Senior Community Planning and Development Specialist

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Asst Secretary for Community Planning and Development (CDBG Disaster Recovery).

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

Specialized Experience: 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 modifying regulations, notices, policies, guidance, or instructions that implement statutory or regulatory requirements for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) or any of its component programs (CDBG-Disaster Recovery, the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program, National Disaster Resilience (NDR), CDBG Mitigation (CDBG-MIT), CDBG Coronavirus (CDBG-CV), Recovery Housing Program (SUPPORT Act or RHP), or the Neighborhood Stabilization Program).

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:

Washington D.C. is among the possible duty locations for this position. The Washington, D.C. office is anticipated to relocate to Alexandria, Virginia. Applicants selected for the Washington, D.C.

duty location may be required to report to the Washington, D.C. office upon entry on duty and subsequently transition to reporting to the Alexandria, Virginia location.

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 Senior Community Planning and Development Specialist, you will: Monitor and evaluate recipients of CPD Programs and other grants.

The Senior CPD Specialist is assigned the lead role in monitoring assigned grantees and may serve in an advisory role for other monitoring efforts as requested.

Serve as a CDBG subject matter expert responsible for the launch, management and implementation of high priority/high visibility or politically sensitive projects of interest to the Office Director or senior leadership.

Provide advice and guidance concerning the interpretation of policies, rules, and regulations. This includes direct communication with field staff, grantees, public interest groups, and others.

The Senior CPD Specialist is charged with resolving the more complex policy issues and other issues.