Job Listing: Attorney-Advisor (General)

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 1 vacancy - Honolulu, HI

Join the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Team, if you are looking for a challenging career opportunity and want to be an impact player helping individuals achieve the American Dream! HUD's mission focuses on expanding homeownership, increasing access to affordable housing, strengthening communities through economic development, fighting housing discrimination, and tackling homelessness issues.

VACANCY ID NUMBER: RR168184 

HUD offers a generous compensation package that may include such benefits as the following: competitive salaries; health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans; paid leave and holidays; telecommuting or other flexible work schedules; transit subsidies; Student Loan Repayment Program; retirement investment options (401K-type plan); Flexible Spending Accounts; long-term care insurance; and childcare subsidies.  

This position is located in the Office of General Counsel (OGC), Honolulu Office of Counsel.  OGC is the chief legal officer of the Department, the principal legal adviser to the Secretary and staff of HUD, and the head of the Departmental Enforcement Center.  OGC provides legal opinions, advice, and services with respect to all Departmental programs and activities, and assists in the development of HUD programs and policies.  OGC also provides functional legal counsel on defensive and affirmative litigation and the development of legislation and regulations.  The Honolulu Office of Counsel provides legal assistance, guidance, opinions and services with respect to all program activities delegated under the field office jurisdiction.  

 

This position is located in the Honolulu Field Office, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 3A, Honolulu, HI.  The salary range listed above reflects General Schedule base pay for a GS-13, Step 1 through Step 10.  Salary will be supplemented by a 25% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) which is not subject to Federal income tax.  The COLA rate is subject to change based on OPM survey.  Pay will be set in accordance with appropriate pay setting procedures.

 

DO NOT use the Apply Online button at the bottom of the screen until you read the ENTIRE vacancy announcement.  Your USAJOBS resume alone IS NOT A COMPLETE APPLICATION and you will not be considered if all REQUIRED documents are not submitted.

To learn more about HUD's mission and programs, click here.

A COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGE MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOUND IN THE "HOW TO APPLY" SECTION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.   PLEASE REFER TO THIS SECTION TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS THAT MUST BE SUBMITTED BASED ON YOUR STATUS.  FAILURE TO PROVIDE ANY NECESSARY AND RELEVANT INFORMATION SHALL BE DISQUALIFYING UNDER THE COMPETITIVE PROCESS.

Major Duties

The incumbent of this position provides legal assistance, guidance, opinions and services with respect to all program activities delegated under the Field Office jurisdiction and reports to the Chief Counsel in this office.  Program areas include single family and multifamily mortgage insurance programs, public and subsidized housing, Native Hawaiian Housing and block grant programs, property disposition, single family servicing and multifamily loan management, fair housing, community development block grants, labor relations, tort claims, administrative law and litigation. Incumbent must be knowledgeable of Federal statutes, regulations, and policies, including their application to Guam, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands. In addition, incumbent must be familiar with state, county, and local statutes, regulations and ordinances affecting real estate and housing, including those affecting the Hawaiian Home Lands.  Incumbent conducts closings and reviews assigned correspondence, memoranda, contracts, loan/grant applications, FOIA inquiries, and other requests of varying degrees. 

How to Apply

This position is being announced using the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) USA Staffing system.  In addition to traditional application methods, USA Staffing provides applicants with automated options, which eliminate the need to mail resumes or applications and supporting documents to Human Resources Offices.  You can submit an online resume and electronically attach supporting documents through USAStaffing’s Application Manager. 

VACANCY ID NUMBER: RR168184

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete application package by the closing date which includes the following parts:

1.  Your resume/and or application; AND

2.  Your response(s) to the qualifications assessment question(s); AND

3.  Supporting documents listed in the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS section.

Failure to provide required supporting documents shall be disqualifying under the competitive process. 

 

Option A:  Application Manager (recommended option)

We strongly encourage you to use Application Manager for convenience and quickest processing. You can track your progress to a Complete Application Package using the My Application Packages checklist and status displays in Application Manager. Your complete application including ALL required supporting documents must be successfully submitted by Monday, March 24, 2008.  NOTE - A status of COMPLETE in Application Manager only indicates that you submitted your resume - it DOES NOT confirm that you submitted all required supporting documentation.

 

To begin the application process, choose one of the following options (please read the full announcement including required supporting documents before beginning the application process):

q    If your résumé is going to come from the USAJOBS Resume Builder, you begin the process by clicking the Apply Online button near the bottom of this page. Your résumé will be attached only to the Application Package you complete and Submit immediately after you click the Apply Online button for this job announcement, not to any Application Packages you may already have created.

