This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing. If you do not meet any of the categories listed below, you may wish to apply under announcement 23-HUD-1815-P which is open for any U.S. citizen to apply. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

Duties

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-13. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position. As a/an Housing Program Specialist, you will: Reviews and analyzes mission-oriented programs, policies, and program data to support the development of plans, policy initiatives and management reports administered and managed by either the Office of Public Housing or Housing Voucher Programs. This includes developing national policy direction that will create suitable housing opportunities for low-income families, including veterans, the elderly, and the disabled. occupancy, budget formulation, Public Housing Authority (PHA) leasing, utilization, and other program functions and policy issues. Develops detailed plans, goals and objectives for long-range program implementation and administration. Applies knowledge of assisted public housing programs and voucher procedures and assists in preparing recommendations for statutory changes. Reviews and analyzes program performance, examines the impact of policies on existing programs, comments on pending legislation, regulations and guidelines prepared by other offices. Analyzes new or proposed program policies and their impact on assisted housing policies and prepares summary reports and recommendations addressing program improvements.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience: For the GS-13 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: Experience providing technical recommendations and interpretations of policies and procedures on assisted housing programs (programs receiving Federal or state funding to provide housing assistance to low-income families) to ensure understanding and consistency. Examples of such experience could include: - Analyzing existing data, policies and procedures for assisted housing and assisting in providing recommendations that impact pending legislation, regulations, or guidelines regarding assisted housing programs; OR - Developing standards, procedures or guidelines on assisted housing programs and communicating any changes to internal or external stakeholders; OR - Evaluating new or proposed program policies and procedures to determine their impact on assisted housing policies. For the GS-12 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: Experience Interpreting, implementing, and providing guidance and responses on assisted housing policies, regulations, and procedures. Examples of such experience could include: - Analyzing existing data, policies and procedures for assisted housing in order to determine effectiveness and make recommendations for improvement; OR - Assisting in developing standards, procedures or guidelines on assisted housing programs and communicating any changes to internal or external stakeholders; OR - Researching new or proposed program policies that have potential of impacting assisted housing policies. Experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume. Time-in-Grade: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-13 you must have been at the GS-12 level for 52 weeks. For the GS-12 you must have been at the GS-11 level for 52 weeks. Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.

Education

Contacts

• Address Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing Administrative Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-7300
• Email: [email protected]