Neighborhood and Community Investment Specialist

Neighborhood And Community Investment Specialist

The mission of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is to foster strong communities by supporting access to quality, affordable housing, expanding the housing supply, and unlocking home ownership opportunities for the American people. The Department is committed to furthering the promise of self-sufficiency in every American while promoting economic development to revitalize rural, tribal, and urban communities across the country.

This position is located in the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH), Office of Public Housing Investments (OPHI). PIH's mission is to provide low-income families affordable housing opportunities as they transition to self-sufficiency and home ownership. PIH oversees the administration of HUD's Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, Section 8 Rental Assistance, and Native American Programs through a staff of Headquarters and Field employees.

The field structure for PIH consists of 29 Hub Offices and 16 Program Centers that provide oversight, direct monitoring, and coordination for approximately 3,200 public housing authorities. 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 Neighborhood and Community Investment Specialist, you will:

• Participate in solving some of the Nation's most complex and plaguing problems associated with public housing. Provide nationwide technical support to housing authorities, multifamily owners, as well as HUD field staff with the goal of leveraging improvements in education, health, safety and employment.
• Participate in the design of data tracking and reporting mechanisms to identify nationwide trends, provide early alert to potential problems, and otherwise track grantee performance.
• Prepare periodic reports for the Deputy Assistant Secretary for OPHI, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing (PIH), and the Secretary of HUD on the status of programs and performance by grantees. Information and data is obtained from HUD staff, housing authorities, multifamily owners, and other parties involved with grant programs and initiatives.
• Review proposals, applications, agreements, annual plans, annual reports, site visit reports, amendment requests, and other documents relating to OPHI programs and assesses the impact of the ongoing activities in the context of the OPHI programs and initiatives.