This position is in Public Safety Homeland Security Bureau/Policy and Licensing Division at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) located in Gettysburg, PA. RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE PAID.   THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE USED TO FILL ADDITIONAL POSITIONS WITHIN 90 DAYS. 

Duties

As a licensing technical authority, the incumbent has primary responsibility for: (a) independently and/or participating with management in planning, developing, and/or implementing ideas and strategies for modifying/improving the licensing application program analyses, review and operational methods, processes or systems; and (b) providing license application processing advice and guidance to management and staff on program operations.  In addition, the incumbent supports the Division’s 911 and Emergency Alerting portfolios, including assisting Public Safety Answering Points, and Public Safety entities with the following issues:

Requirements

• FCC Employees Only
• Suitable for employment as determined by a background investigation.
• Current FCC employees must provide SF-50 verifying grade & status.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.  Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.  Specialized Experience:  Applicants must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 in the Federal service.  For this position, specialized experience includes the following:  1) Providing guidance, training, technical assistance, and oversight to industry analysts to ensure the integrity of mobile wireless applications analysis process and licensing data. 2) Researching and conducting analytical studies to evaluate and recommend ways to improve the electronic licensing process. 3) Analyzing application trends and licensing statistics related to rulemakings to determine where spectrum may be recovered, shared or used. 4) Writing technical information to be included in reports and policy pertaining to mobile radio services. 5) Interacting with various individuals such as industry and/or government officials and the public.  PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Contacts

• Address Federal Communications Commission 45 L Street NE Washington, District of Columbia 20554 United States
• Name: Patrice Jefferson
• Phone: 202-418-0976
• Email: [email protected]