Management Support Assistant                National Air and Space Museum
IS-303-08                       Office of the Director
Salary: $30-465-$39,600 per annum           National Capital Campaign

Announcement #: 99MH-1035

THIS IS NOT A FEDERAL POSITION

Closes: March 5, 1999                   Duty Location:  Washington, DC

The National Capital Campaign Office of the National Air and Space Museum (NASM)
is responsible for securing funding for the building of the Museum's Dulles
Center to be located in Virginia at the Dulles Airport.  The incumbent reports
to the Campaign Director and is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the
administrative aspects of the office.  The incumbent manages and supervises the
support work provided to the Campaign, Membership Program, the Development
Office, and marketing function.  This includes serving as the Division's primary
liaison and coordinator for personnel actions, facilities management, budgetary
management, and procurement of office equipment and supplies.  The incumbent
sets goals and direction for the office support staff, making assignments,
determining work priorities and reviewing completed work for accuracy and
conformance to policy; serves as primary contact point regarding personnel
actions; analyzes work space and office equipment requirements and makes
recommendations on requests; coordinates procurement for supplies and equipment;
assists Supervisor in the preparation of the annual budget and monitors
expenditures against authorizations; and serves as Personal Assistant to the
Campaign Director, arranging meetings and conferences, serving as liaison
between the Director and campaign donors and as principal office contact for
phone callers, reviewing and controlling all correspondence, and drafting
replies to correspondence that can be handled personally.

Selective Factors:  (Applicant must meet all of these mandatory requirements in
order to be considered qualified to compete for a position)

1.  Knowledge of administrative procedures and practices.
2.  Skill in coordinating the clerical and administrative work of an office.
3.  Skill in dealing with a wide range of high level individuals.

Quality Ranking Factors:  (These factors are not mandatory to be considered for
a position, but will be used to determine who are the highest qualified
candidates among those who meet the selective factors)

1.  Ability to supervise subordinate clerical staff.
2.  Skill in preparing requests and justifications for funds for an office or
program budget.
3  Ability to make cost analyses and project operating costs.
4.  Skill in setting up and maintaining financial records and systems to monitor
and evaluate use of funds.

NOTE:  RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE PAID

How to Apply:

1. You may apply using a resume, the Optional Application for Federal Employment
(OF-612), or any other application form you choose, including an SF-171,
Application for Federal Employment.

2.  Clearly describe in your resume or application your work experience,
education and/or training as it relates to this vacancy.  It is very important
that you fully address how your work experience and education/training meet both
the specialized experience requirement and the selective factors.

Send applications to
Smithsonian Institution
Office of Human Resources
Branch 1
P.O. Box 23762
Washington, DC  20026-3762

To obtain information on the Trust Fund hiring process, hear about other
Smithsonian vacancies or request vacancy announcements, an OF-612, or SF-171,
call the 24-hr. jobline at 202/287-3102.

Pamela Blalock
Human Resources
National Air and Space Museum
202/357-1828
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website: www.nasm.edu or www.si.edu