Duties
The incumbent is responsible for, among other things, analyzing and assessing the substance of applications filed in the Division, including reviewing the section 214 applications, submarine cable, or other applications. The incumbent assesses, for example, the reportable foreign ownership interest in such applications with varying levels of complexity for compliance with FCC rules and policies. The incumbent also serves as the International Communications Filing System {ICFS) expert in the Division, preparing and releasing Public Notices and other documents in ICFS, granting or denying applications, and is the point of contact and technical liaison with the system owner in the Space Bureau. The incumbent may also or assist in reviewing submarine cable circuit capacity data that is filed annually, prepare reports, and work on other projects related to sections 214 and 310 of the Act and the Cable Landing Act.
As the Division's sole Industry Analyst, performs in-depth review and analysis of complex technical application information for authority to construct, modify or supplement telecommunications facilities and services, as regulated by sections 214 and 310 of the Act and the Cable Landing Act. Independently reviews complex, technical and other information contained in applications and supporting documentation to determine if the proposed facilities satisfy Commission rules and policies.
Responsible for researching, analyzing and assessing the substance of FCC applications with varying levels of complexity for compliance with FCC rules and policies. Independently: (a) conducts research and analysis to determine if an applicant has foreign ownership interests, and/or assesses if applications and petitions require coordination with other FCC Bureaus/Offices and other U.S. government agencies pursuant to applicable rules or practices. Liaises, communicates and coordinates FCC applications with reportable foreign ownership with the relevant Executive Branch agencies for input on national security, law enforcement, foreign policy and trade policy concerns, and communicates with the applicant on matters of concern. Tracks and monitors applications that are referred to the Executive Branch agencies.
Interprets sections 214 and 310 of the Act and the Cable Landing Act, FCC rules, regulations, precedents, and standards and renders guidance as required in the review and assessment of applications, petitions, and requests. Reviews and analyzes comments and inquiries on diverse and complex issues, which may require substantial research of laws, rules, regulations, industry practices, and other policy documents and/or consultation with senior Division management to provide comprehensive responses. Makes authoritative determinations and recommendations on whether to process applications under streamlined or non-streamlined procedures.
Provides advice and guidance to applicants, applicant's counsel, prospective applicants, licensees, and other interested parties concerning filings with the FCC: (a) when the information in the filing is inadequate or insufficient in one or more aspects; (b) to explain the nature of the deficiency and request additional information or amendments; (c) to confer with and render technical advice to applicants; and (d) to instruct or assist applicants in filing applications electronically.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.
- US Citizenship.
- May serve a one year probationary period (if applicable)
- Suitable for employment as determined by a background investigation.
- If selected, a financial disclosure statement may be required.
- Current/former federal employees must provide SF-50 verifying grade/status
- Current FCC employees must provide SF-50 verifying grade & status.
Please note your resume must thoroughly support your responses to the vacancy questions. Your resume is an integral part of the process for determining if you meet the basic qualifications of the position and determining if you are to be among the best qualified.
ALL CURRENT/FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND CURRENT FCC EMPLOYEES MUST provide a legible Personnel Action, SF-50, that verifies your status and highest permanently held grade. If an SF-50 is not submitted, the application will be rated as ineligible.
CURRENT FCC EMPLOYEES-To request a copy of your SF-50 please send an email to PersonnelRecordsRequest@fcc.gov
Qualifications
Applicants must meet eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Current Federal employees asking to be considered under Merit Promotion procedures must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Candidates must meet all of the specialized experience requirements outlined below in order to be deemed as qualified.
Specialized Experience
GS-11
In order to be deemed as qualified, candidates must meet the Educational Requirements (A) OR Specialized Experience requirements (B) OR a combination of both education and experience (C).
A. Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M., if related.
OR
B. Specialized Experience
In order to be deemed as qualified candidates must have one year of specialized experience which is equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes:
1. Experience processing applications for compliance with federal statutes and its implementing rules.
2. Experience drafting, finalizing, and releasing Public Notices, Orders, and other documents for public release and distribution.
3. Experience maintaining databases to manage, organize, and track applications or other projects.
4. Experience making initial determinations on applications or projects and making recommendations on whether or not to allow the application or project to proceed.
