Human Resources Analyst (1241) - Multiple Departments Citywide (C00183)

Human Resources Analyst Opportunity

The City and County of San Francisco is looking to bring on board multiple Human Resources Analysts to help departments in hiring, supporting, and retaining a highly qualified workforce to deliver essential public services to the people of San Francisco. We are looking for candidates who are passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace, can exercise good judgment, sensitivity, and creativity in response to complex situations, and enjoy analysis. This is a unique opportunity to learn about what it takes to support a complex public sector workforce of nearly 40,000 staff who perform the full range of city and county services, from public safety to transportation to street maintenance to public health, and much more. 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. Human Resources Analysts assist with hiring, developing, and supporting the City's workforce. Analysts work in a variety of human resources functional areas including recruitment and examinations; classification and compensation; employee and / or labor relations; benefits administration; human resources operations; diversity, equity, and inclusion; or personnel training.

Human Resources Analysts may specialize in one of the functional areas described below or perform duties in multiple areas.

Recruitment and Examinations Analysts

Help recruit and evaluate the skills of candidates to hire a highly qualified workforce. Key duties include preparing candidate friendly job advertisements, processing job applications, and constructing, administering, and scoring examinations.

Classification and Compensation Analysts

Help the City achieve our equity and wage parity goals by conducting investigations and surveys concerning the duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and salaries of City jobs. Key duties include conducting field or desk audits of the work performed by City staff, recommending changes to class specifications to reflect current job requirements, and conducting and evaluating wage surveys.

Employee and / or Labor Relations Analysts

Enhance the City's goal to provide a fair and welcoming work environment by ensuring consistent compliance with the City's collective bargaining agreements. Key duties include negotiating resolutions to grievances, investigating complaints of serious employee misconduct, and conferring with employees, department leadership, and labor representatives about how best to apply employment regulations.

Benefits Administration Analysts

Help make the City an employer of choice by managing the City's employee benefits program. Key duties include creating, managing, and updating the City's employee benefits program, such as managing health insurance, retirement accounts, vacations, paid time off, and parental leave.

Human Resources Operations Analysts

Ensure employees have a smooth and efficient experience when they join, move within, and / or leave the City workforce. Key duties include processing new hires through interviews and onboarding activities, facilitating employee transfers, separating employees through layoffs when necessary, and administering fair and consistent employee discipline.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Analysts

Help the City fulfill our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion through recruitment, training, coaching, mediation, and monitoring. Key duties include developing employee resources and training, leading diversity recruitment efforts, coaching management, mediating workplace conflict, and creating and monitoring DEI benchmarks.

Personnel Training Analysts

Help promote teamwork and strong leadership skills among City staff by facilitating training and workshops. Key duties include leading training about supervision and leadership, conducting team building workshops and career development programs, and consulting with managers on training and organizational development projects.

Current City policy allows for hybrid work schedules. Staff must work on-site some days each week and may arrange to work remotely on other days. Please note that staff in this classification may be required to perform the full range of duties as listed in the class specification.

Education : Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. Substitution : Verifiable professional human resources work experience in one or more of the following areas may substitute for up to two years of the required education on a year-for-year basis : recruitment and selection; classification and compensation; employee and / or labor relations; benefits administration; human resources operations; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and personnel training. Verification of Education and Experience Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process.

Applicants will receive a confirmation email from notification@careers.sf.gov that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following :

• Human Resources Analyst Core Exam (Weight : 100%) Candidates self-certifying meeting the Minimum Qualifications will be invited to participate in the online Human Resources Analyst Core Exam. Candidates will be sent a web link via email that will allow them to take the online Human Resources Analyst Core Exam that is designed to measure knowledge, skills, and / or abilities in job-related areas which have been identified as critical for positions in the Human Resources Analyst classification.
• Score Banking : Scores attained on the Human Resources Analyst Core Exam will be 'banked' for three years, starting from the date of the examination. This means that, during this three-year time period, candidates need not take this test again. Rather, if another announcement you applied to and are deemed qualified for requires the Human Resources Analyst Core Exam and is held within one year of your Human Resources Analyst Core Exam date, your score will be automatically applied to that announcement.
• Eligible List / Score Report : A confidential eligible list of applicant names that have passed the civil service examination process will be created, and used for certification purposes only. An examination score report will be established, so applicants can view the ranks, final scores and number of eligible candidates.

To find Departments which use this classification, please see : Position Counts by Job Codes and Department FY 2022-23 .

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco :

The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 110.4. Such appeals must be submitted in writing to the Department of Human Resources, 1 S Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103-5413 by close of business on the 5th business day following the issuance date of this examination announcement.

Information concerning other Civil Service Commission Rules involving announcements, applications and examination policies, including applicant appeal rights, can be found on the Civil Service Commission website.

Condition of Employment : All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Someone is fully vaccinated when 14 days have passed since they received the final dose of a two-shot vaccine or a dose of a one-shot vaccine. Any new hire must present proof of full vaccination status to be appointed. Any new hire who will be routinely assigned or occasionally enter High-Risk Settings, must provide proof of having received a COVID-19 booster vaccine by March 1, 2022, or once eligible. The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV / AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.