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Summary This position is in the Office of Managing Director (OMD), Performance and Program Management (PPM), and serves as the Associate Managing Director – Performance and Program Management (PPM), 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. Responsibilities Supervises staff and has responsibility for all personnel management actions (e.g. staff selections, promotions, training, counseling, performance evaluation, disciplinary actions, etc.). Assigns work in accordance with the Managing Director's priorities and has final responsibility for ensuring the quality of all work products. Utilizes extensive knowledge and a thorough understanding of established goals and objectives, the sequence and timing of key events and milestones, and how assigned programs are administered to select and apply appropriate analytical, evaluative, and measurement techniques. Provides expert advice on planning, obtaining approval and implementing reorganizations and the restructuring of FCC Bureaus/Offices (B/O’s). Applies advanced managerial and administrative skills and technical knowledge of various specialized areas of information systems and operations to integrate the varied functions in planning and implementing the FOIA, FACA, PRA, and CRA modernization program initiatives. Utilizes expert skill in communicating ideas, concepts, methods, analyses, evaluations and recommendations in a lucid, logical and convincing manner, either by oral or written means of communication to a variety of audiences including management, professional, technical, and administrative personnel at all organization and hierarchical levels with equal facility and clarity. Requirements Conditions of Employment FCC Employees Only US Citizenship. Suitable for employment as determined by a background investigation. SF-50 Documenting One Year of Time in Grade Required Bar Membership documentation required upon selection Transcripts required upon selection Financial Disclosure may be required Current FCC employees must provide SF-50 verifying grade & status. To be considered for this position, applicants must: Currently be employed in the Federal Communications Commission in positions serving under career, career conditional, or excepted service (Schedule A appointments under authority 213.3102(d)-Attorneys) appointments. SF-50 Required: ALL 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. 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 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 requirements outlined below. 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. If transcripts are not submitted at the time of application, a copy of the transcript must be submitted at the time of selection. AND B. Specialized Experience GS-14 In order for candidates to be deemed as qualified, candidates must have three years of professional law experience, one year of which must demonstrate one year of specialized experience which is equivalent to the GS-13. Specialized experience is defined as follows: 1. Experience leading or supervising staff and recommending personnel actions such as: staff selections, promotions, training, counseling, performance evaluation, disciplinary actions, etc. 2. Experience providing legal advice and guidance to staff on key programs associated with statutory and other mandatory Federal programs such as FOIA, Strategic Planning, Federal Advisory Committees, Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), Congressional Review Act (CRA) and others as requested for the Managing Director, the Office of the General Counsel and the Office of the Chairwoman. 3. Experience working with FCC, agency-wide legal directives and policies and ensuring that existing legal directives and policies stay up to date. 4. Experience representing a Bureau/Office leadership on critical legal matters. GS-15 In order for candidates to be deemed as qualified, candidates must have four years of professional law experience, one year of which must demonstrate one year of specialized experience which is equivalent to the GS-14. Specialized experience is defined as follows: 1. Experience leading or supervising staff and recommending personnel actions such as: staff selections, promotions, training, counseling, performance evaluation, disciplinary actions, etc. 2. Experience providing legal advice and guidance to staff on key programs associated with statutory and other mandatory Federal programs such as FOIA, Strategic Planning, Federal Advisory Committees, Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), Congressional Review Act (CRA) and others as requested for the Managing Director, the Office of the General Counsel and the Office of the Chairwoman. 3. Experience working with FCC, agency-wide legal directives and policies and ensuring that existing legal directives and policies stay up to date. 4. Experience interpreting, evaluating and communication complex legal regulations which impact the FCC. 5. Experience representing a Bureau/Office leadership on critical legal matters. 6. Experience presenting critical legal information to senior leadership including the Office of the Chairwoman. 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 information outlined under the "Qualifications" subheading. 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