Program Analyst

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience: For the GS-09: You must have one year 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: – Analyzing data for studies or evaluations of programs and operations and making recommendations; AND – Coordinating activities that involve multiple managers, employees, or offices; AND – Creating various types of reports for management. OR A Master’s or equivalent graduate degree; or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.B. or J.D., if related OR You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. For the GS-07: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-5 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position includes: – Collecting and researching data for studies or evaluations of programs and operations; AND – Assisting in coordinating activities that involve multiple managers, employees, or offices; AND – Assisting in the review of reports to make sure they meet standards of timeliness and accuracy. OR One full year of graduate level education; or Superior Academic Achievement based on a Bachelors degree that is demonstrated through class standing (upper 1/3 of class); grade point average (3.0/4.0 overall or 3.5/4.0 in major), or election to membership in a qualifying national scholastic honor society. OR You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. For the GS-05, you must have 3 years of general, progressively responsible experience, 1 year of which was equivalent to at least the GS-04 level in the Federal Service. This experience must demonstrate the ability to: – Analyze problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions; AND – Plan and organize work; AND – Communicate effectively orally and in writing. OR 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree. OR You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. 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-9 you must have been at the GS-7 level for 52 weeks. For the GS-7 you must have been at the GS-5 level for 52 weeks. For the GS-05, you may be advanced to the GS-05 position if you have held a position no lower than GS-03 in the preceding year under your latest non-temporary competitive appointment OR have held a position at GS-05 or higher under a non-temporary appointment at any time in the past. 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, Asst Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.