This position is located at Department of Housing and Urban Development, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing. This opportunity is also open to Status eligibles under announcement 24-HUD-2456. 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 Program Analyst, you will: Serve as an expert advisor on all aspects of quality assurance for the voucher rental assistance and homeownership programs, including Housing Authority (HA) performance, cost containment data integrity, and Departmental requirements. Analyze data from a variety of systems in making determinations regarding the compliance and performance requirements of the HAs in administering voucher rental assistance and homeownership program funds for maximum benefit in their local communities Perform complex onsite and remote review and analysis of a wide variety of performance, leasing, financial and market data to determine the effectiveness of Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) performance and or the programs operations. Use information from these analytical reviews to identify programmatic errors, management weaknesses, inappropriate administrative policies and procedures, cost or financial management errors, and data integrity problems. Utilize a variety of computer applications to gather and analyze data and project future trends, costs and activities. Recommend appropriate solutions to complex operational problems and take an active role in presenting, implementing, and/or overseeing the needed changes. Provide expert technical assistance to PHAs, HUD field and Headquarters staff, and others as necessary on issues relating to the quality assurance function and on the development and implementation of program design and operation corrections and improvements.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience: For the GS-11 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: Experience assisting with analytical reviews pertaining to HUD housing programs; AND Experience using variety of computer systems to gather and analyze data OR Education: You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M., if related OR Combination: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the specialized experience requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the education requirement must equal at least 100 percent. A combination of education and experience. Only graduate level education in excess of 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours), may be used to combine education and experience. Specialized Experience: 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 preparing written material such as recommendations, procedures, or correspondence for a variety of audiences; AND -Performing analysis of financial or program policies, procedures, and practices of HUD housing programs; AND -Utilizing a variety of computer applications to gather and analyze data or project future trends. 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: -Performing on-site and remote monitoring reviews and analysis of financial or program policies, procedures, and practices of Public Housing Authorities; AND -Utilizing a variety of computer applications to gather and analyze data or project future trends related to public housing programs; AND -Recommending ways to improve the productivity of work operations of Public Housing Authorities 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.

Education

The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.

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]