Educational Policy Analyst Strategic Partnerships & Corporate Engagement: Fund Development

Job Class: 1809 Educational Policy Analyst

Salary Range: $122,873 - $167,976/annually

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Length of Appointment: PEX not to exceed three (3) years. This position is excluded by the Charter from competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the appointing officer.

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The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 50,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 121 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose, and that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, and equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD’s Graduate Profile.

Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.

The SFUSD community is unified by our Core Values:

• Student-centered:
  We put students’ needs first
• Fearless:
  We persist through challenges
• United:
  We celebrate and build on each other’s strengths
• Social Justice:
  We stand with those most vulnerable in our community
• Diversity-driven:
  We respect and seek to understand each person

We are also inspired by Vision, Values and Guardrails which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan. SFUSD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. As a CORE district, SFUSD is also a leader in critical systems change for more comprehensive school accountability and innovations that help strengthen the instructional core, which is the foundation of our strategic plan and goals.

We want talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are inspired by our mission, steeped in equity, and who are motivated to unleash our children’s potential. We want people who are strong collaborators, skilled communicators, and problem solvers who are comfortable in a community of continuous learning.

The Educational Policy Analyst (Strategic Partnerships & Corporate Engagement) is responsible for planning, developing, implementing, and managing strategic partnerships and external resource development initiatives that advance the educational priorities of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and Spark SF Public Schools. Reporting to the Director of Development, the incumbent serves as the project manager for complex corporate, civic, and philanthropic partnerships, coordinating cross-functional initiatives involving SFUSD departments, Spark staff, corporate partners, foundations, and community organizations.

The incumbent is responsible for identifying and cultivating new partnership opportunities; developing funding concepts; preparing grant proposals, sponsorship proposals, and partnership agreements; coordinating stewardship and reporting requirements; and ensuring successful implementation of partnership commitments.

The position also leads Spark's corporate sponsorship program for its annual gala and other fundraising initiatives by identifying prospective sponsors, cultivating relationships with corporate decision-makers, developing sponsorship proposals, negotiating sponsorship agreements, and ensuring fulfillment of sponsorship benefits. Through strategic relationship management and business development activities, the incumbent expands corporate and civic investment in…