Director Museum and Library Staff

Offices, Boards and Divisions•District of Columbia, DC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Museum and Library Staff, is the Department of Justice’s senior executive responsible for strategic leadership, policy direction, modernization, and stewardship of the DOJ Library System and DOJ Museum. The role establishes department-wide strategy, policies, priorities, resource allocations, performance expectations, and organizational objectives, and is accountable for the effectiveness and integration of both programs. The Director provides executive leadership through the Assistant Director for Library Services and the Assistant Director for Museum Management, who oversee day-to-day professional, technical, and operational activities. The position directs the DOJ’s legal information and library services, including legal and research collections, acquisitions, reference and research, cataloging, classification, databases, digital resources, and access to authoritative information. It also leads the DOJ Museum and institutional heritage program, overseeing historically significant collections and their acquisition, documentation, preservation, conservation, interpretation, exhibition, and appropriate disposition. The Director leads modernization and digital transformation across both programs; oversees organizational, workforce, financial, technological, contractual, facilities, and collections resources; develops and defends budgets; and ensures effective internal controls and responsible stewardship of federal resources. The Director also advises senior DOJ leadership, represents the Department with external stakeholders, and builds partnerships and promotes continuous improvement across relevant professional fields. The position is located at DOJ Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Applicants must meet applicable professional qualification requirements for the GS-1410 Librarian Series and demonstrate extensive, progressively responsible executive leadership directing complex library and/or museum programs or organizations.

Requirements

Be a United States citizen or national.
Register with Selective Service if subject to the requirement, or have an approved exemption.
Complete a pre-employment security investigation and background check for the designated security level.
Undergo drug screening and obtain favorable results before appointment.
Submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) upon entry and annually thereafter.
Meet all minimum qualifications by the announcement closing date.
Provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience indicative of senior executive management capability and related to the stated ECQs and MTQs.
Address the Executive Core Qualifications and Mandatory Technical Qualifications in a resume-only application limited to two pages.
Meet applicable professional qualification requirements for the GS-1410 Librarian Series, including professional education in library science or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Demonstrate extensive, progressively responsible executive leadership directing complex library and/or museum programs or organizations, including strategic planning, policy and program development, budget and resource management, personnel and organizational leadership, facilities and collections management, stakeholder engagement, and administrative operations.
Demonstrate knowledge of the American system of government and commitment to uphold the Constitution, the rule of law, and service to the American people.
Demonstrate ability to strategically manage resources, budget effectively, reduce wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technology upgrades.
Demonstrate knowledge, ability, and technical competence to produce work of exceptional quality.
Demonstrate ability to lead and inspire people toward organizational vision, mission, and goals and foster a high-performance, high-accountability culture.
Demonstrate ability to achieve individual and organizational results and align results with goals set by superiors.
Demonstrate experience leading complex library, museum, archival, historical, or knowledge-management organizations, including setting strategic direction, leading subordinate managers, and achieving mission objectives.
Demonstrate experience modernizing library, museum, information, or knowledge-management programs through technology, digitization, improved information access, preservation, and effective resource stewardship.
Demonstrate experience developing and implementing enterprise-level policies, programs, budgets, and resource strategies while managing workforce, financial, technological, and stakeholder relationships in a complex organization.

Nice To Haves

Completion of a Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program with Executive Core Qualifications certified by OPM; applicants must provide the certificate, and must still meet the Mandatory Technical Qualifications.
An MLS/MLIS or equivalent graduate degree is generally expected for professional librarians.

Responsibilities

Provide executive leadership and strategic direction for the DOJ Library System and DOJ Museum, setting their vision, mission, priorities, performance expectations, objectives, and integrated strategy.
Direct and integrate the Library and Museum programs through subordinate Assistant Directors, delegating operational and technical responsibilities while retaining executive accountability.
Develop department-wide policies, standards, and operating frameworks for library services, legal information, museum operations, collections, historical preservation, research, exhibitions, digitization, and information access.
Direct legal information and library services, including collections, acquisitions, reference and research, cataloging, classification, databases, digital resources, and information access.
Lead the DOJ Museum and institutional heritage program, including collection identification, acquisition, documentation, preservation, conservation, interpretation, exhibition, and appropriate disposition.
Lead modernization and digital transformation initiatives, including adoption of technologies, digital platforms, information systems, digitization, search and discovery, metadata, and digital preservation approaches.
Oversee organizational, workforce, financial, technological, contractual, facilities, and collections resources; allocate resources, develop and defend budgets, maintain internal controls, and steward federal resources.
Serve as the Department’s senior executive representative and principal advisor on legal information, library services, museum administration, historical preservation, institutional knowledge, information access, and modernization.
Coordinate with DOJ components and external organizations, establish strategic partnerships, monitor professional developments and best practices, and implement improvements to mission effectiveness, public engagement, research, preservation, and access.