Spectrum Policy Manager

GSMA LLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Architect-designed offices

Competitive compensation

Learning & development opportunities

Generous holiday allowances

Professional development days

Job summary

The GSMA in London seeks a confident spectrum policy professional to join its Government and Regulatory Affairs team with hybrid working. You will translate complex technical issues into accessible messages for diverse audiences and support coordination across regional teams.

You will engage with mobile operators, regulators and governments, contribute to policy materials, and help deliver events and external engagements in a fast-moving international environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of spectrum management issues, domestic and international.
• Proficiency in verbal and written English.
• Ability to prepare and structure written content, including reports and responses to government consultations.
• Deliver high-quality outputs with minimal supervision.
• Sound judgment in escalation and problem-solving.
• Build relationships across internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience working in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of policy and advocacy materials communicating GSMA’s stance on spectrum issues.
• Coordinate with the spectrum regional team to align priorities across regions.
• Monitor domestic and international spectrum developments and translate regulatory issues into actionable insights.
• Support events and workshops with content, agendas, speeches, and presentations.
• Represent GSMA at external meetings and in public forums with senior colleagues.

Skills

Communication

Agility

Teamwork

Stakeholder Management

Analysis

Job description

Department: Government and Regulatory Affairs Team: Spectrum Location: London (hybrid working) Position type: Permanent

What the hiring manager says “Sound spectrum policy is crucial to mobile development. This is an opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best in the business, both within the GSMA and its membership. You will be joining a team which shapes the future of the mobile industry to help it deliver the maximum benefit to society.” Luiz Felippe Zoghbi, Spectrum Engagement Director, GSMA

About the Team

The GSMA’s Spectrum Team works with international bodies, national governments and the global mobile industry to build the foundation for the future of mobile. Our mission is to ensure that mobile operators have timely and affordable access to appropriate spectrum resources to meet the growing demands of mobile services. Headquartered in London, we are a global team who support our members from the mobile ecosystem. We are committed to maximising the benefits spectrum brings to economic growth, digital inclusion and carbon emission reduction.

About the Role

The successful candidate will be a confident and collaborative spectrum policy professional, combining strong policy analysis, communication and stakeholder-management skills. They will support the development of the GSMA’s global spectrum policy agenda by translating complex technical issues into practical and accessible messages for different audiences. The role will also support coordination with the spectrum regional team, helping align priorities across markets and contributing to a cohesive global agenda. The candidate will therefore engage with mobile operators, regulators, governments and other industry stakeholders, support the delivery of events and external engagements, and represent the GSMA alongside senior colleagues where appropriate in multi-cultural settings. This is a role for a proactive self-starter who can work across teams, manage multiple priorities and build strong relationships in a fast-moving international environment.

Primary Functions

• Support the delivery of policy and advocacy materials (e.g., consultation responses, policy positions, reports, blog posts, Op-eds, thought leadership pieces, and PR content) that effectively communicate the GSMA’s stance on spectrum issues, aligning with organisational objectives and stakeholder needs.
• Support the leadership, strategically and operationally, on the relationship with the spectrum regional team, ensuring alignment of spectrum priorities across regions and contributing to a cohesive global policy agenda.
• Monitor domestic and international spectrum developments, translate complex regulatory issues into actionable insights, and ensure timely resolution of challenges.
• Support the delivery of events and workshops hosted by the Spectrum Team or third parties (e.g., content, agenda, speeches, and presentations), making sure different team members deliver on common goals.
• Represent the GSMA at external meetings and in public fora with senior colleagues, as appropriate.
• Work closely with members of the Spectrum Team and colleagues in other departments to support GSMA spectrum policy goals.
• Further engage in spectrum policy discussions and collaborate with spectrum experts, building a network with members, administrations, and other stakeholders.

About You

• Demonstrate knowledge of spectrum management issues, both domestic and international.
• Have proficiency in verbal and written communication in English. Other languages are a plus.
• Have the ability to prepare and structure written content, including reports, educational material and formal responses to government consultations and requests.
• Deliver high-quality outputs with minimal supervision or direction.
• Demonstrate sound judgment in the escalation of issues and the formulation of solutions.
• Build effective relationships internally and externally for the benefit of the programme.
• Have experience working in a complex and challenging environment.

About your Skills

• Communication
• Agility
• Teamwork
• Stakeholder Management
• Analysis

We strive to offer a meaningful and inclusive application experience for all candidates.

Should you require any accommodations or adjustments due to a disability or for any other reason during the hiring process, please contact [e-mail] with your request.

Contract type

Regular Worker type Employee

What We Offer

Working at the GSMA offers you unparalleled access to the mobile industry. We offer a chance to truly shape the direction of mobile, whatever your role. By joining the GSMA, you will be exposed to a fast-paced rapidly evolving environment, working on global solutions, genuinely fascinating and industry-changing projects and a stimulating and dynamic environment designed to enable you to flourish.

Benefits

• Architect-designed offices
• Competitive compensation
• Fantastic learning & development opportunities
• Generous holiday allowances
• Four additional days off for professional development and many others

Being You at the GSMA

We care deeply about diversity, equity and inclusivity and aspire to be the best at it.

Your well-being and work/life balance is important, so flexi-time and remote working is available to all staff.

We're keen to ensure everyone is equal, represented and connected so we particularly encourage applications from all demographics.

The sucess of the GSMA year on year will continue to be contributed by people from all walks of life.

GSMA Values

Our values not only drive our culture – they shape how we work and interact inside and outside our global organisation.

Passionately driven We approach everything we do with unparalleled capability, tenacity and commitment, knowing that the challenging scale, pace and complexity of our work is what leads to its world-changing impact.

Insightful leaders We continually develop and engage our expertise, insight and creativity so that we’re always ready to respond to the changing landscape with authority, agility and nuance.

Stronger together We lean on each other so the industry can lean on us, embracing our diversity by actively seeking out perspectives and skill sets beyond our own, fuelling each other’s successes and constantly asking how we can help.

Underpinning our values is our collective mindset to show up purposefully as good human beings every day, in every situation. When we’re at our best – we are collaborative, considerate and compassionate to others, and we create a safe space for one another to thrive, assuming positive intent in our colleagues. And if we aren’t at our best and the pressure is on – we feel free to be ourselves but still remain curious, lean into the tough stuff and we are always respectful to others and accountable for the part we play.

About the GSMA

The GSMA is a global organisation unifying the mobile ecosystem to discover, develop and deliver innovation foundational to positive business environments and societal change. Our vision is to unlock the full power of connectivity so that people, industry, and society thrive. Representing mobile operators and organisations across the mobile ecosystem and adjacent industries, the GSMA delivers for its members across three broad pillars: Industry Services and Solutions, Connectivity for Good, and Outreach.

Connectivity for Good engages members, governments and civil society, to advance positive policy and spectrum outcomes, facilitate digital innovation to reduce inequalities in our world, and tackle todays’ biggest societal challenges such as digital inclusion, climate change and sustainability. Industry Services and Solutions underpins the technology and interoperability that make mobile work. Via our projects, working groups and promotional activities we facilitate the industry’s focus on areas such as 5G, Mobile IoT, fraud and security. And our technical services offer tools, data and resources to enable even more efficient and robust mobile experiences for users. Outreach provides the world’s largest platform, convening and informing the mobile ecosystem, at MWC Barcelona, Shanghai, Los Angeles and the M360 series, and through Mobile World Live and GSMA Intelligence with breaking news, insights and expert analysis.

To learn more about the GSMA, visit our career site, our LinkedIn page and our Twitter page.

We invite you to find out more at gsma.com.