Job Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Under general direction, the recruiter will direct, coordinate and conduct recruitment activities focusing primarily on recruiting Police Officers. As a member of the SFPD Recruitment Unit, the recruiter will attend various events, career fairs, community events, hiring workshops and actively network with educational institutions and local, state, and federal government agencies. The recruiter will serve as a mentor to applicants, conduct test preparation sessions, and track applicants’ status throughout the hiring process. The recruiter will assess recruitment strategies, determine best outreach methodologies, develop marketing campaigns and recruitment materials, and source and attract candidates from a variety of sources.

Essential Duties:

• Identifies, assesses and engages a diverse pool of potential qualified candidates through proactive networking, internal/external partnerships, print, on-line and in-person recruitment techniques.
• Develops and reviews recruitment plans and job announcements, makes presentations, screens and interviews applicants and makes hiring recommendations.
• Develops and manages employer branding and marketing campaigns.
• Works closely with hiring managers to understand the hiring needs, collaborate on recruitment and hiring initiatives and inform the hiring managers on the progress of initiatives.
• Researches and evaluates approaches and strategies to recruitment; develops, maintains and analyzes statistics on recruitment activities; summarizes research and statistical findings in written reports.
• Assist job seekers in navigating SFPD’s hiring process.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

** 1. Education:**

Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university;

** AND**

** 2. Experience:**

Two (2) years of verifiable professional-level experience in recruitment

** Substitution:**

Additional qualifying work experience as a professional personnel analyst may be substituted for up to two (2) years of the required education on a year-for-year basis (30 semester/ 45 quarter units equals one year).

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

Professional-level experience in public sector recruitment

Well versed in use of online social media such as LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook

Proficient in MS Office Suite

Experience in strategic networking and outreach including diversity outreach initiatives

Law enforcement agency experience

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.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application.

Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility or disqualification.

Additional Information

_ Background Investigation:_

Prior to employment with the San Francisco Police Department, a thorough background investigation will be conducted to determine the candidate’s suitability for employment. The investigation may include, but not be limited to: criminal history records, driving records, drug/alcohol screening, and other related employment and personal history records. Reasons for rejection may include use of controlled substances and alcohol, felony conviction, repeated or serious violations of the law, inability to work with co-workers, inability to accept supervision, inability to follow rules and regulations or other relevant factors. Candidates may be required to undergo drug/alcohol screening, and must clear Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprinting. Criminal records will be carefully reviewed; candidates who do not report their complete criminal records on their applications will be disqualified. Applicants will be fingerprinted.

Sr. HR Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact Doug Wong at douglas.m.wong@sfgov.org.

• 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

SFPD Recruitment: https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/your-sfpd/careers

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

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.