Description:
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.
Requirements:
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.