Summary This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Asst Secretary for Community Planning and Development. Responsibilities The following are the duties of this position at the GS-13. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position. As a/an Community Planning and Development Specialist, you will: Act as a liaison or handles the communication with persons and or groups within and outside of an organization or office. Act as primary liaison with critical persons and groups both inside and outside of the organization; exercising full commitment authority. Research and/or analyze problems, issues, or program requirements. Provide expert analysis and advice on complex program issues. Provide recommendations to CPD senior level staff to eliminate audit findings, improve program performance, and develop innovative policy or procedural changes to enhance program performance or operations. Plan and/or accomplish special projects. Manage special projects for major office or program issues of broad impact. Conceive and implement new initiatives and projects to strengthen, facilitate, and integrate programs. Analyze appropriate data to develop and recommend operation policy and procedural option on complex issues relating to competition management and financial system for Office of Block Grant Assistance (OBGA) programs. Requirements Conditions of Employment Pathways Recent Graduates Program Requirements: If selected, you MUST: Adhere to the Recent Graduates Program requirements. Adhere to an established work schedule. Perform, successfully, the assigned duties listed in your position description. Participate in Department training classes or programs. Create an Individual Development Plan (IDP) with assistance from your manager. Select a mentor within 90 days of your date of hire. Attend regularly scheduled meetings with mentor. Must sign Pathways Participant Agreement. Following the completion of program requirements, selectees may be considered for non-competitive conversion to a career-conditional or term appointment. All conversion requirements will be identified in the Participant Agreement. Program requirements include but are not limited to: Successful completion of at least 1-year of continuous service; Demonstration of successful job performance; Completion of at least 40 hours of interactive training; and Meet the qualification standards for the position to which the Recent Graduate may be converted. The official duty station for this position will be in Washington, District of Columbia. Failure to report to duty at this location may be grounds for a disciplinary action, including removal. Key Requirements: Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National. Subject to a one year trial period. Must successfully complete a background investigation. Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so. Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer. Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. Public Trust - Background Investigation will be required. Please refer to "Additional Information Section for additional Conditions of Employment." Qualifications You must meet eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing of this announcement. Specialized Experience: For the GS-9 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-7 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: Tracking data on programs or special project outcomes to ensure that program requirements and goals are met. OR Education: You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows: A Masters or equivalent graduate degree or two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree 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. 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. Education Pathways Recent Graduates Program Education Requirement: To be eligible for the Pathways Recent Graduates Program, you must have within the previous two years, completed a qualifying Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Professional, Doctorate, Vocational or Technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution; educational institutions must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the Secretary of the U. S. Department of Education. Preference eligible veterans who were precluded from applying due to their military service obligation begin their two-year eligibility period upon release or discharge from active duty. Eligibility for these veterans cannot exceed six years from the date they completed their degrees or certification. You MUST submit a copy of DD-214 showing the duration and dates of service that precluded you from applying due to a military service obligation. The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions. Additional Information Other Information: We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Relocation expenses will not be paid. Relocation incentive will not be paid. Recruitment incentive will not be paid. This is a bargaining unit position. This position is Non-Exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). HUD offers alternative and flexible work schedules. This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies for similar positions across HUD. During the online application process, you will be asked to specify if you would like your application information shared with other hiring managers in the Program Office listed in this announcement or in other HUD Program Offices. Opting to share your application information will not impact your application for this announcement, nor will it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. HUD may convert a Pathways Recent Graduate non-competitively to term or permanent positions in the competitive service. The target position upon conversion has a full performance level of a GS-13. However, conversion is not mandatory or guaranteed. Recent Graduates must be U.S. citizens and meet the following requirements to be eligible for conversion: Complete at least one year of continuous service; Demonstrate fully successful job performance consistent with the applicable performance appraisal program; Meet the OPM Qualification Standards for the competitive service position to which she or he will be converted; Meet any other agency-specific requirements outlined in her or his Participant Agreement; and Receive a recommendation for conversion from her or his first-level supervisor. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (CONTINUED): HUD employees are subject to a number of government-wide and HUD specific ethics laws and regulations, including restrictions on working in a real estate related business, and having Section 8 tenants, along with other prohibited interests and activities. To review applicable ethics rules and HUD specific restrictions, please visit https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/general_counsel/ethics.