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Native Hawaiian Program Specialist
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing · Posted 8 days ago
Hybrid Honolulu, HI $131K – $184K Apply by Jun 29, 2026 General Business And Industry ENTJESTJINTJISTJ
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This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH), Office of Native American Programs (ONAP). If you do not meet any of the categories listed below, you may wish to apply under announcement 26-HUD-12980007-P.
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's Office of Native American Programs (ONAP).
- →ONAP's mission is to increase the supply of safe, decent, and affordable housing available to native families; strengthen communities by improving living conditions and creating economic opportunities for tribes and native residents; and ensure fiscal integrity in the operation of the programs it administers.
- →ONAP administers housing and community development programs that benefit American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments, tribal members, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Native Hawaiians, and other Native American Organizations through a staff of Headquarters and Field employees.
- →As a Native Hawaiian Program Specialist, you will: Create and implement policies, program standards, procedures and guidelines (e.g. for use by program recipients and lenders) in response to the unique problems and issues related to Hawaiian Home Lands and other Native Hawaiian programs.
- →Initiate and prepare comprehensive policy documents; recommends statutory changes to the Native Hawaiian housing and loan guarantee programs; analyzes and comments on pending legislation, regulations, and guidelines prepared by other offices internal and external to PIH.
- →Formulates guidelines, such as SOPs, and provides technical advice, guidance, and interpretation of complex policies and procedures regarding the Native Hawaiian loan guarantee programs to program participants, the financial community, and other entities.
- →Coordinates with the other Federal agencies as appropriate.
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 probationary or trial 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.
- ✓A one year supervisory or managerial probationary period may be required.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
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