Garden, special exhibitions, and public programs is always free. Learn more about this agency Summary The Nional Gallery of Art welcomes all people to explore art, creivity, and our shared humanity. Millions of people come through our doors each year, with even more online, making us one of the most ed art museums in the world. Our renowned collection includes over 160,000 works of art, from the ancient world to today. Admission to the West and East Buildings, Sculpture Garden, special exhibitions, and public programs is always free. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/24/2026 to 05/01/2026 Salary $121,785

• $158,322 per year The salary range listed is an approximion and subject to locality adjustment. Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy Travel Required 25% or less
• You expected to travel domestically and internionally this position require CONUS and internional travel.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 13 Job family (Series) 1016 Museum Specialist And Technician Supervisory stus No Security clearance Other Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

NGA-26-135-DE

Control number 866590600 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency This position is open to all United Stes Citizens and Nionals. More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement. Videos Duties Help The Department of Exhibitions (PEX) establishes exhibition and collection installion schedules, tours (where applicable), and budgets, generes contracts for exhibition tour participants and guest curors, manages correspondence and negotiions with lenders of works of art, and ensures th the work of departments across the Nional Gallery on production of exhibitions is coordined within the framework of the Exhibition Planning Process.

Duties for this position include:

Manage multiple permanent collection installions and highly visible and complex domestic and internional loan exhibitions from the conceptual stage and schedules and coordine participing venues and tours for touring shows. Serve as lead coordinor and point-person for cross-departmental project management efforts as outlined in the Exhibition Planning Process. Analyze contents of assigned exhibition proposals and assess likelihood of loans, amount of organizional effort required, budget compibility with the Nional Gallery's program and goals, insurance, and indemnity implicions, and advise on exhibition scheduling options and feasibility Assess lender requirements and fees for loans and negotie or support the Head of Exhibitions in negotiing terms in the best interest of the Nional Gallery. Working with Nional Gallery legal counsel, and under the supervision of the Head of Exhibitions, draft, review and negotie participants agreements with exhibition venues and guest curor, artist, and other consultant agreements for assigned exhibitions and monitor compliance with terms. Prepare applicions for U.S. Government indemnity, secure favorable insurance terms for loans, and monitor compliance with such terms. Coordine merials for Ste Department Immunity from Seizure applicions. Utilize automed systems (e.g., TMS, Wrike, Teams, etc.) to track loan stuses and da, production deadlines and deliverables, and cross-departmental exhibition communicions. May supervise one or more GS 9 to GS 11 staff of equal or lower grade and oversee compliance of guest curors and consultants for assigned exhibitions. Plan, schedule, and assign work. At the request of the Head of Exhibitions, represent PEX in meetings regarding general exhibition or institution-wide administrion. Maintain professional discretion and awareness regarding sensitive or confidential informion reled to exhibition lenders, contracted partners, and internal issues. Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a United Stes Citizen. This employer participes in the e-Verify program. Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service Pass Pre-employment Background Investigion Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigion May be required to successfully complete a probionary period Qualificion requirements must be met by the closing de of the announcement. For informion on qualificion requirements, see Qualificion Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions viewable on OPM Website . It is your responsibility to ensure th you submit approprie documention prior to the closing de. Your resume serves as the basis for qualificion determinions and must highlight your most relevant and significant experience as it reles to this job announcement. Be clear and specific when describing your work history since human resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. This position is being advertised under Merit Promotion procedures under this announcement;

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Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Your resume must include the des of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week.

Qualificions Specialized Experience Stement :

Candides must possess least one year of specialized experience, equivalent in responsibility to the GS-12 level in the Federal service or prive sector with the responsibility for coordining and managing temporary special exhibitions and collection installions for a museum or cultural institution.

OPM Qualificions Standard :

Individual Occupional Requirements:

Museum Specialist and Technician Series 1016

Other Relevant Eligibility Criteria :

Must be avaialble to tavel within the U.S. and Europe for up to seven (7) days per trip. You must meet all qualificion and eligibility requirements by the closing de of this announcement. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Educion This position does not have an educion requirement. Additional informion The Nional Gallery of Art fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

EEO Policy:

https://help.usajobs.gov/equal-employment-opportunity More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement. This position is not included in the bargaining unit. Relocion expenses will not be paid. Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.

Reasonable Accommodion Policy:

https://help.usajobs.gov/reasonable-accommodion

Veterans Informion:

https://help.usajobs.gov/working-in-government/unique-hiring-phs/veterans

Selective Service Registrion:

http://www.sss.gov/ Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) : To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures, the veteran must be a preference eligible or a veteran separed after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions.

Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities :

For more informion on noncompetitive appointment authority eligibility requirements the following websites: Persons with Disabilities-Schedule A Special Hiring Authorities for Veterans Special Hiring Authority for

Certain Military Spouses Other Special Appointment Authorities Reasonable Accommodion Requests:

The Nional Gallery of Art provides reasonable accommodion to applicants with disabilities. If you need an accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the contact person listed in this announcement. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . The Federal Government offers a comprehensive benefits package.

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//www.si.edu/OHR/benefits for a complete description. Flexible Spending Accounts

• https://www.fsafeds.com/ Health Insurance
• http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp Leave
• http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp Life Insurance
• http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp Long Term Care Insurance
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opm.gov/retirement-services/ Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your resume used to evalue your experience, educion, and/or training th address the competencies below: Oral Communicion

• Expresses informion to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nure of the informion (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentions; listens to others, tends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriely. Project Management
• Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordining, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance. Manages Human Resources
• Plans, distributes, and monitors work assignments; evalues work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance.

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Cegory Ring:

Qualified candides assigned to one of the three quality cegories: The quality cegories are defined as: Qualified, Well Qualified, or Best Qualified. Qualified Cegory = Does not exceed the basic qualificions requirements described in the "Qualificions" section of this announcement. Well Qualified Cegory = Meets the basic qualificions requirements described in the "Qualificions" section of this announcement and demonstres proficiency in the Critical Competencies defined below. (This cegory must be met to be considered under ICTAP procedures) Best Qualified Cegory = Meets the basic qualificions requirements described in the "Qualificions" section of this announcement and excels in the Critical Competencies defined below. The cegory assignment is a measure of the degree in which your background mches the competencies required for this position. Oversting your qualificions and/or experience in your applicion merials or applicion questionnaire may result in your removal from considerion. Cheing on an assessment may also result in your removal from considerion. The Cegory Ring Process does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of many," but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each cegory. Preference eligibles who meet the minimum qualificion requirements and have a compensable service-connected disability of least 10 percent or higher listed in the highest quality cegory (except in the case of scientific or professional positions the GS-09 level or higher).

Note:

Applicants who are referred to the hiring office for selection considerion may be required to submit writing and/or work samples as part of the interview/selection process. If the hiring office decides to request a writing and/or work sample as part of its selection process, the vacancy contact will reach out to you by email to: (1) inform you of this requirement; and (2) provide further instructions. You may preview questions for this vacancy. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . The Federal Government offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Please see Benefits https:

//www.si.edu/OHR/benefits for a complete description. Flexible Spending Accounts

• https://www.fsafeds.com/ Health Insurance
• http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp Leave
• http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp Life Insurance
• http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp Long Term Care Insurance
• http://www.ltcfeds.com Retirement Program
• https://www.

opm.gov/retirement-services/ Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help Your resume should include relevant work experience, applicable educion and your contact informion. For current or previous federal employees, include the pay plan, series and grade. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Your Resume (no more than 2 pages) showing the applicant's name, email address, work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment, and duties performed to include pay plan, series, and grade level for relevant federal experience. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. Do not include the following types of informion in your resume: Classified or government sensitive informion Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal informion, such as age, gender, religious affiliion, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents Other supporting documents: Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, optional Veterans' Preference documention, if applicable (e.g. DD-214 Member Copy 4 showing type of discharge/character of service; Current Active Duty members must submit a certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions ded within 120 days; SF-15 Form and reled documention; VA letter.) If you are a veteran and you are claiming 5-point veterans' preference, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility. If you are a veteran and you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, you must also submit an SF-15, "Applicion for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" plus the proof required by th form. For more informion on veterans' preference click here . Unofficial school transcripts, if the position has an educion requirement or if you are using educion to qualify. If selected for the position, you must provide an official transcript before appointment. Proof of U.S. accredition for foreign study, if applicable. Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents may result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. How to Apply Help Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documention as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The applicion process is as follows: 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 no more than 2 pages. (You may use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS) You must respond to all applicant assessment questions, carefully following all instructions provided. You able to upload additional supporting documention, which may include, but not limited to transcripts, notificion of personnel actions (SF-50), certificions and verificion of veterans stus (SF-15, DD-214) The complete applicion package, including any additional supporting documents required for this position is due in the Nional Gallery of Art Personnel Office on the closing de of the announcement by 11:59 PM Eastern Time.

