Technical Assistance Specialist

Technical Assistance 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 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 Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (OHHLHC). The mission of OHHLHC is to eliminate lead-based paint hazards in low-income privately owned homes. The Office also conducts research, demonstrations, and public education to identify and control other hazardous substances and agents in housing that cause preventable childhood diseases and injuries, such as toxic mold, asthma triggers, allergens, and carbon monoxide.

As a Technical Assistance Specialist, you will:

• Conceive, design and carry out policy-relevant technical studies, demonstrations, policy analyses, and program evaluation projects pertaining to the evaluation and reduction of housing-related lead and other hazards.
• Independently conduct statistical analyses of data files developed within and/or outside of the Office.
• Prepare papers, reports, memorandum, briefing materials, and other written materials pertaining to the work of the Division and the Office for transmittal to the Congress.
• Review and provide technical comments on technical studies, papers, and other written material prepared by others within and outside of the Office.