About this role
Job SummaryYou will serve as a SUPERVISORY HISTORIAN of NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND.
QualificationsIn 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-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Planning, developing and approving training for new historians, including mentoring staff in the development of annual objectives and preparation of IDP's. The incumbent assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, difficulty of assignments and the capabilities of employees. The incumbent provides technical oversight, develops performance plans and rates employees. The incumbent interviews candidates for subordinate positions, recommends hiring, promotions and/or reassignments. The incumbent takes disciplinary measures and also identifies developmental and training needs of employees and provides/or arranges for needed development and training. The incumbent is responsible for maintaining effective section communication and morale. The incumbent counsels staff members on the performance of duties when necessary and manages performance through appropriate awards and corrective action. The incumbent hears and resolves employee complaints, referring unsolved conflicts to higher management. The incumbent applies position management principles to section and ensures personnel management practices meet EEO/Affirmative Action requirements. The position focus is accomplishing the command's mission to preserve and promote the Navy's history, supporting CNO and OPNAV staffs, shore commands and the operating forces. The supervisory historian acts in an SME capacity, provides guidance and direction at a higher level, and communicates with colleagues and counterparts in the pursuit of more complex and more demanding assignments. The supervisory historian has to exhibit the potential and ability to supervise an entire section with diverse demands and requirements while working to partner with outside agencies and organizations, manage multiple projects and plan strategically for the future. 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 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.
Major DutiesYou will coordinating a broad range of historical programs and projects that include the research, writing and publication of a broad range of finished knowledge products including, but not limited to, articles, scholarly monographs, etc..You will help establish long range production plans in coordination with the Branch Head and sets priorities, maintains production and supervises historians in specific areas of responsibility.You will Identify developmental and training needs of employees and provides and/or arranges for the needed development and training.You will work with external customers to coordinate historical support products by the Histories Branch,