OR
C. A combination of both education and experience.
GS-12
In order to be deemed as qualified candidates must have one year of specialized experience which is equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes:
1. Experience processing applications for compliance with federal statutes and its implementing rules.
2. Experience drafting, finalizing, and releasing Public Notices, Orders, and other documents for public release and distribution.
3. Experience maintaining databases to manage, organize, and track applications or other projects.
4. Experience making initial determinations on applications or projects and making recommendations on whether or not to allow the application or project to proceed.
5. Experience conducting in-depth quality reviews of complex, technical applications, or other projects.
You will be evaluated for this position on the following Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other characteristics (KSAOs):
- Comprehensive knowledge and experience researching and assessing applications, petitions, or other requests for compliance with federal statutes and its implementing rules, such as the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, other federal decisions, procedures, policies, and/or court precedents.
- Knowledge and skill in applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to perform assignments and resolve issues; reviewing, analyzing, and assessing applications, petitions, or other requests for compliance with federal statutes and rules.
- Highly developed technical knowledge of: (a) information technology products such as web-based communication tools and processes (e.g., browsers, data storage, data mining, etc.) to assess current requirements for compatibility with ongoing knowledge management strategies; and (b) agency information technology systems, computer applications and online databases.
- Skill in oral and written communication sufficient to: (a) prepare and present findings and recommendations; (b) explain processes and procedures; and (c) prepare letters, memoranda, briefing presentations, training materials, forms, and narrative reports in a clear and concise manner.
- Knowledge of research techniques and procedures to uncover foreign ownership interests or investigate vague, misleading and complicated application language; understand and summarize complicated ownership structures; and gather clear-cut information to make rational decisions on granting or dismissing license applications.
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.
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
The FCC offers a wide range of employee benefits, including:
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Dental & Vision Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Long-Term Care Insurance
Holidays and Leave
Retirement
Thrift Savings Plan
Transit Benefit
Alternative Work Schedule
Telecommuting
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Documents
Your resume must clearly document how you meet the specialized experience in order to meet the minimum qualification requirements for this vacancy. Some positions require supplemental document(s). All required supporting documents MUST be received by midnight U.S. Eastern Time of the closing date of the announcement, as specified in this announcement. If you do not submit a required document (e.g. transcripts, etc.) your application will be considered incomplete and you will not receive further consideration. Additionally, you may not receive the special consideration, e.g. Vet's Preference, for which you may be eligible without the appropriate supporting documentation.
Once you apply to this vacancy you will be prompted by the system to upload the documents. If you are unable to upload the required documentation, contact the HR Specialist listed on the vacancy announcement prior to 5:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement.
Electronic Supplemental Documents Required:
1. When the area of consideration is "Government-Wide" or "All U.S. Citizens." current Federal employees, including those eligible for noncompetitive transfer or reassignment, must provide an electronic copy of Personnel Action, SF-50, that verifies your status and highest permanently held grade.
2. If applying for consideration under a non-competitive appointment such as Schedule A, Excepted Service, all documentation establishing your non-competitive eligibility must be provided.
3. Veterans MUST upload and submit a Member 4 DD-214, "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty" or a "Statement of Active Service". The type of discharge must be annotated. Disabled veterans MUST upload and submit the VA letter and/or Schedule A letter which demonstrates the overall percentage of disability. Any/all documentation verifying or confirming veterans preference or non-competitive eligibility as a veteran must be uploaded and submitted electronically at the time of application. If veterans preference is claimed but the appropriate documentation is not provided to substantiate the veterans preference claim, the veterans status will be adjusted to reflect "non-veteran".
4. College Transcripts (For Positive Education Required positions and if qualifying based on education and or experience and education.), if applicable. For positions which require education as a qualifying factor, transcripts MUST BE SUBMITTED. If the transcript is not submitted, the application will be rated as ineligible.
5. Required Documentation for CTAP and ICTAP eligibles:
1. An SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, or other official documentation, which shows that you were declared displaced or surplus while serving as a career or career conditional competitive service employee, in tenure group 1 or 2, OR are a current or former Executive Branch agency employee in the excepted service serving on an appointment without time limit, at grade levels GS-15 or equivalent and below, and who has been conferred noncompetitive appointment eligibility and special selection priority by statute for positions in the competitive service.
2. An SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, or other official documentation which shows the position you may be or are being separated from has the same or higher promotion potential as that of the vacancy.
