Summary

This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.

Duties

As a Neighborhood and Community Investment Specialist, you will:

• Develop policies, procedures, Federal Register Notices, Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs), operating guidance, and program strategies related to redevelopment, repositioning, and supportive services activities.
• Formulate recommendations, develop policy alternatives, and provide expert technical assistance on financing, grant administration, and program implementation issues.
• Facilitate and oversee complex public/private redevelopment, repositioning, or supportive services.
• Coordinate with HUD program offices, field offices, and other federal agencies to address complex redevelopment, financial, compliance, and operational issues associated with redevelopment, repositioning, and supportive services activities.
• Travel to housing authorities, multifamily properties, redevelopment sites to evaluate operations, investigate programmatic and financial issues, assess redevelopment progress, and develop solutions to complex redevelopment, repositioning, and supportive services and compliance matters.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

The official duty station for this position will be in Alexandria, Virginia. Failure to report to duty at this location may be grounds for a disciplinary action, including removal.

Key Requirements:

• Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
• A probationary or trial period may be required. Continued employment is contingent upon supervisory certification that continued employment will benefit the Federal Service; the certification will occur no less than 30 days before the end of the probationary/trial period.
• A one year supervisory or managerial probationary period may be required.
• Must successfully complete a background investigation.
• Public Trust - Background Investigation will be required.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
• Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
• Please refer to "Additional Information" Section for additional Conditions of Employment.

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized Experience: For the GS-14, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes:

• Redevelopment of severely distressed properties, mixed-finance development of affordable housing, community revitalization, economic mobility, or resident supportive services; AND
• Advising on an organization's decisions, policy recommendations and positions supporting the organization's mission; AND
• Coordinating program offices, field offices, and other federal agencies to address complex redevelopment, financial, compliance, and operational issues associated with redevelopment, repositioning, and supportive services activities; AND
• Analyzing problems, developing strategies, and presenting solutions to senior management or high level officials, orally and in writing.

Your resume must explicitly demonstrate how you meet this requirement. Otherwise, you will be found ineligible.

The 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-14 you must have been at the GS-13 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

OTHER INFORMATION:

• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
• Relocation expenses will not be paid.
• Relocation incentive will not be paid.
• Recruitment incentive will not be paid.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• This position is Exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
• HUD offers alternative and flexible work schedules.
• This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies for similar positions across HUD. During the online application process, you will be asked to specify if you would like your application information shared with other hiring managers in the Program Office listed in this announcement or in other HUD Program Offices. Opting to share your application information will not impact your application for this announcement, nor will it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

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