Program Support Specialist

About the role

This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Asst Secretary for Community Planning and Development. You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience: For the GS-11, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: Assembling and reviewing incoming requests from other organizations and independently draft responses to inquiries; AND Analyzing administrative policies and programs; AND Preparing status reports of activities or projects; AND Researching reports and gathering data and information to provide technical and procedural guidance on grant processing. OR Education: You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows: Ph. D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M., if related. OR Combination: You may qualify by a combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience. 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-9, 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: Reviewing incoming requests from other organizations and track general correspondence; AND Analyzing administrative policies and programs; AND Preparing status reports of activities or projects; AND Researching reports and gathering data and information to assist in grant processing. OR Education: You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows: 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 Combination: You may qualify by a combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. 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-11 you must have been at the GS-9 level for 52 weeks. For the GS-9 you must have been at the GS-7 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.