Senior Confidential Assistant

Full Job Description

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

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

Specialized Experience: For the GS-15, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service.

Experience includes advising on the management of program progress for all aspects of Operations Management and acting as a personal representative of management, undertaking a wide variety of assignments.

Examples of such experience could include: Experience interpreting and implementing legislation and new legislative issuances as well as policies governing Operations Management; OR Experience Interpreting regulations and developing policy recommendations and alternatives, providing technical advice and guidance regarding Operations Management; OR Experience developing written policy guidance for field offices and other stakeholders regarding Operations Management; OR Experience developing training materials regarding Operations Management; OR Experience speaking at high-level public forums to describe Operations Management.

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-15 you must have been at the GS-14 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 Senior Confidential Assistant, you will: Serve as a Senior Advisor in CPD.

In this capacity, the incumbent advises CPD leadership, including the Assistant Secretary, General Deputy Assistant Secretary, and the Deputy Assistant Secretary, with respect to CPD programs.

Act as a personal representative to CPD leadership, undertaking a wide variety of sensitive, controversial and high-profile assignments.

Such duties may cross the functional and organizational boundaries and deal with the fullest range of issues and concerns of the CPD leadership and field offices.