Summary This position is located within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Commandant, Vice Commandant, Office of Governmental and Public Affairs (CG-092), Office of Coast Guard Heritage & History (CG-0924), National Coast Guard Museum (CG-09241), New London, CT. Responsibilities You will serve as Director of Exhibits and Programs for the National Coast Guard Museum providing administrative and policy direction in terms of broad mission, vision and objective statements. You will be responsible for applying highly specialized knowledge of Coast Guard (CG) exhibits, education practice and local, state, national standards, and audience behavior in programming related to both community and national outreach, as well as in the development of interactive learning opportunities within the exhibition. Being a CG civilian makes you a valuable member of the CG team. Typical work assignments include: Developing, implementing, managing, and evaluating comprehensive museum exhibits and programs. Leading the development of goals and objectives for each CG museum program. Ensuring programs provide historical reference and perspective, promote critical thinking about objects, related primary source materials and real-world issues and reflect careful consideration of culturally and politically sensitive issues while advancing the strategic communication of the agency. Conducting analytical studies to identify issues and problems unique to CG museum programs and recommending solutions or program improvements; coordinating such with appropriate organizational and headquarters professionals or developing internal solutions for application. Administering departmental programs and products through the proper development of annual budgets and spending plans and the responsible execution of these plans; analyzing needs and making recommendations for multi-year budgets. Preparing plans to meet substantial changes in workload; justifying revisions in staffing levels, work priorities, and deadlines. Requirements Conditions of Employment Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. U.S. Citizenship is required. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. This includes Time-In-Grade requirements for current status employees applying through merit promotion procedures. Status applicants applying for a promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade. Qualifications At the GS-13 level: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the federal service. Specialized experience which includes: serving as program manager using project management for planning, directing, and coordinating museum exhibit and education efforts that feed into a parent entity's strategic communication; developing long range plans and implementing museum programs; serving as a subject matter expert on museum systems; acting as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for contracted exhibit and education work; managing contracts, preparing cost estimates for projects, developing scopes of work, and final specifications for exhibit and education work; applying cultural artifact preservation legislation, policies, guidelines, and standards; developing resource proposals; directing and supervising a staff. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Education This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Additional Information Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete/make updates to the OF-306 and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here Recruitment incentives may be authorized. This is a supervisory position, under provisions of the Civil Service Reform Act, first time supervisors and/or managers will be required to serve a one-year probationary period. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR § 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 45 days from the date the certificate was issued. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 202-372-0000. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation