Library of Congress is hiring: Junior Fellows Program Display Day Program Manage

Junior Fellows Program Display Day Program Manager (Temporary Promotion/Detail Opportunity)

• Opening Date: February 3, 2025
• Closing Date: February 24, 2025
• LC Organization Unit: Office of the Chief Operating Officer
• Specific Office: Talent Recruitment and Outreach (TRO) Division, Human Capital Directorate (HCD)
• Grade: GS-13
• Series: 0301
• Availability: Library Employees Only
• Duration: April 21, 2025 – August 22, 2025

This position will serve as the Display Day Program Manager who will support the Junior Fellows Program and perform related duties as assigned. This position is located in the Internship & Fellowship Programs (IFP) Section, Talent Recruitment and Outreach (TRO) Division, Human Capital Directorate (HCD) at the Library of Congress and reports to the Chief, TRO. The Display Day Program Manager primarily works with the Junior Fellows program management team in HCD/TRO, interns, Project Mentors, colleagues from OCIO and others throughout the Library to plan and execute Display Day---the capstone event for Junior Fellows---taking place both onsite and remotely in mid July 2025, likely July 16.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Project Management: Provide assistance primarily to the Junior Fellows Program Manager; plan and implement tasks needed to lead approximately 40 Junior Fellows in preparing their deliverables for Display Day.
2. Stakeholder Engagement and Communication:
   • Provide leadership to the JFP Display Day Coordinators who will assist with the planning and execution of Display Day.
   • Serve as a liaison to librarians, curators, and information professionals to facilitate exhibit preparations for Display Day.
   • Provide written and verbal instructions and guidance to Junior Fellows and their Project Mentors to produce a Display Day presentation (onsite and online).
3. Process Improvement/Innovation:
   • Interview past staff and develop a Display Day Coordinators Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to document the 2025 program. This will be used by future coordinators.
   • Assist the Junior Fellows Program Manager in determining and tracking metrics for Display Day 2025.
   • Create a Display Day 2025 Program Manager Report to summarize participation, lessons learned and recommendations for future Display Day events.

The Display Day Program Manager plans and delivers a presentation to the Junior Fellows and Project Mentors to kick off the overall project and provide guidelines for the current year. After this initial presentation, the Display Day Program Manager schedules individual consultations with each Junior Fellow on selecting the items, writing the project description, and creating any other deliverables, among other tasks.

Application Process:

Interested candidates should first discuss this opportunity with their supervisor of record to determine if it is feasible to participate at this time, should the candidate be selected. The supervisor of record, at their sole discretion, will decide if the detail is approved or not.

After determining with your supervisor how your current responsibilities would be managed should you be selected, submit a written expression of interest that includes the following:

• Cover Letter (1-2 pages maximum) with current position, grade, and title; and your supervisor of record’s name, email and phone extension. Please indicate whether you have discussed this opportunity with your supervisor of record.
• Responses to the Required Skills and Abilities (4 pages maximum) below.
• Federal Style resume (include start and finish dates for all positions, GS level and salary).

Interested candidates should submit documents to express interest in this opportunity to ifp@loc.gov by the application deadline and include the following in the subject line: “JFP25 Display Day Program Manager Application.” IFP will review applicant information, interview the top qualified candidates, and make the selection based on how well the candidate meets the knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Required Skills and Abilities:

1. Interest in working with interns to create professional presentations that showcase their discoveries: Please share briefly why you are interested in this detail, and if selected, what skills you would bring to this role.
2. Experience in planning and project management: Please describe a project in which you planned, scheduled and executed tasks that required coordinating with over 10 people. Which tools did you use to track progress?
3. Ability to document procedures: Please describe how you have documented procedures according to established standards for a business process that guides a large-scale project.
4. Ability to manage events both in person and in virtual settings: Please describe how you have managed events in both onsite and virtual settings.
5. Ability to create and deliver effective presentations: Please describe how you have created and delivered presentations that explain information in both onsite and virtual settings.

NOTE: Potential applicants at the GS-12 must have one-year time-in-grade at the GS-12 to be eligible to be temporarily promoted to the GS-13.

Ultimately, detail appointments are possible only if the existing supervisor approves, and their approval is entirely optional. Therefore, it is highly recommended that candidates for this detail discuss this opportunity before applying. If selected, the detail will only happen with supervisor approval.

For More Information

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