DOS - GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT II - 45000565

Requisition No: 853290 

Agency: Department of State

Working Title: DOS - GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT II - 45000565

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 45000565 

Salary:  $50,500.00 

Posting Closing Date: 05/19/2025 

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Department of State

Division of Library and Information Services

Bureau of Archives and Records Management

Government Operations Consultant II – Position 45000565

Position Working Title, Archives Historian

DOS Internal Advertisement

Minimum Qualifications:

Six years of direct professional experience including at least four years of professional archival experience in a formally-established archival program (for example: municipal, county, state, national, historical society, university)

        OR

Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in history, public history, archives, records management, or library or information science AND at least four years of professional archival experience in a formally-established archival program (for example: municipal, county, state, national, historical society, university)

AND

Current Department of State employee.

Preferred Qualifications:

Nine years of direct professional experience or a doctoral degree from an accredited college or university in history or public history.

At least six credit hours of graduate or undergraduate coursework in 19th- and 20th-century Florida history.

At least nine credit hours of graduate or undergraduate coursework in United States history, particularly the history of the American South.

Demonstrated experience conducting archival research.

Formal coursework or training in professional archives theory and practice.

At least one year full time experience in providing instruction in history-related topics.

Special Note:

Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported in your employment history.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Planning, coordinating and conducting frequent public outreach activities for a broad range of audiences, including presentations and workshops for public employees, genealogists, family and community history researchers, academic researchers, and the general public.
• Responding to complex reference questions requiring deep historical knowledge and understanding.
• Contributing content to creative, well-researched and engaging exhibits, collections descriptions, Floridiana articles and promotional materials regarding historical events, trends and patterns. Content shall be tailored to various audiences such as students, genealogists and the general public.
• Selecting collections for digitization and managing the workflow of imaging projects of historical documents that will be useful and interesting to a variety of patron demographics.
• Managing and reviewing the work of digital volunteers, conducting transcription, or other related tasks.
• Performs other work-related duties as required.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to develop and conduct outreach programs and to write and conduct both on-site and web-based presentations about a variety of historical topics for a broad range of general audiences including students, educators, genealogists and the general public.
• Understanding of digitization practices and programs and web design and content with a focus on historical topics and historical records.

CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS: A Level 2 criminal background check is a condition of employment. If selected for this position, you must provide your fingerprints. We will send your fingerprints to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a criminal background check.

IMPORTANT NOTICES:

We are committed to enhancing our workforce through the employment of Veterans, individuals with disabilities and seek qualified candidates with diverse backgrounds, abilities, skills and talents to join our workforce.

Male applicants born on or after January 1, 1960, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: https://www.sss.gov

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.