The Deputy Director provides management decisions over the full range of program missions and responsibilities to include setting organizational goals and priorities. Further, he/she develops and maintains relationships with stakeholders, customers, partners, and industry to optimize collaboration and operations. Additionally, the Deputy Director is responsible for: ' Effectively supporting, developing, and managing a workforce that is capable of responding to Stakeholder requirements; promoting a healthy workforce climate and fostering cohesive relationships across the organization; ' Serving as Acting Director with all the authorities of the Director to make decisions when the Director is unavailable due to leave, travel, etc; ' Facilitating program prioritization and applying resources across divisions with a holistic understanding of stakeholder needs and expectations; ' Directing program operations and ensuring success of all projects and programs; ' Overseeing all program planning initiatives and execution of program exercises to ensure constant state of readiness; ' Managing efforts to fully understand and meet stakeholder needs and requirements; ' Developing, directing, and articulating strategies, policies, and plans for addressing current and future requirements and monitoring progress toward meeting goals and making appropriate adjustments; ' Overseeing all program management and administrative activities to ensure supporting processes, policies, and resources are in place to enable successful mission accomplishment; and ' Cultivating collaborative relationships with senior leaders within the United States Government to understand and meet their needs and to inform them about the program's mission and activities as necessary.