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GEOINT History Program Specialist - Senior

Clearance Required:  TS/SCI

Location:  Springfield, VA - 100% onsite

The GEOINT History Program Specialist - Senior, takes direction form the NGA Historian and is responsible for the management and execution of the historical program, from research and writing to curation and operations.   This individual leads the support to operate and maintain the material culture aspects of NGA's history, to operate and maintain the archives and all associated material residing in the Historical Research Center, and to preserve and communicate NGA's history to NGA's employees and public affairs mission both internally externally.  Duties include content development and execution, Historical Research Center management, museum management, and archiving and curation.  As the senior level historian, provide oversight of history services within the contract to include AP Style copy editing.

Duties Include:

• Content Development & Execution: Research, develop, and, execute a high volume of historical content illustrating NGA's history for both internal and external audiences.   Products include articles, brochures, social media posts, podcast production, website content, museum exhibits, and museum tour guides.
• Historical Research Center Management: Focus on artifact section, storage, and curation requirements while assisting the NGA Historian in refining internal charge out and external loan procedures for artifacts.  This also includes archival management, artifact curation, and preservation. Key duties include processing, inventorying, and organizing all archival records and historical artifacts, ensuring their proper care and accessibility. Locate new materials and advise government customers on acquisition, preservation, and display possibilities.  Help identify items for deaccession and work the process for proper removal.
• NGA Museum Management:  Work with other museums on loans, exhibits, artifact solicitation, and advise in acquisition decisions.  This also includes researching, developing, and producing historical displays, posters, exhibits, museum experiences, conducting guided museum tours and any museum specific communications about NGA history program.
• Internal Collaboration & Oversight: Provide copy editing and quality assurance for all history program products. Support the NGA Historian on inventorying and accountability procedures for historical artifacts in NGA custody to include measurement metrics and assisting in history program audits.

Required Skills:

• Education: A minimum of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in History, Geography, Library Science, Museum Studies, Museum Science, or a related field.
• Experience: A minimum of 8 years of hands-on experience in the career field of history, geography, library science, museum studies, or museum science role.  In lieu of a bachelor's degree, the candidate must have 8+ years of direct museum practice, artifact preservation, curation, or history-related positions.
• Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication abilities with an eagerness to draft, edit, and proofread materials.
• Attention to Detail: A high degree of accuracy and thoroughness when completing tasks such as inventorying and entering records metadata, or recording the origins and significance of archival materials.
• Organizational Skills: The ability to assist with multiple tasks and prioritize assignments effectively in a fast-paced support role.  Organize archival records and apply the proper classification systems to facilitate access to archival materials.
• Interpersonal Skills: The ability to build effective working relationships with internal colleagues and community partners.
• Ability to work independently on assigned tasks while also functioning as a collaborative and reliable team member.
• Written and Verbal Communication: Strong writing, editing, and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, accessible language.

Project Coordination: Experience managing smaller projects from start to finish, including coordinating with multiple stakeholders to meet deadlines.