General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs

The General Deputy Assistant Secretary (GDAS) for Public Affairs reports to the Assistant Secretary (AS) for Public Affairs. The incumbent operates with broad discretionary authority, guided by the broad policy initiatives of Office of Public Affairs (OPA), but is responsible for developing his/her own approaches and initiatives regarding the various duties and assignments. The primary responsibility of the incumbent is to serve as the GDAS, HUD's senior public affairs career staff expert on housing policy and program issues. The GDAS manages the career staff in OPA and oversees the operations of the office. The GDAS will advise the AS regarding all communication matters, maintain strategy around key stakeholders, support essential enterprise-wide processes and operations, providing sound guidance and strategic recommendations on sensitive, broad, complex, and highly visible public affairs, public engagement, and content issues. The incumbent will ensure continuity of messaging across