Job Description

1824 JOB RECRUITMENT SPECIFICS: RECRUITMENT OPENS: 5/23/2022 RECRUITMENT CLOSES: 6/13/2022 RECRUITMENT ID: 121941 1824 Compensation Range: $121,654 to $147,888 annually The Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) advances equitable and shared prosperity for San Franciscans by growing sustainable jobs, supporting businesses of all sizes, creating great places to live and work, and helping everyone achieve economic self-sufficiency.

We are seeking a Program Manager to support the operations of the San Francisco Community Investment Fund (“SFCIF”). The SFCIF is a separate non-profit entity staffed by the City and County of San Francisco (“City”) and governed by a five-member Board of Directors, a majority of whom are City employees. As a Community Development Entity (“CDE”), the mission of the SFCIF is to utilize awarded federal New Market Tax Credits (“NMTC”) to invest in projects located in and/or serving low-income communities in San Francisco. To date, the SFCIF has been awarded $240 million in NMTCs and has deployed $153.6 million to 12 projects. Awarded projects include a new facility for The Boy & Girls Club of San Francisco, a new food distribution facility for Meals on Wheels San Francisco, and the acquisition and rehabilitation of a community arts and cultural hub for the Community Arts Stabilization Trust. More information on the SFCIF, the New Markets Tax Credit program, and awarded projects can be found at www.sfcif.org.

The SFCIF Program Manager will work closely with City staff in the Controller’s Office and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development, as well as external consultants, to successfully operate this expanding program. This includes managing SFCIF’s active $83.6 million NMTC portfolio and deployment of the $76.7 million in remaining NMTC allocation, seeking additional rounds of funding, briefing and staffing the Board of Directors and Advisory Board consisting of high-level City officials and community leaders, and overseeing multiple consultant contracts. The ideal candidate would approach their work thoughtfully, manage a wide-variety of time-sensitive assignments, and enjoy working collaboratively. We encourage all interested candidates to apply for this challenging and rewarding position. POSITION DESCRIPTION: Under supervision from the Controller’s Director of Public Finance, this position will maintain responsibility for all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the SFCIF, including monitoring financial transactions of the organization, managing external consultants responsible for the compliance of existing projects and assessment of new potential projects, staffing public meetings for the Board of Directors and Advisory Board, and engaging with community organizations and other City partners to identify new projects and ensure delivery of community benefits. The Controller’s Office will provide onboarding and training to this position in advance of an anticipated transfer to the Office of Economic and Workforce Development in the next fiscal year.

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• COMPLIANCE/ADMINISTRATION OF EXISTING PROJECTS - work with the Asset Management/Compliance consultant to: monitor ongoing compliance of active NMTC projects; review and facilitate recurring fund distributions and transfers; review Community Benefits reporting; and process mandated state and federal payments, filings, and other tax compliance requirements for SFCIF and related entities.
• APPLICATION FOR NEW MARKET TAX CREDITS & IDENTIFICATION OF NEW PROJECTS - work with NMTC consultant to: review and update draft application, including coordination with relevant City departments; manage new project pipeline by engaging with community organizations to determine funding needs and evaluating NMTC eligibility and feasibility; negotiate the Community Benefits Agreement with the project sponsor; facilitate the NMTC transaction closing by reviewing draft documents, attending weekly closing calls, negotiating final business terms, finalizing Board approval, and coordinating closing signatures and fund transfers.
• ORGANIZE BOARD & ADVISORY BOARD MEETINGS - schedule Board and Advisory Board meetings, ensuring quorum; determine agenda and notice the public meeting in accordance with Brown Act regulations; schedule and conduct briefings with the Board members prior to the meeting; coordinate with presenters to finalize and submit agenda materials; and facilitate Board meetings.
• ACCOUNTING & CONTRACT MANAGEMENT - prepare SFCIF annual budget and five-year projection, track and ensure timely payment of annual operating expenses; work with external accounting and audit firms to ensure accuracy of monthly operating financials, General Ledger, Trial Balance, and other inputs for the successful completion of SFCIF’s annual audit; review, update, and track contracts for all external consultants; in consultation with City Attorney, manage competitive solicitation process for consultant contracts.
• MARKETING - work with communications consultant to update content on SFCIF website; work with City staff to draft press releases for NMTC allocation awards; attend industry and community events, conferences; and meetings on behalf of SFCIF, and respond to public requests and inquiries.
• Performing other related duties, including supervisorial work, as assigned.

Qualifications

These minimum qualifications are to be used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which may be required for employment in the class. Although these minimum qualifications are typical of the class, additional minimum qualifications and special conditions may apply to a particular position and will be stated on the job announcement.

1. Possession of a graduate degree (Master's degree or higher) from an accredited college or university, and five (5) years 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 four (4) 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 six (6) 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 five (5) years full-time-equivalent experience 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 1824, 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 1823 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 1824. DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• The stated desirable qualifications may be used to identify job finalists at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.
• The ideal candidate will be a motivated leader who is professional, team oriented, collaborative, and politically savvy. 
• Proven ability to interact skillfully and tactfully with people at all levels of the organization, government agencies, community partners and business representatives. 
• Superior project management and communication skills, including organizing and facilitating meetings and presenting technical information to diverse groups of stakeholders.
• Experience with New Market Tax Credit transactions, community development, and/or non-profit management is highly desired.
• Willingness to flex between administrative and management duties.
• Excellent attention to detail. 
• Ability to conduct oral presentations to senior management and stakeholders.
• Only those candidates who most closely meet the needs of the Department will be invited to continue in the selection process.  Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to advance through all of the steps in the selection process.

VERIFICATION:  Applicants will 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 http://sfdhr.org/index.aspx?page=456.

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.

Additional Information

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

• Information About The Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams [required for Combined, Promotive, Entrance (CPE) Exams only]
• 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. 

Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst Kira Sanchez at kira.sanchez@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.