Policy Advisor

Policy Advisor

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy

Summary

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.

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.