Deputy Director for Administration and Programs

The incumbent carries out the following specific responsibilities: 1. The Deputy Director, Administration and Programs will be responsible for managing and leading the Assistant Directors in the Headquarters and State Directors across the United States while overseeing policy formulation, implementation, and administration of BLM programs. 2. The incumbent serves as a principal advisor to the Director and is responsible for coordinating the formulation and development of, as well as the implementation of, Bureau objectives, policies, and programs. The incumbent discharges the authority and responsibility of the Director for administering assigned programs, developing regulations necessary to implement programs, and providing direction for functions of a diverse and complex nature. 3. The incumbent is responsible for interpreting, transmitting, and applying the Director's policy and program objectives, and gives leadership and guidance to all management processes involved in the directi