This position is in the Office of Communications Business Opportunities (OCBO), Federal Communications Commission (FCC) located in WASHINGTON, DC. RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE PAID.   THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE USED TO FILL ADDITIONAL POSITIONS WITHIN 90 DAYS.

Duties

Incumbent provides legal interpretation and analysis of regulatory and legislative requirements andrecommendations on rule makings that increase competitive opportunities for small businesses. TheRegulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act(SBREFA) of 1996, requires federal agencies to consider the effect of their rule makings on smallbusinesses, make information available to small businesses to assist in compliance, develop forfeiturepolicies that account for small business characteristics, and a variety of other measures. The RFA makesan agency’s final analysis judicially reviewable in a legal action brought by affected small businessentities.

Requirements

• Bar Membership Documentation Required Upon Selection.
• Education-Transcripts Required Upon Selection.
• US Citizenship.
• Suitable for employment as determined by a background investigation.
• Serve a probationary period of one year, if applicable.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.
• Financial disclosure statement may be required upon assuming the position.
• Current FCC employees must provide SF-50 verifying grade & status
• SF-50 Documenting One Year of Time in Grade Required

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. Professional law experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. In order to be deemed as "BEST QUALIFIED" candidates must meet both the educational requirements AND the Specialized Experience. A. Education You must meet the minimum basic educational requirements for Attorney positions. Education requirements include:  a professional law degree JD, LL.B., and/or LL.M.  NOTE-If you do not provide a transcript at the time of application, a transcript will be required to be provided at the time of selection. AND B. Specialized Experience GS-15 Applicants must have four years of professional law experience, one year of which must demonstrate specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 in the Federal service. For this position, specialized experience includes the following: Experience serving as an expert developing policies, explaining complex or controversial issues, and proposing solutions to senior management on small business telecommunications and regulatory issues such as supply chain diversity, cybersecurity issues, and advanced communications services; Experience directing or managing a staff, or serving as a team or project leader to ensure the team timely meets project deadlines and internal goals; Experience interpreting statutes, regulations, and/or rulemaking documents, and providing legal and policy advice on the drafting of a variety of legal documents; Experience initiating and developing collaborative alliances with a variety of organizations and trade associations that support small business interests; and Experience overseeing and organizing local and national outreach events, including launching topic specific campaigns, and organizing townhalls and roundtable meetings. 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.

Education

Refer to Educational requirements outlined within the "Qualifications" section.

Contacts

• Address Federal Communications Commission 45 L Street NE Washington, District of Columbia 20554 United States
• Name: Gwenisha Lawrence
• Phone: 202-418-1922
• Email: [email protected]