You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience: For the GS-13 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: - 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 - Assisting in developing procedures related to public housing redevelopment, affordable housing, and neighborhood revitalization programs; AND - Working with federal, state, local or community-based housing programs, that address economic self-sufficiency for low-income residents. Specialized Experience: For the GS-12 grade level, you must have one year (full 52 weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: - Working with federal, state, local or community-based housing programs, that address economic self-sufficiency for low-income residents; AND - Analyzing problems, developing strategies, and presenting solutions orally and in writing. AND - Working as part of a team to assist in developing procedures related to development or preservation of affordable housing. Specialized Experience: For the GS-11 grade level, you must have one year (full 52 weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: - Working as part of a team to assist in the implementation of housing programs, that address economic self-sufficiency for low income residents; AND - 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. 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-13 you must have been at the GS-12 level for 52 weeks. For the GS-12 you must have been at the GS-11 level for 52 weeks. For the GS-11 you must have been at the GS-09 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.