Principal Administrative Analyst Multiple Departments Citywide; C00188

Company Description

THIS IS A CITYWIDE EXAM

Specific Information regarding this recruitment process are listed below:

Application Opening:
December 6, 2024

Compensation

Recruitment
-1824-C00188

This recruitment is open continuously and has no closing date.

Are you interested in supporting City departments problem-solve for homelessness, environmental sustainability, transportation, green spaces, public safety, and other key city services? If you are passionate about making a difference at the local level, are a curious and open thinker, and enjoy analysis, this job may be the right fit. The City and County of San Francisco is looking to hire multiple Senior Administrative Analysts to be part of the City workforce of nearly 40,000 staff and growing.

This is a unique opportunity to get direct insights into how San Francisco’s $14 billion budget is used to provide high-quality services for residents, workers, and visitors. We are looking for candidates with a passion for public service.

San Francisco is a vibrant and dynamic city, on 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 heighten 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.

In addition to establishing a career with purpose and opportunity for professional growth, the City offers excellent benefits that include: competitive salaries; medical, dental, and vision insurance; defined benefit retirement plan; deferred compensation plan; long-term disability insurance; life insurance; and a generous paid time off package.

Come explore first-hand the many opportunities that the City and County of San Francisco has to offer.

In the role of Principal Administrative Analyst, you will lead and perform challenging and complex projects that span areas such as budgeting, financial analysis, economic analysis, data analysis, legislative and administrative policy, and contract administration. Your responsibilities include evaluating policy, financial, program, and organizational issues, and presenting findings and recommendations to senior management. You will also oversee key aspects of departmental operations, including budget development, grants management, and contract administration.

This role involves conducting substantive, detailed, and consequential analytical work that significantly impacts the department, agency, or program in multiple areas, including budget development, financial and economic analysis, capital projects and grants management, development of complex contracting systems, administrative/management systems, legislation and regulation impact analysis, and program evaluation and planning. As the principal-level professional in this series, your work will be pivotal in shaping our organization's operations and decision-making processes.

The current City policy requires on-site work with some flexibility for telecommute schedules.

See below for examples of the range of duties by subject matter:

Involves evaluating and making policy recommendations on a variety of complex, sensitive, and highly visible administrative, organizational, policy, program, budget, fiscal, and other issues within the department. This role includes conferring with senior management, supervising and training staff, and coordinating complex financial and operational activities.

This area entails directing and conducting complex and comprehensive surveys, studies, and research processes to analyze data and information from multiple sources. It also involves researching and evaluating data from various sources, developing evaluative processes, creating spreadsheets, documenting findings, and formulating recommendations.

This specialization involves analyzing and evaluating the effect of highly complex and sensitive legislation, regulations, law, court decisions, and memoranda of understanding on the department. It includes advising management, presenting formal reports with compliance and mitigation recommendations, and acting as a legislative liaison to other departments.

This area focuses on evaluating existing and proposed programs, developing performance measures, and recommending policies, procedures, and work processes for new programs. It includes coordinating the implementation and ongoing evaluation of new programs.

This specialization encompasses financial, fiscal, and economic analyses to evaluate the fiscal/financial condition of a department or program. It involves forecasting, revenue/expense projections, cost/benefit analysis, and financial reporting.