State of Maryland

An Archivist II is the lead level of professional archival work.  Employees in this classification independently perform the technical aspects of archival work involving such major activities as compiling and editing the Maryland Manual, supervising the Maryland State Archives Search Room, or preparing finding aids for series of records.   Employees in this class are not responsible for Search Room duties, but provide service to the public by answering inquiries concerning their areas of expertise.  Employees in this classification are expected to publish finding aids and scholarly articles or books.  Employees in this classification assign, review and approve the work of and train lower-level Archivists and may supervise other Archivists and office personnel on specific assignments or projects.  

Employees in this classification receive general supervision from the State Archivist or the Assistant State Archivist.  Work effectiveness is evaluated through conferences and written reports to determine the quality, completeness, and timeliness of work assignments.  

Positions in this classification are evaluated using the classification job evaluation methodology.  The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work Sections of a class specification.  

The Archivist II is differentiated from the Archivist I in that the Archivist II assigns, reviews and approves the work of and trains lower-level Archivists while the Archivist I performs the full range of duties and responsibilities under general supervision.  The Archivist II is differentiated from the Archivist Supervisor in that the Archivist Supervisor has supervisory responsibility for lower-level Archivists.

Supervises and trains lower-level Archivists;

Responsible for the management of an important phase of the work of the Archives Division, such as county and municipal records, compilation and editing of the Maryland Manual, or supervision of the Search Room;

Prepares or does research for government officials;

Responsible for preliminary review and approval of finding aids to material stored in the Archives;

Performs other related duties.

Class Descriptions are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies.  Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position. 

Class Descriptions provide information about the Nature of Work, Examples of Work, General Requirements and Acknowledgements.  The Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; Minimum Education and Experience Requirements; Special Requirements; and recruitment and testing procedures are set by the using agency.

This is a Skilled Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Skilled Service positions.  Some positions in Skilled Service classifications may be designated Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.