Kukurukurirana neHuman Resources Director Jim Douglas
Michael Roberts: Nhume ye Smithsonian Institution ndiyo "kuwedzera uye kuparadzaniswa kwezivo." Zvakaratidzwa zvayo "kuumba ramangwana nekuchengetedza nhaka yedu, kuwana ruzivo rutsva, uye kugoverana pfuma yedu nenyika." VaSmithsonian vanoita sei izvi mission uye chiratidzo?
Jim Douglas, Human Resources Mutungamiri we Smithsonian Institution: The Smithsonian inotsvaka vashandi vakasiyana-siyana vanoratidza nhoroondo yeAmerica yatinosangana nevashanyi vedu mazuva ese kuburikidza neyamamoriyamusi edu uye zvidzidzo zvekudzidzisa.
MH: Panofanira kunge kune mabasa akasiyana-siyana vanhu vanogona kuitira Smithsonian. Ndezvipi zvimwe zviitiko zvinowanikwa zvakanyanya kuSmithsonian, uye mabasa aya anowanzopi?
JD: Pano pane mazana emabasa maSmithsonian kubva kuvaridzi vezvipfuwo kune vanoongorora nyeredzi, kubva kune vashandi vanochengeteka kusvika kune vashandi vanogadzirisa magetsi, kubva kune anthropologist kusvika kune vezvenhau vezvakaitika kare.
Tine magweta, veterinarians , nyanzvi dzeMumusumusi, vatambi vemutambo uye uye mberi.
MH: Ichokwadi kuti izvo zvinenge zvakasiyana-siyana. Sezvo vadzidzi vachizvigadzirira kuita mabasa anokwanisa ne Smithsonian, zvii zvidimbu zvavanofanira kuita?
JD: Nemhaka yehupamhi hwemabasa paIt Institution, hapana dhigirii imwe yekutsvaka sezvo isu tichitsvaga vashandi mumabasa akasiyana-siyana.
MH: The Smithsonian ine huwandu hwekushamwaridzana nekudzidzira maitiro. Chinhu chimwe chevanhu vanotarisa mumikana yakadaro ndiyo mukana wekuita basa renguva pfupi mune basa rakanaka. Vanhu vanowanzoita shanduko kubva pakubatanidzwa kana kushandiswa kune basa rekusingaperi pamwe nesangano here?
JD: Pakati pezvikamu zviviri kubva muzvitatu zvezviuru zvitanhatu zvitsva zvinoshandiswa nehurumende zvinoshanda zvehurumende. Izvi zvinoda vashandi kuti vashandise uye vasarudzwa zvichienderana nemitemo yakakodzera. Kunyange zvazvo vamwe vekudzidzira uye vamwe vanoenda kunzvimbo dzeva Smithsonian nguva dzose, vazhinji vanozadzwa nekukwikwidzana kwakasununguka. Purogiramu imwe yehurumende iyo inobvumira vashandi nevadzidzi vachangopedza kudzidza zvakakwana munguva yakakwana ye federal nzvimbo dzinonzi Pathways.
MH: The Smithsonian inoratidzika zvakasiyana zvikuru kana iri pamusoro pekubhadhara mari yevashandi. Iko kune federal mabasa uye zvaunoti zvipo zvekutenda. Vaya vaviri vakasiyana sei?
JD: Izvo zvipo zvinotsigirwa nemari yehurumende zvakananga inofungidzirwa kuti iri muhurumende yehurumende, uye kubhadhara kunyoreswa neUnited States Office of Personnel Management kunoteverwa neSmithsonian mukuzadza nzvimbo idzi. Panenge chikamu chimwe chete muzvitatu chemahofisi edu tinobhadharwa nedzimwe nzvimbo kunze kwekugoverwa kwemahofisi ehurumende zvakadai semari kubva kumabasa edu ebhizinesi, zvipo uye zvibvumirano, zvipo zvezvipo uye kunyange mari yakabva pane yekutanga yekuendesa kuUnited States naJames Smithson mukutanga kwezana remakore rechi19 .
Nzvimbo dzedu dzekutendeseka hadzisi muhurumende yehurumende, asi tinoedza kufanana nemari mibairo uye zvikomborero zvakangofanana.
MR: The Smithsonian ine nzvimbo dzakawanda dzakasarudzwa. Zvingaita sokuti mushandi anogona kuwana niche uye ogara mairi kwenguva yakareba. Inguva yakareba vanhu vanowanzogara nesangano?
JD: Inopesana, asi tine vanhu vazhinji vakazvipira mabasa avo ose kuSmithsonian. Izvi zvinowanzowanikwa munzvimbo dzinochengetedza nzvimbo umo vakawanda vevashandi vedu vari nyanzvi muminda yavo. Chiverengero chinobatsira nhengo dzevashandi vave vave pano makore anopfuura makumi mashanu. Isu tinewo vanhu vanoverengeka vakasiya basa asi vanochengetedza mamiriro ekudzidzira uye vanoramba vachiwedzera mubasa ravo reunyanzvi. Vanowanzoita sevanokurudzira vanyori kune avo vanouya kuburikidza neboka.
MH: Sezvaunoziva, nzvimbo dzakanakisisa dzekushanda muhurumende yehurumende inongororo yekugadzirisa basa inopiwa gore negore kune vashandi vehurumende. Muna 2013 rankings , the Smithsonian Institution yakaisa sachipiri chepamutambo wepakati nepakati. Iwe unoti chii ichi kuratidza kwakasimba?
JD: Vanhu vanofunga kuti vanogona kupa mupiro wakanaka. I Smithsonian isangano rekudzidza, uye mushandi wega wega anoziva kuti vanoita basa mukuzadzisa basa redu rokuita tsvakurudzo, kudzidzisa vanhu kuburikidza nokushanyira munhu oga kumamyuziyamu edu uyewo digitally munyika yose.
MH: Ndinoda kuchinja kubva pakutaura pamusoro peSmithsonian yose kuti ndikurukure nyaya yako. Vaya vatsva kumabasa ehurumende vanogona kutora chivimbo chekutarisira kune mumwe munhu akabudirira kuita basa mubasa rehurumende. Unyanzvi hwokutaura, wakasvika sei kwauri ikozvino?
JD: Ndapedza chikoro ndakatamira kuWashington, DC, ndikawana basa mune imwe sangano rezvematongerwo enyika, kutanga segadziri wevatariri uye gare gare mundima yehukama hwebasa. Ndakatamira kuSmithsonian ndikazoenda kuchikoro chepamutemo usiku uye ndapinda muSmithsonian Office yeGeneral Counsel, ndichikwira kuva Mutevedzeri Mukuru Wezano kune makore akawanda. Ini ndakabva ndashandura mabasa uye ndakazova musoro wevanhu vemuNzvimbo iyo ini ndiripo ikozvino.
MH: Makapedza makore anopfuura makumi matatu emabasa enyu neSmithsonian. Chii chakakuchengetedza iwe nehurumende kwenguva refu?
JD: Ndinoda kudzidza nezvemashoko eclectic, saka ndeipi nzvimbo inofanirwa kuva? Uyezve, ndine vashandi vakawanda vakachenjera uye vanofarira vandinoshanda navo zuva rega rega. Uye basa reSmithsonian - kuwedzera nekuparadzanisa ruzivo kunyika - rinotarisana neni.
MH: Pakupedzisira, ndeapi mazano kunewe munhu anofunga basa mubasa rinoitirwa vanhu vose?
JD: Zviri kuzadzika kuziva kuti iwe wakaita shingairo, uye mune tariro yekusiyana, kuvandudza hupenyu hwevamwe.
Yakabudiswa February 11, 2014.