Job Description: .This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration at the Barack Obama Presidential Library. The incumbent will serve as an Archivist in a Presidential Records Act Library and is responsible, along with other members of the archival staff, for planning, performing and monitoring all archival functions in a variety of media, establishing work priorities, and ensuring that priorities and work assigned to the archival staff are completed. Job Responsibilities: Work independently in identifying, arranging and reviewing both non-classified and national security classified presidential records in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. Independently provide reference service in response to regular and complex e-mail, phone, and written requests for information regarding the Library's textual, electronic, and non-textual holdings. Plan and direct the arrangement of presidential records, federal records, and donated materials. Assess researcher and archival needs and determine priorities for developing finding aids for records processed systematically and records processed in response to FOIA requests. Apply preservation techniques and recommend strategies for textual records, electronic records, and audiovisual materials. Conduct tours of the Library and explain the work of the Library for professional and civic groups, undergraduate and graduate classes, other specially arranged student tours, and the general public. Provide information and assistance to other archival institutions and professionals on the preservation and handling of presidential records and historical materials. Job Requirements: Must successfully complete a background investigation. Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so. Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form i-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. Qualification & Experience: Experience utilizing archival principles in order to maintain and administer record keeping systems. AND Experience designing and executing communications strategies, plans, or activities in order to perform activities geared towards ultimately connecting researchers with archival records (i.e. activities at every point of the archival life cycle: accessioning, processing, description, reference). AND Interpreting and applying federal laws, regulations, legal decisions, policies, procedures, and directives pertaining to the receipt and processing of requests made under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Presidential Records Act (PRA) Job Details: Company: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Vacancy Type: Full Time Job Location: College Park, MD, US Application Deadline: N/A Apply Here getyourvacancy.com
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