State Assistant Administrator 15/Project Management Specialist

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At MSHDA we pursue equitable housing outcomes for underserved populations, including but not limited to race, gender, disability, religion, age, weight, socioeconomic status, and LGBTQ+. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect, and fairness.

The Project Management Specialist (“Specialist”) is MSHDA’s central resource for project management best practices, coordination, tools, and reporting. The Specialist, under the direction of the Chief Operating Officer, manages assigned projects, supports business areas in developing and executing project plans, and ensures alignment with agency priorities, compliance requirements, and risk controls. This role contributes to the development and maintenance of the agency’s project management framework to promote consistent, efficient, and effective project and service delivery across the organization. The Specialist also identifies process inefficiencies and applies lean process improvement (LPI) methods to enhance operational efficiency and improve service delivery.

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MSHDA is a Veteran Friendly Employer. Veterans and Military Spouses are encouraged to apply.

Requirements

Education

Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major.

Experience

State Assistant Administrator 15
Four years of professional experience, including two years equivalent to the experienced (P11) level or one year equivalent to the advanced (12) level.

A position is considered professional when it requires a bachelor's degree. Only experience obtained after earning the bachelor’s degree is considered qualifying professional experience.

Additional Information

To be considered for this position you must:

1. Attach a cover letter describing what strengths and work experience you bring to this position.
2. Attach a copy of your detailed resume to the job application. Dates of employment should include month and year and hours per week.
3. Attach a copy of your official college/university transcript(s), if you have completed any college/university.

Failure to complete any of the above items may result in your application not being considered.

Also, information provided in your application, resume, cover letter, transcripts, and any other documentation provided will be used to verify responses to the supplemental questions.

Unsupported responses may not be considered further.

For our purposes, "official college transcripts" must contain the college/university name and address, the degree conferred, and date granted, coursework completed (especially if no degree granted), and the Registrar's signature and/or seal.

A scanned or electronic copy is acceptable if it contains the elements listed above. The college/university does not have to send the transcripts directly to MSHDA.

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Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by MSHDA for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed may be notified of the results.

Based on operational needs, hybrid remote work and alternate work schedule requests for this position may be considered.

Selected candidate must have a safe and appropriate designated workspace or workstation for performance of work and secure and sufficient internet access of commercial cable or wireless broadband with minimum speeds of 25 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload.

Please note that weekly onsite work will be required. Work must be performed in the state of Michigan.

As a Condition of Employment: this position requires successful completion of a background investigation, drug test and a financial disclosure review.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process; including, but not limited to, responses to application questions, and responses to interview questions or exercises.

Any applicant that is suspected of using AI software for any portion of the selection process may be screened out.

Applications must be submitted through NEOGOV. If you have questions or need assistance uploading and/or attaching your documents, please contact the NEOGOV applicant support at 855-524-5627.