- A copy of your Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice; a notice of proposed removal for declining a directed reassignment or transfer of function outside the local commuting area
- A Certificate of Expected Separation
- Your agency's certification that you are in a surplus organization or occupation (this could be a position abolishment letter, a notice of eligibility for discontinued service retirement, or similar notice)
ICTAP eligibles must submit:
- A copy of your RIF separation notice; a notice of proposed removal for declining a directed reassignment or transfer of function outside the local commuting area
- An OPM notice that your disability annuity has been (or will be) terminated
- Certification from your former agency that it cannot place you after your recovery from a compensable injury or Certification from the National Guard Bureau or Military Department that you are eligible for a disability retirement and will receive the special OPM annuity.
- A copy of a current (or last) performance rating of record of at least fully successful or equivalent (not required if you are an ICTAP eligible due to compensable injury or disability retirement).
For more information on CTAP and ICTAP download a copy of The Employee's Guide to Career Transition at http://archive.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.pdf
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
To apply to this announcement go to the website: https://fcc.usajobs.gov/
Your application, including resume, all supplemental documents, registration information and answers to job specific questions must be received no later than midnight U.S. Eastern time of the closing date. For more information on applying federal jobs, please check this webpage https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/Main_Page.
If applying online poses a hardship, you may contact either the HR Specialist listed on the vacancy announcement or you may contact the Monster Government Solutions help desk (prior to the closing date of the vacancy announcement) via e-mail at mgshelp@monster.com or you may reach them directly at 866-656-6831. The Monster Help Desk is available Monday-Friday 7:00 am to 7:00 pm EST.
Qualified applicants may be further reviewed and rated by Subject Matter Experts to determine the validity of on-line question.
The Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) and the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) are programs designed to afford selection priority to well-qualified Federal employees who meet the definition of a “surplus” or “displaced” employee.
To be eligible for consideration under CTAP you must meet all of the following criteria:
1) Be a current FCC employee who has received an official notice stating that your position is no longer needed, or that you will be separated by reduction in force (RIF);
2) Have a current performance rating of at least "fully successful" or equivalent as substantiated by the submitted/uploaded performance appraisal. This must be submitted with your application package;
3) Occupy a position in the same local commuting area of the vacancy;
4) Apply for a specific vacancy at or below your current grade level with no greater promotion potential than your current position;
5) Meet the application deadline in the announcement; and
6) Be deemed as "qualified" by meeting all of the required qualification criteria.
To be eligible for consideration under ICTAP, you must be a displaced Federal employee and have a current duty station within the local commuting area of this vacancy. You must submit a copy of the appropriate documentation such as a RIF separation notice, a letter from OPM or your agency documenting your priority consideration status with your application package. The following categories of candidates are considered displaced Employees:
Current or former career or career-conditional (tenure group I or II) competitive service employees who:
- Received a specific RIF separation notice; or
- Separated because of a compensable injury, whose compensation has been terminated, and whose former agency certifies that it is unable to place; or
- Retired with a disability and whose disability annuity has been or is being terminated; or
- Upon receipt of a RIF separation notice retired on the effective date of the RIF and submits a Standard Form 50 that indicates "Retirement in lieu of RIF", or
- Retired under the discontinued service retirement option, or
- Separated because he/she declined a transfer of function or directed reassignment to another commuting area.
The additional following types of candidates are considered displaced Employees:
Military/National Guard Technician--you were a Military Reserve or National Guard Technician and now receive a special OPM disability retirement annuity.
To be eligible for consideration under ICTAP you must:
1) Have a current performance rating of at least "fully successful" or equivalent;
2) Occupy (or have been separated from) a position in the same local commuting area of the vacancy;
3) Apply for a specific vacancy at or below the grade level you are being (or have been) separated from that does not have greater promotion potential than your last position;
4) Meet the application deadline; and
5) Be deemed as "qualified" by meeting all of the required qualification criteria.
To apply to this announcement go to the website: https://fcc.usajobs.gov
NOTE: To be considered for an announced vacancy in the area of consideration within which the employee is eligible to compete, the employee must apply online using the Commission’s automated recruitment system. Employees must submit all necessary application materials identified in the announcement by the specified closing date.
Next steps
Once your complete application is received, we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications to determine your ranking. The best-qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring official for further consideration and possible interview. You will be notified of the outcome.