Human Rights Commission Investigator – Agency for Human Rights (2996

About the Civil Rights Division:

The Civil Rights Division at the Agency for Human Rights works towards justice through the enforcement of local anti-discrimination laws by investigating and mediating complaints about discrimination in employment, housing, and access to business establishments or other public places.

Our team acts in a neutral role to:

• Investigate and mediate discrimination complaints in housing, employment and access to business or other public places
• Investigate and medicate complaints of noncompliance with the Sanctuary City Ordinance and the housing provisions of the Fair Chance Ordinance
• Engage stakeholders to resolve community disputes and issues involving equal treatment and discrimintation
• Provide information and referrals to individuals, community groups, businesses, and government agencies related to human rights, civil rights, and social justice

This Human Rights Commission Investigator position is part of the Civil Rights Division. Under general direction, the 2996 Human Rights Commission Investigator promotes and implements the Agency for Human Rights' programs and activities involving complaints of discrimination and dispute resolution, in the areas of employment, fair housing and public accommodations.

According to Civil Service Commission Rule 9, the duties specified below are representative of the duties assigned to these classes and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list.

• Develop and implement non-discrimination programs to ensure and promote equal opportunity in order to reduce or eliminate inequalities.
• Assist in the development and servicing of outreach programs for all protected classes.
• Review and analyze data regarding community-wide problems and make and implement appropriate recommendations.
• Monitor and evaluate non-discrimination programs for goal setting and compliance purposes to ensure compliance through the use of utilization reports, public meetings, and collected statistics which determine the proper utilization of protected classes.
• Investigate and mediate complaints of discriminatory practices, which includes claims of discrimination and recommending procedures for resolution.
• Prepare reports on issues and concerns regarding non-discrimination programs, detailing its progress and practices.
• Develop and implement training programs for the public sector and for city departments in the area of non-discrimination.
• Make presentations to and respond to questions from City departments, public groups, media, Commissions and Government officials to educate, explain or promote the services of the Human Rights Commission, or educate interested parties on how to prevent discrimination and respond to acts of discrimination when necessary.
• Perform related duties as required.

Education:

Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in the social sciences, political science, public administration or related fields.

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Experience:

300 hours of experience in anti-discrimination work, and one (1) year of verifiable experience (one year = 2,000 hours) in one or more of the following areas: investigation and resolution of complaints; dispute resolution; fact-finding and analysis; and/or development and servicing of outreach programs.

Substitutions:

• Verifiable qualifying experience as stated above (in addition to the required one year) may be substituted for the four-year degree requirement on a year-for-year basis.
• Possession of a Juris Doctor or an advanced degree in the social sciences, political science, public administration, or related fields may be substituted for the one (1) year experience requirement.

• Possession of a Juris Doctor (JD)
• Experienced with writing legal documents as a practicing attorney
• Experience with managing case data
• Interest in community outreach for educational programming

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 (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-requirements

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.

Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

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