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 analytical and economic staff support to the Secretary and 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

Major duties include:

-Apply their expertise to inform policy and programs, leverages expertise across the Department, government, labor unions, non-profits or academia to promote job quality, equity, worker empowerment and strengthen the work of Department's Good Jobs Initiative.

-The Good Jobs Initiative is a Department of Labor led Initiative in the Office of Assistant Secretary of Policy that provides critical information to workers, employers, and government agencies as they work to improve job quality, create access to good jobs free from discrimination and harassment for all working people with emphasis on underserved communities and empower workers.

-Create content, messaging products, and draft communications for internal and external audiences. Develop presentations and speak to a variety of audiences about job quality and other Department structures and priorities.

-Provide authoritative advice on the implications of proposed, new, or revised policies, regulations, and legislative proposals and assesses their impact on the Department's mission and organizational structure.

-Recommends new approaches and alternatives and provides options during managerial planning and policy and regulatory formulation.