NOTE:

Applicants who cannot apply on-line must request a hard copy applicion packet from the Agency Contact listed in the vacancy announcement. Resumes and/or supporting documention alone will not be considered without the inclusion of a hard copy applicion packet. The complete package is due no ler than 5:30 PM Eastern Time on the closing de of this announcement. The Nional Gallery of Art receives many applicions for each job. Each applicion is reviewed carefully which may take a few weeks. You may also check your applicion stus by logging into www.usajobs.gov and selecting the tab "My USAJOBS". Agency contact informion Staffing Phone 202-842-6639 Fax 000-000-0000 staffing@nga.gov Address Nional Gallery of Art 4th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20565 United Stes Next steps After each step in the recruitment process, your stus upded in our applicion tracking system. Once this happens, if you have elected to receive e-mail updes, you notified through your USAJOBS registered e-mail address. If you have not elected e-mail updes, you can review your current applicion stus in USAJOBS any time. Please check th your USAJOBS profile contact informion 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 stus online, we will send you e-mail notificions each major step in the process, to include; applicion received, eligible or not eligible, referred or not referred, selected or not selected.

For Fair Chance Act Covered Positions:

An agency may not request, orally, in writing, or electronically through the USA Jobs website or other electronic means, th an applicant for appointment for a position in the civil service disclose criminal history record informion before the appointing agency extends a conditional offer of employment. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency or https://www.opm.gov/about-us/careers

• opm/opportunities/ Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent.

Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help Your resume should include relevant work experience, applicable educion and your contact informion. For current or previous federal employees, include the pay plan, series and grade. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Your Resume (no more than 2 pages) showing the applicant's name, email address, work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment, and duties performed to include pay plan, series, and grade level for relevant federal experience. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. Do not include the following types of informion in your resume: Classified or government sensitive informion Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal informion, such as age, gender, religious affiliion, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents Other supporting documents: Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, optional Veterans' Preference documention, if applicable (e.g. DD-214 Member Copy 4 showing type of discharge/character of service; Current Active Duty members must submit a certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions ded within 120 days; SF-15 Form and reled documention; VA letter.) If you are a veteran and you are claiming 5-point veterans' preference, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility. If you are a veteran and you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, you must also submit an SF-15, "Applicion for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" plus the proof required by th form. For more informion on veterans' preference click here . Unofficial school transcripts, if the position has an educion requirement or if you are using educion to qualify. If selected for the position, you must provide an official transcript before appointment. Proof of U.S. accredition for foreign study, if applicable. Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents may result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. How to Apply Help Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documention as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The applicion process is as follows: 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 no more than 2 pages. (You may use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS) You must respond to all applicant assessment questions, carefully following all instructions provided. You able to upload additional supporting documention, which may include, but not limited to transcripts, notificion of personnel actions (SF-50), certificions and verificion of veterans stus (SF-15, DD-214) The complete applicion package, including any additional supporting documents required for this position is due in the Nional Gallery of Art Personnel Office on the closing de of the announcement by 11:59 PM Eastern Time.

NOTE:

Applicants who cannot apply on-line must request a hard copy applicion packet from the Agency Contact listed in the vacancy announcement. Resumes and/or supporting documention alone will not be considered without the inclusion of a hard copy applicion packet. The complete package is due no ler than 5:30 PM Eastern Time on the closing de of this announcement. The Nional Gallery of Art receives many applicions for each job. Each applicion is reviewed carefully which may take a few weeks. You may also check your applicion stus by logging into www.usajobs.gov and selecting the tab "My USAJOBS". Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Staffing Phone 202-842-6639 Fax 000-000-0000 staffing@nga.gov Address Nional Gallery of Art 4th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20565 United Stes Next steps After each step in the recruitment process, your stus upded in our applicion tracking system. Once this happens, if you have elected to receive e-mail updes, you notified through your USAJOBS registered e-mail address. If you have not elected e-mail updes, you can review your current applicion stus in USAJOBS any time. Please check th your USAJOBS profile contact informion 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 stus online, we will send you e-mail notificions each major step in the process, to include; applicion received, eligible or not eligible, referred or not referred, selected or not selected.

For Fair Chance Act Covered Positions:

An agency may not request, orally, in writing, or electronically through the USA Jobs website or other electronic means, th an applicant for appointment for a position in the civil service disclose criminal history record informion before the appointing agency extends a conditional offer of employment. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency or https://www.opm.gov/about-us/careers

• opm/opportunities/ Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent.

Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/24/2026 to 05/01/2026 Salary $121,785

• $158,322 per year The salary range listed is an approximion and subject to locality adjustment. Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy Travel Required 25% or less
• You expected to travel domestically and internionally this position require CONUS and internional travel.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 13 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

NGA-26-135-DE

Control number 866590600