Senior GEOINT History Program Specialist

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career, and customer-oriented Senior GEOINT History Program Specialist to join our team in Springfield, Virginia.

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

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Content Development & Execution: Research, develop, and, execute a high volume of historical content illustrating client’s history for both internal and external audiences.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.

• Historical Research Center Management: Focus on artifact section, storage, and curation requirements while assisting the client 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.

• Client Museum Management: Work with other museums on loans, exhibits, artifact solicitation, and advise in acquisition decisions. This also includes researching, developing, and producing historical displays, posters, exhibits, museum experiences, conducting guided museum tours and any museum specific communications about history program.

• Internal Collaboration & Oversight: Provide copy editing and quality assurance for all history program products. Support the client Historian on inventorying and accountability procedures for historical artifacts in client custody to include measurement metrics and assisting in history program audits.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in the career field of history, geography, library science, museum studies, or museum science role and a

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in History, Geography, Library Science, Museum Studies, Museum Science, or a related field. In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, the candidate must have 8+ years of direct museum practice, artifact preservation, curation, or history-related positions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A high degree of accuracy and thoroughness when completing tasks such as inventorying and entering records metadata, or recording the origins and significance of archival materials.

• Experience managing smaller projects from start to finish, including coordinating with multiple stakeholders to meet deadlines.

Clearance Requirements:

• An active/current TS/SCI with the ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph. 

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%.

• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations.

• Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations