Housing Program Specialist

This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Asst Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.As a Housing Program Specialist, you will:

• Support local, regional, state, and national networks of housing counseling agencies, integrating their work with government, private stakeholders, and consumers to provide seamless and high-quality service delivery.

• Ensure effective and timely communication concerning capacity building, awareness, education, and outreach strategies with and between HUD staff, industry professionals, and government officials and agencies.

• Plan, initiate, and conduct analytical review of housing counseling agencies' operations to determine policy and procedural compliance, financial management, risk mitigation, programmatic requirements, and quality control and assurance related to oversight, and monitoring of HUD approved counseling agencies.

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

Specialized Experience: For the GS-13, 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:

• Conducting, monitoring, and providing oversight of program participants for compliance with requirements and federal regulations relating to housing or housing counseling programs; AND
• Evaluating program initiatives and providing feedback regarding analysis of effectiveness and recommendations for improvements.

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.

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.