Program Specialist

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience: For the GS-12 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes experience coordinating and overseeing projects analyzing and evaluating program goals. Examples of such experience could include: – Reviewing and finalizing correspondence to publication standards; OR – Independently researching and analyzing policy, regulations, or standards covering extensive portions of an organization’s programs, activities, or functions with recommendations to senior management; or analyzing fluctuating conditions and unusual factors and implementing recommendations to resolve administrative issues; OR – Independently reviewing information from assessments to implement action plans, conducting final reviews of subject matter and independently preparing data reports for senior management; and independently implementing process improvements and business procedures for an organization. For the GS-11 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes experience researching and analyzing information from assessments, conducting reviews to analyze and perform data analysis for reports. Examples of such experience could include: – Researching and analyzing policy, regulations, or standards covering extensive portions of an organization’s programs, activities, or functions; or analyzing fluctuating conditions and unusual factors and providing recommendations to resolve administrative or technical issues. OR Education: You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows: Three (3) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. Attach a copy of transcript or list of college courses designating semester or quarter hours earned to ensure proper credit. OR Combination: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the specialized experience requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the education requirement must equal at least 100 percent. This is creditable providing the combination consists of 100% of the requirement. Only graduate level education in excess of 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. For the GS-09 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes includes experience serving as a liaison and providing support for a variety of administrative responsibilities. Examples of such experience could include: -Maintaining a calendar, drafting and editing technical correspondence; OR -Identifying and analyzing policy, regulations, or standards covering portions of an organization’s programs, activities, or functions; or analyzing fluctuating conditions and unusual factors and providing recommendations to resolve unusual or uncommon administrative issues; OR -Analyzing information from assessments, conducting preliminary reviews to determine the scope of the subject matter involved and assisting in data analysis. OR Education: You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows: Master’s or equivalent graduate degree; or Two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, if related; or LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR Combination: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the specialized experience requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the education requirement must equal at least 100 percent. You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. 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-12 you must have been at the GS-11 level for 52 weeks. For the GS-11 you must have been at the GS-09 level for 52 weeks. For the GS-09 you must have been at the GS-07 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.
This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of General Counsel. If you do not meet any of the categories listed below, you may wish to apply under announcement 24-HUD-2421-P which is open for any U.S. citizen to apply. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.