Supervisory Housing Program Officer
What you'd do
This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Asst Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
Major duties
HUD's Mission The mission of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is to foster strong communities by supporting access to quality, affordable housing, expanding the housing supply, and unlocking homeownership opportunities for the American people. The Department is committed to furthering the promise of self-sufficiency in every American while promoting economic development to revitalize rural, tribal, and urban communities across the country. The Office of Housing provides vital public services through its nationally administered programs. It oversees the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the largest mortgage insurer in the world, and regulates important partsof the housing industry. The Office of Housing is committed to building and preserving healthy neighborhoods and communities through homeownership, rental housing and healthcare opportunities. The mission of HUD's Office of Housing Counseling is to provide individuals and families with the knowledge they need to obtain, sustain, and improve their housing. OHC accomplishes this mission by supporting a strong national network of HUD-approved housing counseling agencies and housing counselors. As a Supervisory Housing Program Officer, you will: Serve as the Supervisory Housing Program Officer in the Office of Policy and Grant Administration. Exhibit knowledge, skills, and experience in all aspects of the housing counseling program and each of the office programs to assure program compliance. Resolve issues and situations and report resolutions to senior management; evaluate work performance; effect minor disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands, recommend other action in more serious cases. Advise, counsel, and or provide instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters. Receive and resolve complaints from employees, refer group grievances and more serious unresolved complaints to a higher-level supervisor or manager. Serve as a technical expert on established procedures for maintaining current or develop and implement program policies that reflect current and future program direction, identify opportunities for policy changes resulting from stakeholder engagement and HUD Secretarial initiatives and current Administration domestic policies.
What you need to qualify
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: Preparing policy options and recommendations for program changes to improve the quality and availability of housing counseling programs; AND Developing housing counseling program written requirements and reports; AND Evaluating the effectiveness of housing counseling program policies or procedures; AND Participating in housing counseling grant development and review. 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.
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