The Assistant Secretary for Policy is the primary source of policy, analytical and economic staff support to the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy (OASP) provides support, analysis, and advice to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary, and other senior level officials on policy, programmatic, economic and regulatory issues and other cross-cutting initiatives. This position is outside the bargaining unit.

Duties

This position is Outside the bargaining unit. Relocation/PCS are not authorized. Major Duties: -Serve as a senior policy advisor to the Assistant Secretary, Deputy Assistant Secretaries, ORPP Director, and other senior level officials on agency policies and programs that foster and enhance the well-being and welfare of job seekers, wage earners, and retirees. -Evaluate policy effectiveness. Assesses the impact of policy, legislative or other significant proposals on such Departmental and Agency regulatory programs. Analyze issues and work to address issues/concerns in assigned subject areas with emphasis on the costs and benefits of regulatory and programmatic policies. -Develop and maintain a high level of knowledge of the many and varied issues pertaining to the assigned Agency and Departmental regulatory program areas; develop and maintain current knowledge of the policies of the Administration in these areas; and maintain knowledge of the policies and regulations of other relevant departments and agencies at both the Federal and State government levels. -Apply a wide range of analytical and evaluative methods and techniques, as well as resource management principles, to evaluate the potential of policy proposals to improve the accomplishment of strategic or other long range program goals, plans or objectives. -Assure analyses consider changes in mission, delegations of authority, and other broad program matters.

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.

Qualifications

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC, PLEASE USE THIS FORMAT MM/DD/YYYY WHEN DATING YOUR EXPERIENCE. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE, DATES OF EMPLOYMENT OR SALARY. Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-14 in the Federal Service. Qualifying specialized experience for GS-15 includes: -Experience in coordinating the regulatory development, review, and/or clearance process in compliance with relevant laws, Executive Orders, presidential memoranda, and congressional study directives.

Education

Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.

If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.

Contacts

• Address Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 US
• Name: Melissa Storey
• Phone: 215-446-3704
• Email: [email protected]