Career Opportunity

Public Relations Assistant – Power Enterprise - SFPUC (1310) - (127086)

Recruitment: RTF0127085-01136836

Published: November 03, 2022

Accepting applications until: November 08, 2022

Apply using SmartRecruiters, the City and County of San Francisco's application portal.

About:

*extending recruitment through 11/08/2022

• Application Opening: 10/31/2022
• Application Filing Deadline: 11/08/2022*
• Annual Salary: $66,118-$80,340
• Recruitment ID:  RTF0127085-01136836

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Temporary Exempt: This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer. The duration of the appointment shall not exceed 36 months.

WHO ARE WE?
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)
Headquartered in San Francisco, we have 2,300 employees operating across eight counties serving more than 2.7 million customers in the San Francisco Bay Area – 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

Our Mission: To provide our customers with high quality, efficient, and reliable water, power, and wastewater services in a manner that values environmental and community interests and sustains the resources entrusted to our care.

Our Vision: We are an innovative utility leader, recognized for excellent results in service, safety, stewardship, and inclusiveness.

We are an award-winning and industry-leading utilities organization committed to our customers, community interests, and the environment. To learn more about our organization, please visit our website at https://www.sfpuc.org/.

We are proud of our infrastructure and programs, but most importantly, we value our highly qualified and dedicated workforce which ensures that this vision becomes a reality.

To learn more about working at the SFPUC, visit our career site at https://www.sfpuc.org/about-us/careers-sfpuc

Role description

Project: Power Customer Retention and Outreach Project

The Power Communications team works across CleanPowerSF and Hetch Hetchy Power programs, and we are responsible for customer notifications, digital communications, social media, traditional media, community engagement, marketing, advertising, and public relations. The 1310 Public Relations Assistant will support on communications content, public information projects, and community engagement and outreach for SFPUC Power Enterprise programs.

The Position: Join our dynamic, passionate team and help build the future of clean energy! The SFPUC is expanding access to clean energy for all San Franciscans through its CleanPowerSF and Hetch Hetchy Power programs. We currently serve about 70% of the electricity demand in San Francisco and we are looking for an entry-level public relations professional to assist with information and education materials, customer and stakeholder community engagement and outreach, and the development of creative content for a variety of digital and print platforms.

Essential Functions:

Stakeholder Engagement and Outreach: Support on executing community and stakeholder meetings and regular stakeholder communications; assist with conducting proactive community outreach and managing contact information for individual stakeholders and community groups

Community Events: Participate in local community events such as neighborhood fairs, festivals, movie screenings, receptions, corporate events, school events, and neighborhood group presentations; assist with logistics, scheduling, materials, and staffing

Marketing and Customer Communications: Assist with the execution of monthly and annually required customer communications and mailings; support on advertising campaigns and marketing for customers programs

Website Management: Assist with developing and executing a content strategy for CleanPowerSF.org and Power content on SFPUC.org; execute regular website updates

Content Creation: Help develop compelling and creative content for social media, e-newsletters, marketing collateral, website pages, and other Power Enterprise communications

Records and Inventory Management: Update and organize the team’s electronic files on Sharepoint, Shared and Public Drives, etc.; inventory printed materials and reorder as necessary

Racial Equity: Support implementation of the SFPUC’s Racial Equity Action Plan, attend internal racial equity meetings, and integrate equity into all Power communications projects

Other: Perform related duties as assigned

How to qualify

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Requires possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in public relations, journalism, English, mass communications, public administration, public policy or a related field.

Substitution: Professional experience in public affairs, public information, editorial, newspaper, magazine, radio, television, public relations, social media, digital engagement, advertising or similar work involving collection and dissemination of news and information may be substituted for the re- quired degree on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of 2 years). Thirty (30) semester units or forty-five (45) quarter units equal one year. One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2000 hours. (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week.) Any overtime hours that you work above forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.

Desirable Qualifications:

·         Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills

·         Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

·         Interest in clean energy, sustainability, and the environment

·         Proficient in a language other than English

Verification of Education and Experience:

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.

Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

What else should I know?

• Information About The Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

HOW TO APPLY

 Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process.

·         Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Job Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the job analyst, Anna Owens, by email at aowens@sfwater.org.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:  All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Someone is fully vaccinated when 14 days have passed since they received the final dose of a two-shot vaccine or a dose of a one-shot vaccine. Any new hire must present proof of full vaccination status to be appointed. Any new hire who will be routinely assigned or occasionally enter High-Risk Settings, must provide proof of having received a COVID-19 booster vaccine by March 1, 2022, or once eligible.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.