The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. 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 Collection Management Specialist assists in drafting, editing, and organizing internal institutional and unit-level collections management policies, plans, guidelines, procedures, and related implementation documents under the direction of senior staff.
In this position, you will: Assist with the development, drafting, writing, editing and review, and organizing Smithsonian collections management policies, plans, guidelines, procedures, and implementation documents at the institutional and unit levels. Carry out the maintenance of multiple internal and external programmatic and project-based digital information sharing platforms.
Provide administrative and programmatic support for collections program activities and initiatives by facilitating and preparing meeting agendas, schedules, logistics, meeting minutes, progress reports and associated documentation.
No Basic Education Require.
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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