Career Opportunity

Senior Policy Analyst (1823) - Department of Human Resources

Recruitment: RTF0129177-01151765

Published: March 13, 2023

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Role description

• Application Re-opened: March 13, 2023
• Application Deadline: March 17, 2023
• Compensation: $110,630 - $134,446 Annually
• Work Location: Hybrid remote/on-site
• Appointment Type: Permanent Exempt (PEX), Category 18. Exempt employees are considered "at will" and serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer.
• Recruitment ID: RTF0129177-01151765

Introduction:

We are excited to announce a new employment opportunity in the Policy and Government Affairs Division with the Department of Human Resources (DHR). DHR administers the City's civil service system, ensures payment of workers' compensation benefits to injured employees, negotiates, and administers labor agreements with the City's labor unions, ensures equal employment opportunities for employees and applicants, and trains, develops and manages the City workforce.

Job Description:

Under direction of the Deputy Director of Policy and External Affairs, the Senior Policy Analyst will; analyze trends in city employment and other jurisdictions; track local and state legislation, provide technical assistance on policy recommendations and in emerging policy areas; support cross department divisions goals, support the implementation of various department events and initiatives through the development of collateral and general organizing, collaborate with other City departments.

Essential Duties:

• Conduct research and make policy recommendations relating to initiatives that impact applicants and/or employees
• Assist in building and strengthening city policies using a race, gender, intersectionality-justice perspective
• Developing comprehensive metrics and performance measures to track, evaluate, and report on the effectiveness of workforce initiatives
• Conduct complex data analysis related to utilization, outcomes, and operations for the purposes of meeting regulatory requirements, satisfying ad hoc requests, or supporting program evaluation and performance accountability needs
• Develop and maintain dashboards for both public reporting and internal management purposes 
• Develop both long and short form content for both public reporting and internal management purposes
• Support DHR Policy Division with the development of a comprehensive set of key performance indicators and program metrics that align with best practices, and organizational priorities and goals
• Compile, analyze, and report socioeconomic data and labor market data
• Assist in conducting difficult and complex analysis, procedural, organizational, and operational inquiries, surveys and/or research relating to polices that impact applicants, employees of the City and County of San Francisco
• Project mapping and utilize project planning software 
• Performs related duties as required by evolving needs

How to qualify

1. Possession of a graduate degree (Master's degree or higher) from an accredited college or university and three (3) years of full-time equivalent experience performing professional level analytical work as described in Note A: OR

2. Possession of a graduate degree (Master's degree or higher) from an accredited college or university with major college coursework as described in Note B and two (2) years full-time equivalent experience performing professional level analytical work as described in Note A; OR

3. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four (4) years full-time equivalent experience performing professional level analytical work as described in Note A; OR

4. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with major college coursework as described in Note B and three (3) years full-time equivalent performing professional level analytical work as described in Note A

SUBSTITUTION: Applicants may substitute up to 2 years of the required education with additional qualifying experience in budget analysis, financial analysis and reporting, legislative/policy analysis, or contract/grant administration. One year (2000 hours) of additional qualifying experience will be considered equivalent to 30 semester units/45 quarter units.

Notes on Qualifying Experience and Education:

A. Qualifying professional-level analytical experience must be in one or more of the following functional areas: complex budget analysis, development and administration; complex financial/fiscal analysis and reporting; development of complex contracting systems and administration of competitive bid processes and complex contractual agreements; development and evaluation of complex management/administrative policy; complex grant administration and monitoring; complex program evaluation and planning; complex legislative analysis; complex economic analysis; or other functional areas related to the duties of positions in Class 1823, where the primary focus of the job is complex professional-level analysis for evaluation, recommendation, development and implementation of major programs and functions of department/organization. Analytical experience equivalent to the duties of Class 1822 is considered qualifying.

B. Coursework applicable to a baccalaureate or higher degree in specialized subject matter areas such as public or business administration, management, business law, contract law, public policy, urban studies, economics, statistical analysis, finance, accounting or other fields of study closely related to the essential functions of positions in Class 1823.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Proven analytical, problem-solving, and creativity skills.
• Excellent writing abilities written, interpersonal, and oral communications skills,
• Ability to produce deliverables in a fast-paced environment.

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

What else should I know?

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco

• Information About The Hiring Process
• Position Based Testing Information
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams
• 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).

Questions: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, Gary Chen at gary.w.chen@sfgov.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.