Exempt to – Principal Human Resources Analyst Citywide

• Full-time
• Certification Rule:
  Rule of the List
• Exam Type:
  Class Based Test
• Work Hours:
  
  Regular
• Job Code and
  
  Title:
  
  1246-Principal Human Resources Analyst
• Fill Type:
  Permanent Civil Service
• Eligible List Type:
  Combined Promotive and Entrance

THIS IS A CITYWIDE RECRUITMENT FOR CURRENT CITY EMPLOYEES ONLY

This is an Exempt to Permanent position in accordance with Class-Based Test (CBT)
Civil Service Rules. This recruitment is restricted to current exempt employees of the City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Unified School District, or San Francisco City College, working within the 1246 Principal Human Resources Analyst classification and only those who meet this requirement will be placed on the eligible list for consideration of future permanent position.

Application Opening:Monday, September 28th, 2026

Final date to receive applications:Application filing will be open at least through 11:59 PM (P.S.T) of Monday, October 5th, 2026, and will close any time thereafter
Recruitment :ETP
- Appointment Type:Permanent Civil Service

San Francisco is a vibrant and dynamic city, at the forefront of economic growth & innovation, urban development, arts & entertainment, as well as social issues & change. This rich tapestry of culture and ideas is sustained by our City's commitment to heightening the quality of life for the diverse population of San Franciscans and residents of the greater Bay Area.

Our employees play an important role not only in making our City what it is today, but also in shaping the future of San Francisco. The City and County of San Francisco employs more than 28,000 individuals in various professional jobs in a diverse array of services such as maintaining City streets & parks, driving buses and cable cars, providing public health services, keeping the streets safe, and firefighting.

Under general direction, performs complex and specialized human resources work and there-by serves as a resource for important technical problems in one or more of the following are-as: recruitment and examinations; classification and compensation; employee and/or labor relations; benefits administration; human resources operations; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and personnel training.

IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES

According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive list:

• Supervises subordinate employees in performing professional human resources work in the areas of recruitment; examinations; employee relations; classification and compensation; human resources operations; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and personnel training.
• Coordinates recruitment activities for assigned classifications, including announcement preparation and determining sources for recruiting; confers with personnel at different operating levels to determine minimum qualifications, means of recruitment and areas to be covered; reviews recruitment matters with consultants and specialists in connection with important phases of positions to be covered in specific examinations; personally reviews those applications requiring a high degree of judgment regarding acceptance or rejection.
• Performs job analyses of individual positions and classes; determines, develops and approves examination subject matter; assigns relative weights to various parts of the examination; reviews test items for construction and accuracy; establishes passing points; organizes material for final review and makes revisions, as deemed necessary; investigate and respond to complaints, protests and appeals regarding examination matters.
• Supervises…