Announcing an employment opportunity for a Humanities Administrator
GS-1701-13 ($60,890 p.a.)
Location:  Division of Preservation and Access, NEH
Washington, DC

Opening Date:  September 14, 2000
Closing Date:  October 28, 2000
Vacancy Announcement:  00-023

Responsibilities of the Position:
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.  Under the supervision of the Deputy Director, the incumbent
works with potential applicants in the development of proposals and
participates fully in administrative, financial, program policy, and other
matters for the Division.  The incumbent will review grant proposals to
assess their eligibility and consistency with Endowment policies; arrange
for their review and evaluation by expert panelists; and administer the
continued evaluation and payment for current grants.  The incumbent will
represent the Division at various meetings and conduct site visits to
promote the Division's programs and to evaluate the accomplishments of the
current projects it supports.

Qualification Requirements:
A B.A. in a discipline of the humanities is required.  In addition to the
basic education requirement, the applicant must possess one year of
specialized experience in the humanities equivalent to the next lower grade
level in the general schedule.  Specialized experience is professional
experience in the humanities in non-profit institutions, grant-making
organizations, or higher education.  Typically, experience at the next lower
grade level would include work in the humanities performed with a wide
latitude for the exercise of independent judgment, would be professional
work of marked difficulty and responsibility, and would require extended
professional training and experience which has demonstrated leadership and
attainments of a high order.

The ideal candidate will meet the following criteria:  (1) A professional
degree in library science, archival studies, or museum studies; (2)
Demonstrated speaking and writing ability, as evidenced by recent (3-5
years) presentations at professional meetings or other organized gatherings
and by written reports, articles, or other documents prepared for in-house
or public occasions;  (3) Demonstrated experience in the care of library,
archival, or museum collections or in the management of preservation and/or
access projects and programs; (4) Administrative experience in a
not-for-profit cultural institution, grant-making organization, or research
institution; and (5) Broad knowledge of issues and trends affecting the
preservation of and/or access to library, archival, or museum collections.

For application procedures, see:
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/wfjic/jobs/IN7981.HTM

Laura J. Word
Senior Program Officer/Administrator
Division of Preservation and Access
National Endowment for the Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Room 411
Washington, D.C.  20506
202/606-8570
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