Regulatory Compliance Specialist
About This Position
This position is in the Flight Program Operations (AJF) service unit. Serves as Regulatory Compliance Specialist responsible for providing analysis and staff support to management regarding the development, execution and status of ongoing programs, related to organizational performance and strategic goals.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position at the FV-H (FG/GS-10-12) level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-G (FG/GS-5-9) level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position to be filled, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes: Experience evaluating business processes, systems, and operations to identify areas of non-compliance or potential exposure to legal or regulatory risks.
Experience communicating with technical and non-technical audiences, responding to inquiries or requests for information, and representing the organization in regulatory inspections, audits, and/or enforcement actions. Experience coordinating data from different databases in preparation for integrated analysis and interpretation of highly specialized data, using statistical theories and techniques to solve problems and draw rational inferences.
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Education Ph.D.
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equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.M., if related OR Combination of education and experience may be qualifying. ALSO QUALITY RANKING FACTOR (QRF): Well qualified applicants will possess and document experience using the financial systems Delphi and Prism and experience in inventory control and technology integration to specifically support logistics and procurement for the National Air Space (NAS).
Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
Major Duties
Performs a mixture of routine and varying assignments under the limited direction of a manager or more experienced professional. Acts as an individual contributor and/or member of a team performing some leadership functions for small projects/programs and other work activities. Applies experience and detailed technical knowledge applicable to his/her discipline to plan and accomplish assignments.
Performs analysis to support organizational development and reporting tools to deliver analytic solutions. Applies experience and advanced knowledge in maintaining accuracy and data integrity of analytics platform/dashboard, databases, and spreadsheets. Interprets, analyzes, and evaluates operations data and results for internal presentations.
Typical assignments may include limited system development; collecting, recording and analyzing data/information; identifying problems; performing investigation and inspection activities; and initiating compliance and enforcement actions. Assignments may require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines. Demonstrates some independence in planning time and using assigned resources to accomplish assignments and small projects.
Develop procedures for data collection and statistical information systems to improve operational efficiency. Designs and conducts adhoc studies, analysis and reports requested data for use to management officials. Identifies, analyzes, and interprets planning guidance into comprehensive briefings on the effective and efficient work processes within the organization.
Prepares a variety of recurring and special action reports utilizing information from files and records. Contacts are primarily internal to the organizational unit, major subdivision, and LOB/Staff Office, with some contact with customers and external organizations. Contacts are typically intended to share information, provide data and/or written analyses, or to discuss the status of assignments.
In some technical areas, may have regular contact with customers and/or external organizations. Established policies/procedures provide guidance for most assignments but allow some discretion to select the most appropriate approach. Typically receives guidance on selecting approach from a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced technical specialist.
May provide recommendations to improve work processes. Frequently difficult problems and work issues refer to a manager, program/project manager, team leader, or more experienced technical specialist when guidelines are not available or applicable. Work is reviewed periodically during assignments and at completion to ensure timeliness and technical compliance with the requirements of the project or other work activity.
Work activities typically support the activities of the organizational unit and may affect project/program objectives for the major subdivision and the LOB/Staff Office. In some areas, the work may affect the safety and security of customers.
Conditions of Employment
We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.
Education
See qualifications required. Information Regarding KSAs As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.
In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Knowledge, Skills and Abilities section, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA.
Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability.
Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided.
Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) or Other Factors listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.
How You Will Be Evaluated
IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.
Additional Information
We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigation. A one-year probationary period may be required. The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty.
FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements 1) Applicants must apply online to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed, or emailed applications cannot be accepted. 2) Some, all or none of the applicants may be interviewed. 3) Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job. 4) To confirm receipt of emailed documents, please contact Laura Whitlock at [email protected].
This is not a bargaining unit position. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA
How to Apply
Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluation process. This assessment aims to evaluate the competencies and qualifications essential for the position.
You must apply online to receive consideration.
Your application must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close Date for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associated with FAA registers, your application must be submitted at the time a referral list is created in order to receive consideration for positions associated with a register. RESUMES ARE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION. Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualifications and include job title, employer name, start/end dates, number of hours worked per week. Education, certification or licensure: If required, education should include school/institution name, completion date, degree type and GPA.
Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide ALL of this information may result in a finding of ineligible.
You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded information again when applying for future vacancies.
Required Documents
A Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) is required to verify area of consideration. SF-50(s) and any other supplemental documentation (e.g., transcript) will be accepted in combination with your online application and must be uploaded with your application or emailed to [email protected] on or before the closing date of this announcement. All emailed documents should reference the announcement number.
If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement.
You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy. If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.