Director Of Labor And Employee Relations; Manager IV; DPH

• Full-time
• Certification Rule:
  Rule of the List
• Exam Type:
  Position Based Test
• Job Code and
  
  Title:
  
  0932-Manager IV
• Fill Type:
  Permanent Civil Service
• Eligible List Type:
  Combined Promotive and Entrance

The Department of Public Health prioritizesequitableand inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status.

Becoming a City employee means being a part of a team that cares about making a difference. Your work will shape both the present and future of San Francisco. When you work for the City, you’re choosing a job with purpose.

The San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) operates one of the most complex and integrated public health systems in the nation, with approximately $3.6 billion in annual funding, nearly 9,000 employees, two hospitals, more than 45 primary and specialty care clinics, and extensive behavioral health, population health, emergency preparedness, managed care, and community-based services.

Our workforce makes this possible. In a city with a deep labor tradition, strong labor partnerships are essential to supporting our employees and advancing DPH’s mission to deliver high-quality healthcare and public health services. Fulfilling this mission requires employees working across our hospitals, clinics, programs, and offices to deliver services and support the communities we serve. Individuals interested in joining DPH should expect to work in person across these settings.

DPH is seeking an impact-driven strategist and negotiator with deep labor relations expertise to lead Labor & Employee Relations across the Department.

Reporting to the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), the Director develops labor strategy, represents DPH’s operational and workforce interests in Citywide collective bargaining, leads significant negotiations and meet-and-confer processes, guides labor-management relations and collective bargaining agreement administration, and drives consistent, high-performing Labor & Employee Relations across DPH.

This is an opportunity to make a significant impact in one of the nation’s largest and most complex public health systems. The mandate is to establish the systems, standards, and organizational capability needed to address complex workforce issues consistently, strengthen labor relations, and deliver measurable results.

DPH’s labor environment encompasses 11+ bargaining units, more than 20 labor-management committees, over 100 unique classifications, and a workforce spanning hospitals, clinics, behavioral health, population health, and administrative operations. The Director must be equally comfortable at the bargaining table, working with executives, navigating consequential workforce matters, and developing the people and systems necessary to support an organization of this scale.

Working closely with the CHRO, DPH executives and operational leaders, labor partners, and DHR, the Director will anticipate significant workforce issues and develop practical, durable approaches that support employees, strengthen operations, and advance DPH’s mission.

• Drive labor strategy and major negotiations. Set department-wide labor priorities and approaches; lead significant negotiations and meet-and-confer processes; and represent DPH’s operational and workforce interests in Citywide collective bargaining and other major labor matters.
• Deliver high-performing Labor & Employee Relations. Direct collective bargaining…