Duties

Summary

If you do not meet any of the categories listed above, you may wish to apply under announcement 19-HUD-682-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.

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Responsibilities

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-14. 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.

• Serve as a trouble-shooter and primary resource person on major programmatic and policy issues involving laws, regulations and policies affecting CPD programs. Develop new and or improved analytical techniques to be used by Headquarters and Field staff in order to resolve common problems or address specific situations encountered in compliance with regulations and procedures.
• Coordinate responses to findings and recommendations on overdue audit recommendations, including contact with the Inspector General, other HUD staff, and the grantee. The incumbent coordinates clearance of all findings with other branches of CPD, the Inspector General for Audit, and necessary contacts by correspondence with local entities in the resolution and clearance of overdue audit findings.
• Monitor and evaluate recipients of CPD capacity building program grant funds which requires planning, scheduling, conducting on-site reviews, analyzing information, coordinating group activities and recommending subsequent actions. Using previous performance reports and assessments, a working knowledge of the grantee, and information gained from specialists or other CPD Team members, the incumbent prepares a written strategy for monitoring.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - 1-5 nights per month

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
14

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

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• Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."
• U.S. Citizens and U.S. Nationals

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.

This position is located in the Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD), Office of Policy Development and Coordination Division. CPD seeks to develop viable communities by promoting integrated approaches that provide decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expand economic opportunities for low and moderate-income persons. The primary means toward this end is the development of partnerships among all levels of government and the private sector, including for-profit and non-profit organizations. The Office of Policy Development and Coordination Division provides oversight and administration of the Section 4 Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Program and the Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants Program, the administration and closeout of Congressional and Rural Housing and Economic Development program grants, the close out of grants funded under CPD's homeless assistance programs, conducting special projects related to Departmental policies, programs, and legislation, and providing support to Field and Headquarters CPD program offices in the resolution of Office of Inspector General (OIG), General Accounting Office (GAO), and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) audit recommendations.

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 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 developing or directing and providing technical guidance on special projects and the development of new or revised policies, procedures, standards, or regulations related to programs such as, homeless assistance, affordable housing, or affordable housing grant programs; and communicating and presenting analyses in writing or orally to management.
Examples of this experience could include:
- researching statutes, regulations, handbooks, OMB Circulars, audit guides or other cases and policy issuances to develop solutions to problems, OR
- monitoring and evaluating housing programs which requires planning, scheduling, conducting on-site reviews, analyzing information, coordinating group activities and recommending subsequent actions, OR
- preparing and presenting briefing materials and talking points for senior management in preparation for speeches

For the GS-13, you must have one year 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 developing or directing and providing technical guidance on special projects and the development of new or revised policies, procedures, standards, or regulations related to programs such as, homeless assistance, affordable housing, or affordable housing grants programs.
Examples of this experience could include:
- working on special projects that are of immediate concern to senior management OR
- analyzing proposed legislation and regulations related to housing programs or grants OR
- reviewing audit findings

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.
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.

Education

Additional information

- We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
- Relocation expenses 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.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- A one year probationary period may be required.
- Must successfully complete a background investigation.
- Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency
- 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.
- Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
- 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.
- Public Trust - Background Investigation will be required.

HUD employees are subject to a number of government-wide and HUD specific ethics laws and regulations, including restrictions on outside employment. To review applicable ethics rules, please visit https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/general_counsel/ethics

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application includes your résumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your résumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your résumé may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Analytical, Technical, and Systems and Technology. Your application will be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, training, performance appraisals and awards relevant to the duties of this position. Your rating may be lowered, if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration.

If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) ),you must receive a rating of at least 84 out of 100 to be rated as well qualified to receive special selection priority.

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Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Not Required

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

A complete application includes 1. A résumé, 2. Vacancy question responses, and 3. Submission of any required documents. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).

All applicants are required to submit a résumé either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.) To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/date/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your résumé. We suggest that you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your résumé to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Please view résumé tips .

CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES -- Documentation Relating to Your Federal Employment:
- Submit a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing competitive service as Tenure 1 or 2 (Block 24), Position Occupied as 1 - Competitive Service (Block 34), current Grade (Block 18) and Salary (Block 20). Typically Award SF-50s do not provide the required information. If the full performance level of your position is different from the grade indicated in Block 18, please provide proof of the full performance level.
- If your highest permanent grade is different from your current grade, submit a copy of an additional SF-50 showing that grade.
- If you are currently on a Veterans' Recruitment Appointment (VRA), submit a copy of an SF-50 indicating that type of appointment. Also, you must submit a copy of your DD214 or other documentation showing dates of service and type of discharge and any other applicable documents such as SF-15, VA letters, etc.

Performance Appraisal (ALL APPLICANTS):
Submit a copy of all pages of your most recent completed annual performance appraisal, dated within the last 12 months, that includes the final rating. In cases where the performance appraisal is more than 12 months old, incomplete or unavailable, you must attach a written explanation of the reasons.

If you are applying under a special hiring authority (e.g. Military Spouses, Interchange Agreement, VEOA, Schedule A Disability, etc.), please see applicant guide for required documentation . In order to be eligible under one of these authorities, you must submit all required documentation as outlined in the applicant guide.

CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (CTAP/ICTAP) DOCUMENTATION: If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee, click CTAP/ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.