Job Description

Under supervision of the Deputy Director of Policy and Public Affairs and ultimately the Director of Policy and Public Affairs, the Community Development Assistant is required to:

1. Analyze, develop, and execute solutions to complex policy and governmental affair issues related to RPD's Strategic Plan, Mission and Values by fulfilling and creating policy driven initiatives that impact the City’s parks, playgrounds, recreation sites, open spaces, and staff, with an emphasis on helping under-served communities. 
2. Identify public engagement issues within RPD’s parks, playgrounds, recreation sites, open spaces, and staff to make recommendations to management. This would include managing community meetings, working groups, park activation, events to engage the community, and resolving quality of life issues that impact our park system.
3. Participate in community discussions on behalf of the RPD to address and respond to public concerns, develop partnerships, and communicate with community groups and organizations about RPD’s work. This includes implementing, monitoring and evaluating annual work programs and related budgets, and preparing statistical reports from project data.
4. Identify, evaluate, and improve RPD’s various programming and policy needs by establishing internal policy priorities resolving quality of life issues impacting our park system, tracking intercity agency policy that impact RPD, and creating necessary protocols and procedures to deliver internal policy goals assessing feasibility and productivity.
5. Monitor community funding request, provide funding recommendations, and develop performance objectives and goals for funded programs.
6. Provide program information and support services to various City agencies, boards, commissions, neighborhood groups, and other bodies and individuals; filter stakeholder input to analyze and determine appropriate action/best practices pertaining to quality of life issues on public land and open spaces in urban cities

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university; AND
2. One (1) year of administrative/professional experience in community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, criminal justice, or elections related work; OR
3. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a major in one of the following fields: public or business administration, urban planning, government, social work, education, finance or criminal justice

SUBSTITUTION: Verifiable administrative/professional experience involving community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, criminal justice, and/or elections related work may substitute for the educational requirement in Minimum Qualification #1 on a year-for-year basis

SPECIAL CONDITION: Six (6) months of recent and verifiable work experience in how public policy issues are formulated, generated into legislation, advocated for and ultimately passed.

The above minimum qualifications reflect special conditions associated with the position(s) to be filled. They may differ from the standard minimum qualifications associated with this classification.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: The stated desirable qualifications may be used to identify job finalists at the end of the selection process when applicants are referred for hiring:

• Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or University in a related field.
• Three (3) years of experience developing and implementing public policy initiatives.
• Experience working with diverse, multi-cultural and different socioeconomic populations.
• Experience with data collection, community statistics and outreach.
• Experience working collaboratively with multiple agencies and organizations.
• Possession of a California Driver's License

VERIFICATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Failure to provide the required verification when requested may result in rejection of application and/or appointment in this class.  Refer to the following links for information on acceptable forms of verification: VERIFICATION GUIDELINES: http://www.sfdhr.org/index.aspx?page=20#verification      EDUCATION VERIFICATION: 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 from this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

Additional Information

CONTACT: For questions about this position or how to apply, please contact Shawnda McBeth at shawnda.turner@sfgov.org

Application Opening - Tuesday November 23, 2021 Application Deadline -   5:00pm on Wednesday December 8, 2021 Compensation: $32.48 - $39.49/Hourly; $5,629 - $6,845/Monthly; $67,548 - $82,134/Annually

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE (WEIGHT: QUALIFYING): Applicants are required to complete a Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ), designed to obtain specific information regarding an applicant's experience in relation to this position. The MQSQ will be used to evaluate if an applicant meets the minimum qualifications and can be accessed using the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9770MQSQ21. The MQSQ should be submitted at the time of application, but no later than the application deadline as stated above. Applicants who fail to complete the MQSQ will not be allowed to move forward in the hiring process.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE: WEIGHT: 100%  Qualified candidates will be sent a supplemental questionnaire exam that must be completed by the set date. Candidates will be evaluated on their relative knowledge, skill and ability levels in job-related areas. A passing score must be achieved on the Supplemental Questionnaire in order to be placed/ranked on the Eligible List. Candidate responses on the Supplemental Questionnaire cannot be changed once submitted. Candidates will be placed in rank order according to their final score on the Supplemental Questionnaire.  

ELIGIBLE LIST/SCORE REPORT:  A confidential eligible list of applicant names that have passed the civil service examination process will be created, and used for certification purposes only. An examination score report will be established, so applicants can view the ranks, final scores and number of eligible candidates. Applicant information, including names of applicants on the eligible list, shall not be made public unless required by law. However, an eligible list shall be made available for public inspection, upon request, once the eligible list is exhausted or expired and referrals resolved. The eligible list/score report resulting from this civil service examination process is subject to change after adoption (e.g., as a result of appeals), as directed by the Human Resources Director or the Civil Service Commission. 

ELIGIBLE LIST DURATION: The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be of six (6) months, and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director. 

To find Departments which use this classification, please see https://sfdhr.org/sites/default/files/documents/ASO-Level-Chart.pdf?documentID=21246. 

CERTIFICATION RULE: The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be Rule of 3 scores. Additional selection processes may be conducted by the hiring department prior to making final hiring decisions.

Upon approval of the Human Resource Director (see Civil Service Rule 111A.26.5), the eligible list/score report resulting from this announcement may be used by other departments that also use this classification or a similar classification. To find other Departments which use this classification, please see https://sfdhr.org/sites/default/files/documents/Forms-Documents/Position-Count-by-Job-Codes.pdf.

EXAM TYPE: Combined Promotive and Entrance

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

Applicants may be contacted by email about this announcement and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:  All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment.  For details on how it is applicable to your employment, please click here.

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.