Sr. GEOINT History Program Specialist

Parsons Corporation•Springfield, VA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The GEOINT History Program Specialist – Senior, takes direction from the customer 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 customer’s history, to operate and maintain the archives and all associated material residing in the Historical Research Center, and to preserve and communicate customer’s history to customer’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.

Requirements

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in History, Geography, Library Science, Museum Studies, Museum Science, or a related field.
12+ years total 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.
Strong written and verbal communication abilities with an eagerness to draft, edit, and proofread materials.
An active Top Secret security clearance is required for this position.

Nice To Haves

Current/Active TS/SCI clearance or higher.

Responsibilities

Research, develop, and, execute a high volume of historical content illustrating Customer’s history for both internal and external audiences.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.
Focus on artifact section, storage, and curation requirements while assisting the Customer 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.
Work with other museums on loans, exhibits, artifact solicitation, and advise in acquisition decisions.
Researching, developing, and producing historical displays, posters, exhibits, museum experiences, conducting guided museum tours and any museum specific communications about Customer history program.
Provide copy editing and quality assurance for all history program products.
Support the Customer Historian on inventorying and accountability procedures for historical artifacts in Customer custody to include measurement metrics and assisting in history program audits.