This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: This announcement is open for five (5) workdays or until the first 100 applications have been received. The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of this announcement.

Duties

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As a Senior Policy Advisor on Homelessness, you will use your knowledge of and experience with Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary (IOAS), to optimize business results and customer experience by: Manages a wide range of policy projects related to homelessness. Provides expert advice and consultation on homelessness to make realistic assessments of a broad range of difficult, complex, and sensitive policy issues. Oversees and makes authoritative decisions on the prioritization and disposition of issues related to homelessness in consultation with ACF leadership. Coordinates, plans, and conducts broad policy reviews and studies of national significance on the prevention and impact of youth and family homelessness. Initiates, explores, and establishes opportunities for increased collaboration to inform and enhance program policy and obtain input from the communities ACF serves. Recommends courses of action to Senior Leadership on new and possible controversial policy questions, program initiatives, and legislative proposals impacting youth and family homelessness. Initiates, explores, and establishes approaches for opportunities for increased program policy effectiveness and program coordination on homelessness within the agency and with organizations outside ACF.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered or exempt from Selective Service - http://www.sss.gov.
• Suitable for federal employment.
• Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation.
• Documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date.
• Probationary (or trial) period may be required.

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR: Basic Qualifications: Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Basic AND Specialized Experience requirements as noted below. Basic Requirement: You must meet one of the items listed below (A, B, or C): A. Possess a degree in behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position. (Must provide transcripts) OR B. Possess a combination of education and experience -- that provided you with the knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. (Must provide transcript) OR C. Possess four years of appropriate experience that demonstrates acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. AND In addition to the basic qualification requirement, you must meet the following: Minimum Qualifications: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-13 level in the Federal service that includes ALL of the following: Interpreting and/or revising existing homelessness policy and regulatory guidance used by others within or outside the organization. Provide expert advice and/or consultation on assessments of a broad range of complex and/or sensitive policy issues related to homelessness. Evaluate program accomplishments and/or policy initiatives for consistency and/or long-range goals. Advise leadership on broad, complex, and/or sensitive issues on program policy efforts related to homelessness. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR: Basic Qualifications: Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Basic AND Specialized Experience requirements as noted below. Basic Requirement: You must meet one of the items listed below (A, B, or C): Possess a degree in behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position. (Must provide transcripts) OR B. Possess a combination of education and experience -- that provided you with the knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. (Must provide transcript) OR C. Possess four years of appropriate experience that demonstrates acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. AND In addition to the basic qualification requirement, you must: Minimum Qualifications: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-13 level in the Federal service that includes ALL of the following: Interpreting and/or revising existing homelessness policy and regulatory guidance used by others within or outside the organization. Provide expert advice and/or consultation on assessments of a broad range of complex and/or sensitive policy issues related to homelessness. Evaluate program accomplishments and/or policy initiatives for consistency and/or long-range goals. Advise leadership on broad, complex, and/or sensitive issues on program policy efforts related to homelessness. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through national Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. OPM Qualification General Policies Website

Education

If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov.

Note: Applications can be accepted from students who expect to complete qualifying education within 9 months from the date of application. Education was completed successfully before the applicant can be appointed.

Contacts

• Address Administration for Children and Families 330 C St SW Washington, DC 20201 US
• Name: SROC Help Desk
• Phone: -----
• Email: [email protected]