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Housing Innovations Specialist
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing · Posted 1 days ago
HybridJacksonville, FL$106K – $159KApply by Jun 2, 2026General Business And IndustryENTJESTJINTJISTJ
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This position is located at Department of Housing and Urban Development, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing. This opportunity is also open to Status Candidates under Announcement 26-HUD-12954273-MP. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.
What You'll Do
- →HUD's Mission 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 homeownership 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 homeownership.
- →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 4,200 public housing authorities.
- →As a Housing Innovations Specialist, you will: Participate in activities seeking resolutions for some of the Nation's most complex and plaguing problems associated with low-income housing assistance.
- →Concentrate on excellence and innovation in all aspects of the delivery of public housing and low-income housing assistance through the flexibilities of the Moving to Work demonstration program (MTW), and the revitalization of severely distressed public housing through the use of public housing capital funds, the Choice Neighborhoods program, and bond financing.
- →Assist in the development and delivery of training to HUD field staff as well as PHA staff, their partners and residents on the Moving to Work demonstration and related activities.
- →Travel to and meet with HUD Field staff and program partners to examine operations, investigate problems and develop solutions relating to the Moving to Work demonstration.
Requirements
- ✓Candidates will be selected for a job assigned to one of the official duty stations listed in this announcement.
- ✓Failure to report to duty at the location for which the candidate is selected may be grounds for a disciplinary action, including removal.
- ✓Key Requirements: Must be U.S.
- ✓Citizen or U.S.
- ✓A one year probationary period may be required.
- ✓Continued employment is contingent upon supervisory certification that continued employment will benefit the Federal Service; the certification will occur no less than 30 days before the end of the probationary/trial period.
- ✓Must successfully complete a background investigation.
- ✓Public Trust - Background Investigation will be required.
- ✓Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
- ✓Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
- ✓Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
Personality Fit
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