This position is located in the National Collections Program (NCP), Under Secretary for Museums & Culture at the Smithsonian Institution (SI). The National Collections Program serves as a principal advocate and advisor to Smithsonian leadership, collecting unit directors, and staff on matters relating to collections stewardship.
The Collections Emergency Program Specialist will assist in drafting collections emergency policies and procedures that outline staff responsibilities across the disaster life cycle, including preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery.
In this position, you will: Support the development and implementation of strategies, standards, and best practices for the Preparedness and Response in Collections Emergencies (PRICE) Program across Smithsonian museums, archives, and libraries. Support the development and implementation of collections emergency policies and procedures that define staff responsibilities across preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery.
Work collaboratively with NCP staff, Smithsonian unit staff, and external colleagues to support the integration of collections emergency management content into collections stewardship practice. Maintain awareness of trends and innovations in collections emergency management and collections management operations practices.
Maintain and modify multiple internal programmatic and project-based information sharing platforms, including SharePoint and other digital systems, to support the dissemination of collections emergency management information across museums, archives, libraries, committees, and working groups.
No Basic Education Requirements.
The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, vacation and sick leave, holidays, health/life insurance, accident insurance, and excellent retirement program options. Please see Benefits at https://www.si.edu/OHR/benefits for a complete description.
Flexible Spending Accounts - https://www.fsafeds.com/ Health Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp Leave - http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp Life Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp Long Term Care Insurance - http://www.ltcfeds.com Retirement Program - https://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/
This position is with Smithsonian Institution , Other Agencies and Independent Organizations.
The posted pay range is $85447 – $111087/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Confidential security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-25.
This is a Full-Time, Permanent position.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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