Neighborhood and Community Investment Specialist

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized Experience: For the GS-13, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent. For this position specialized experience is defined below:

• Working with neighborhood revitalization strategies, which include strategies for housing and families; AND
• Working with affordable housing finance programs such as Choice Neighborhoods, HOPE VI, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), Public Housing Mixed-Finance Program, Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and/other state and local multifamily housing finance programs; AND
• Analyzing problems, developing strategies, and presenting solutions orally and in writing.

Specialized Experience: For the GS-12, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent. For this position specialized experience is defined as:

• Assisting in developing policies and procedures related to public housing redevelopment, affordable housing, and neighborhood revitalization programs; OR
• Working with federal, state, local or community-based housing programs, that address economic self-sufficiency for low-income residents; OR
• Analyzing problems, developing strategies, and presenting solutions orally and in writing.

Specialized Experience: For the GS-11, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent. For this position specialized experience is defined as:

• Working as part of a team to assist in developing policies and procedures related to development or preservation of affordable housing; OR
• Working as part of a team to assist in the implementation of housing programs, that address economic self-sufficiency for low income residents; OR
• Analyzing problems, developing strategies, and presenting solutions orally and in writing.

OR
A 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
You may qualify by a combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined with experience. Example: Combining Education and Experience may be computed by first determining the total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining your education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.


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.