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We seek a motivated, highly skilled government relations professional to develop and lead Public Lands Alliance’s (PLA) government relations strategies with Congress and federal agencies. You will enrich America’s public lands by advancing policies that empower and
expand partnerships between land management agencies and nonprofit organizations. The programs, services, volunteerism, and philanthropic support generated by nonprofit public lands partners are essential to ensuring parks, forests, and wildlife refuges are protected and conserved for future generations. You will report to our CEO, work closely with the Government Relations Committee of the PLA Board of Directors, and build and sustain relationships across the political spectrum. You will plan, coordinate, and implement effective strategies to achieve legislative success on Capitol Hill and inform policy decisions with land management agency leadership. You will regularly engage with PLA member organizations – the nonprofit partners of America’s public lands – to enhance their capacity to advocate for their site-specific initiatives.

Duties

• Assist curator with the care, maintenance, and preservation of the museum collection in both exhibit and storage facilities
• Perform museum housekeeping including technical and delicate cleaning of objects that require special treatment and handling such as: glass, metals, ceramics, textiles, books, paintings, photographs, and furniture.
• Create and maintain manual and automated curatorial records which include accession records, catalog records, and inventories using the National Park Service systems.
   

Qualifications:

• Conditions of employment
• U.S. Citizenship required.
  Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
  Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males
  Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
  You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required.
  You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
  You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
  Qualifications
  All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/04/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.
• Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.
• To qualify for this position at the GS-05 grade level, you must possess at least one or all of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
• EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-4 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: collections management, registration, cataloging, research, preservation, restoration, or conservation of collections of museum material, or other experience related to the position to be filled. You must include hours per week worked. You must include hours per week worked.
  -OR-
  EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 4 years above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with major study or 24 semester hours of course work in a related field. Related fields of study include art, history, museum studies, scientific subjects, or other courses related to the position to be filled. You must include transcripts.
  -OR-
  Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above.
• Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
• Education
  To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
• If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

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