 

q      If your résumé or application is going to be one you prepared outside of USAJOBS Résumé Builder, click this link to begin the process: Application Manager. You will need the Vacancy ID # RR168184. You can explore the features of Application Manager from this link before you create an account. 

Please ensure that your resume contains the basic required information outlined in OPM’s Applying for a Federal Job publication, OF-510.  Click here to review a copy of this publication..

 

Option B:  Hard Copy Application and/or Supporting Documents

If it is not possible for you to use the Application Manager, you may submit a complete hard copy application that includes the resume/application and ALL required supporting documents to the servicing Human Resources Specialist to be received by the closing date of Monday, March 24, 2008 at the following address:

US Dept of HUD

The Wanamaker Building

100 Penn Square East

Philadelphia, PA 19107

Attn:  Joanne C. Anderson

Please note that electronic applications will ONLY be accepted through the USAStaffing Application Manager (Option A).  Applications emailed to the Human Resources Contact directly WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. 

Required Documents:

THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED IN ADDITION TO YOUR RESUME/APPLICATION:

Separate Narrative Statements addressing the Quality Ranking Factors.  Refer to the Qualifications section of the announcement for these factors and instructions for responses.

Evidence of active bar membership as described in the Qualifications section of this announcement.

Legal writing sample as described in the Qualifications section of this announcement.

If you are applying for VETERANS PREFERENCE, you MUST submit evidence of eligibility, such as: DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, or Standard Form 15 (Revised 12/04), Application for 10-point preference, and the proof requested on that form.  Click here for information on veterans preference.

These documents may be electronically attached to your online application by following these steps in the Application Manager:

1.      At the Document Upload screen, select the type of documents you are attaching for upload from the drop down menu on the left side of the screen. 

Resume = Resume

Qualifications = Responses to KSAs/QRFs, Evidence of active bar membership

Veterans Documentation = DD-214, SF-15, related veterans docs.

Miscellaneous = Legal writing sample

2.      Select the “Browse” button and attach the file(s) you want to submit.

3.      Press the “Upload” button to submit the document file(s).  You will receive an “Upload Successful” acknowledgment when the file has been received.

If you have submitted all your materials using the recommended method listed above, you have completed the application process.  PLEASE SUBMIT ONLY requested documents. 

 

If you use the Application Manager to submit your resume/application, but are unable to upload the supporting documents, you may fax the supporting documents.  You must use the standard OPM fax cover sheet, Click here for the fax cover.   The cover page is used to electronically link your documents with the record you established when you submitted the online resume. The Vacancy ID number RR168184, your name and SSN should be written accurately and neatly on the cover page.  If the information is inaccurate or incomplete, you may not receive consideration for this position.  Fax your documents with the required cover sheet to 478-757-3144, by the closing date.  PLEASE submit ONLY the requested/required documents. 

 

 

Your resume must include the following information: 

JOB INFORMATION Announcement Number, title and grade(s) for which you are applying.

PERSONAL INFORMATION Full Name, mailing address with zip code, and day/evening

telephone numbers with area code. Social Security Number - Giving your social security number is voluntary. However, we cannot process your application without it. Country of Citizenship. If ever employed by the Federal Government, please show the highest civilian grade held, job series and dates of employment in grade.

EDUCATION High school name, city, state and zip code, date of diploma or GED. Colleges and/or Universities attended, city, state and zip code. Major field of study - Type and year of degree(s) received. If no degree received, show total credit hours in semester or quarter hours.

WORK EXPERIENCE for each paid and non-paid position held related to the job for which you

are applying (DO NOT send copies of position descriptions) Job title - Duties and accomplishments - Number of hours per week. Employers name and address - Supervisor’s name and phone number. Starting and ending dates of employment (month and year). Salary. Indicate if you current supervisor may be contacted.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS Job-related training courses (title and year). Job-related skills.

Job-related certificates and licenses. Job-related honors, awards, and special accomplishments (e.g. publications, memberships in professional or honor societies, leadership activities, public speaking, performance awards, etc).

Contact Information:
Joanne C. Anderson

Phone: (215)430-6641

Email: Joanne.C.Anderson@hud.gov


Or write:
HUD Field Ops Branch 1 HR Office
The Wanamaker Building
100 Penn Square East
Philadelphia, PA 19107


What To Expect Next:

After the announcement has closed, we will conduct an evaluation of your eligibility, qualifications and determine your ranking. The most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. We expect to make a selection within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement.  Please use Application Manager to monitor the status of your application  http://applicationmanager.org .  If you are referred to the selecting official for further consideration you may be contacted for an interview.