Supervisory CPD Specialist

This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Asst Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Washington D.C. is a potential duty location for this position; however, the Washington D.C. office is expected to relocate to Alexandria, Virginia. Selectees may be required to report initially to Washington, D.C and later report to Alexandria, Virginia.

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:

• Developing or modifying regulations, notices, policies, guidance or instructions that implement statutory requirements for the Economic Development Initiative (EDI)/Congressional Grants; AND
• Managing projects and leading teams.

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.

Responsibilities:

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.

This position is located in the Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD). 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.


As a Supervisory CPD Specialist, you will:

• Develop concepts and approaches to assessing performance outcomes for the assigned program areas.
• Monitor and evaluates recipients of CPD programs and other grants for the assigned program areas through a team of specialists assigned to geographic responsibilities. This process requires planning, scheduling, conducting on or off-site reviews, analyzing information, coordinating, and leading group activities and recommending subsequent actions.
• Assist the Division Director in providing ongoing oversight and policy direction to the CPD specialists on assigned programs and funds authorized for economic or community development.
• Respond through the Division Director to complex and frequently sensitive written and oral inquiries from grantees, all levels of government, and the private sector, and written inquiries from Congress.

Salary : $143,913