Program Manager

Full Job Description

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

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: Administering community planning and development programs (e.g.

housing, economic development, or community services programs); AND Providing management and oversight to grantees.

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.

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.

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 Program Manager, you will: Be responsible for the administration and management of all CPD Programs within his/her assigned area.

The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that such programs are effectively coordinated through the Consolidated Plan process and further CPD's Continuum of Care and CDBG =JOBS policy objectives.

Ensure that assigned communities receive essential CPD Field Office services and that communities and public agencies engaged in CPD Programs carry out programs and contractual requirements in a timely and efficient manner.

Prepare and conduct informational and technical briefings on CPD programs. Supervise a subordinate staff with Senior CPD Representatives possessing multiple skills and areas of expertise.

This includes planning and scheduling priorities within appropriate guidelines, assigning, coordinating and performing technical reviews of the work, evaluating performance, providing technical and administrative advice and assistance, hearing and resolving employee complaints, taking minor disciplinary actions, and recommending action in more serious cases, identifying employee's developmental needs including ensuring that employees have an Individual Development Plan and are provided training opportunities consistent with the approved plan; interviewing candidates for positions, and making recommendations for appointments, promotions, and reassignments; and evaluating and writing employees performance standards and evaluations consistent with Departmental practices and policies.

Provide leadership, support and assistance to personnel assigned to the team as well as program grantees of major cities and metropolitan areas and potential grantees.