Housing Management Assistant (Fisher House)

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/11/2026. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5. For a GS-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Examples of appropriate SF-50s include: Within grade increases at the highest grade held; or Promotions with an effective date more than one year old; or SF-50s at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one year old. You may qualify for the GS-7 and/or GS-9 based on your experience and/or education as described below. GS-7 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-5 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as: Setting and meeting priorities, following through on commitments, safeguards information, and organizing and uses time and resources to achieve desired results. Composing written correspondence and generating original compositions, letters, and news stories. Adapting analytical techniques and evaluation criteria to the measurement and improvement of program effectiveness and/or organizational productivity. Managing administrative practices and procedures related to planning, budgeting, scheduling, and coordinating the operational functions. OR EDUCATION: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 1 full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement. Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. PLEASE NOTE: One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. OR COMBINATION: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond post-high school education. You may qualify for the GS-9 based on your experience and/or education as described below. GS-9 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as: Setting and meeting priorities, following through on commitments, safeguards information, and organizing and uses time and resources to achieve desired results. Composing written correspondence and generating original compositions, letters, and news stories. Adapting analytical techniques and evaluation criteria to the measurement and improvement of program effectiveness and/or organizational productivity. Managing administrative practices and procedures related to planning, budgeting, scheduling, and coordinating the operational functions. OR EDUCATION: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. PLEASE NOTE: One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. OR COMBINATION: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond post-high school education. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.