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

Duties: -Develop complex policy and regulatory analyses for the creation, modification, and evaluation of DOL agency policies, regulations, and program activities and prepares documents that contain recommendations for substantive changes to agency policy and regulatory proposals. -Advise DOL and other government agency leadership on policy matters and provides analysis and recommendations for effective resolution and development of Department policy. -Draft, oversee, and edit detailed written reports, regulatory guidance documents, economic analyses, and option papers on policy and resource issues for oral and written presentation to the Assistant Secretary, Deputy Assistant Secretaries, Director, and other senior-level officials. -Prepare executive correspondence, presentations, and other briefing materials for the Assistant Secretary, Deputy Assistant Secretaries, Director, and other senior-level officials to prepare them for high-level meetings within the Administration, with representatives of the press, and with officials of both public and private organizations.-Plan and execute short and long term policy, regulatory, and economic analyses that relate primarily to proposed or current regulations, initiatives, and policies. -Represent the Office and/or Department in technical and policy meetings in the public and/or private sector and presents and explains the Office's and/or Department's positions on policy, regulatory, and/or legislative issues.

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

Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Qualifying specialized experience for GS-14: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-13 in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for the GS-14 is described as having experience in at least two of the following areas: - Developing and/or analyzing the effects of policy, legislative, or other proposals or recommendations on grant-making, assistance, or regulatory programs; - Drafting and editing detailed written reports, regulatory or guidance documents, options papers, or responses to Government Accountability Office (GAO) or Office of the Inspector General (OIG) audits; OR - Coordinating inter- or intra-agency collaboration to develop, review and/or clear policy or regulatory documents, detailed written reports, or responses to GAO or OIG audit recommendations. Qualifying specialized experience for GS-13: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-12 in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for the GS-13 is described as having experience in at least one of the following areas: - Developing and/or analyzing the effects of policy, legislative, or other proposals or recommendations on grant-making, assistance, or regulatory programs; - Drafting and editing detailed written reports, regulatory or guidance documents, options papers, or responses to Government Accountability Office (GAO) or Office of the Inspector General (OIG) audits; OR - Coordinating inter- or intra-agency collaboration to develop, review and/or clear policy or regulatory documents, detailed written reports, or responses to GAO or OIG audit recommendations.

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]