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Director of Policy and Government Affairs - External Affairs - SFPUC (0933) - (149636)
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Amended 8/12/2024 to extend the filing deadline. Candidates who have already applied do not need to re-apply. This is a Position-Based Test conducted in accordance with CSC Rule 111A.Learn more about the City's hiring process here:https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/process/
ABOUT THE SFPUC San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Headquartered in San Francisco, we have 2,300 employees operating across eight San Francisco Bay Area counties serving more than 2.7 million customers - 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.gov/ 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.gov/about-us/careers-sfpuc Job DescriptionAbout the Policy & Government Affairs Division of the External Affairs Bureau: SFPUC is supported by the Business Services, Infrastructure, and External Affairs Bureaus. The External Affairs Bureau includes the following divisions: Strategy, Planning and Innovation, Policy and Government Affairs, Communications, and Community Benefits. The Policy and Government Affairs Team is responsible for SFPUC's public policy and advocacy strategy at the local, regional, state and federal level around water, wastewater, energy, infrastructure, climate change, and related issues. We work effectively in a fast-paced environment, often managing complex and impactful policy issues and projects with multiple moving parts. Why work for the SFPUC? The City and County of San Francisco provides generous benefits:
Position Summary: Ideally the Director of Policy & Government Affairs is a highly experienced government affairs professional with extensive local, regional, state and federal relationships and legislative track record. In addition to having deep relationships and knowledge of legislative processes, this person will have the acumen to build new relationships, facilitate complex and sometimes contentious policy debates and develop "win-win" legislative and regulatory compromises with sound judgement and integrity.They will also be responsible for identifying, shaping and/or helping create new funding sources for SFPUC priorities and capital programs in response to new legislation or regulations. Additionally, the Director will be able to skillfully lead:
Essential Responsibilities Under Your Leadership Under the direction of the External Affairs Assistant General Manager and Deputy Assistant General Manager, the Director of Policy and Government Affairs will perform a broad range of managerial, professional, and analytical work. The Director of Policy and Government Affairs will:
The 0933 Manager V, Director of Policy and Government Affairs will perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned. QualificationsMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education:Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited university or college AND Experience:Eight (8) years of professional experience developing and/or implementing policy, advocacy, government affairs or regulatory affairs; including, three (3) years of supervisory experience. Education Substitution: May substitute education with additional qualifying experience for up to two years. 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.) Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted. Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Please review our articles onEmployment Application and Minimum QualificationsandVerification of Experience and/or Educationfor considerations taken when reviewing applications. Desirable Qualifications: The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring:
VERIFICATION Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Education verification information on verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found athttps://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements. SELECTION PROCEDURES: After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following: Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ) (Weight: Qualifying): Candidates will be required to complete a MQSQ as part of the employment application. This MQSQ is designed to obtain specific information regarding an applicant's experience in relation to the Minimum Qualifications (MQ) for this position. The MQSQ will be used to evaluate if the applicant possesses the required minimum qualifications. Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ) (Weight: 100%) Candidates will be prompted to complete a SQ as part of the recruitment process. The SQ is designed to measure applicant's relative knowledge, skills and abilities in job-related areas, identified as critical for successful performance. These may include but are not limited to: knowledge of legislative advocacy and public policy, analytical and decision making ability, project management skills, interpersonal skills, knowledge of coalition building, leadership skills, knowledge of budget management, and written communication skills. All responses to the SQ are subject to verification and must be consistent with the information provided in your application. Passing Score: Candidates must obtain a passing score on the Supplemental Questionnaire in order to be placed on the score report for positions in this job Class. Notices to Candidates: Qualified candidates will be sent notices via email for completion prior to the creation of the score report ("eligible list"). Each notice will include the date by which responses must be received. Failure to complete these steps by the established deadlines will result in disqualification. Additional InformationCertification: The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be Rule of the List. Additional selection processes may be conducted by the hiring department prior to making final hiring decisions. 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. This pool of candidates on the eligible list may be used to fill additional vacancies in this class. The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be of 6months, and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director. To find Departments which use this classification, please see the city'sPosition Counts by Job Codes and Departments. Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights: Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. [Note: The correction of clerical errors in an announcement may be posted on the Department of Human Resources website athttps://careers.sf.gov/. The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 110.4. Such appeals must be submitted in writing to the Department of Human Resources, 1 S Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103-5413 by close of business on the 5th business day following the issuance date of this examination announcement. Information concerning other Civil Service Commission Rules involving announcements, applications and examination policies, including applicant appeal rights, can be found on the Civil Service Commission website athttps://sf.gov/departments/civil-service-commission. Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:
Applicants will receive a confirmation email fromnotification@careers.sf.govthat 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. 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. |