Manager III (0931) - OCOF INITIATIVE DIRECTOR - Department of Children, Youth and Their Families

Permanent Exempt: Permanent exempt (PEX) position; individuals who are appointed to Exempt Positions are appointed at the pleasure of their appointing officer and are considered to be "at-will".

Application Opening: June 16, 2025
Application Deadline: June 22, 2025

Compensation Range: $152,802 to $195,026
Recruitment ID: PEX-0931-156647

The San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) is a strong voice at the heart of the City’s commitment to children, youth, TAY and their families. We have administered San Francisco’s Children and Youth Fund since 1991, bringing together government agencies, schools and community-based organizations (CBOs) to help our city’s youth and their families lead lives full of opportunity and happiness. DCYF and our partners have a proud history of funding high quality, culturally relevant and empowering services with a deep commitment to advancing equity and healing trauma.   

DCYF provides grants and technical assistance to CBOs and supports partnerships with public agencies to provide services in all of San Francisco’s neighborhoods. Our funding areas include Early Care and Education; Educational Supports; Emotional Well Being; Enrichment, Leadership & Skill Building; Family Empowerment; Justice Services; Mentorship; Outreach & Access; Out of School Time; and Youth Workforce Development.   

Through our funding, partnerships and community engagement efforts we seek to support a continuum of services that provides children, youth, TAY and their families with opportunities to be healthy, succeed in school, prepare for the future, engage in positive activities and live in safe and supported communities. Please visit our website at www.dcyf.org for more information.    

Under the direction of the Acting Executive Director, the OCOF Initiative Director will perform the following duties: 

1. Along with leadership at DCYF and partner agencies, lead the development of an implementation timeline and project workplan for OCOF/Proposition J (passed November 2024), which will change the way the City evaluates funding for services to children, youth and their families by monitoring outcomes.
2. Supervise, coordinate and deploy staff at DCYF and partner agencies as needed to implement the initiative workplan, including planning and implementing regular Cross Team meetings. 
3. Policy Support: oversee DCYF’s responses to data and other requests from DCYF staff, City partners and outside parties related to Proposition J.
4. Oversee the coordination, implementation and design of the city-wide community needs assessment for departments with children’s baseline fund.
5. Develop and Foster Partnerships: serve as a liaison for DCYF with partners such as City Departments, SFUSD and external funders to provide support for shared priorities and efforts. 
6. Participate in meetings and convenings, build and maintain solid working relationships, identify areas of connection or collaboration with partners and systems and deploy team members as needed to assist with these efforts.   
7. Develops implementation timeline and workplan for implementation of the initiative.
8. Provides analysis and policy recommendations on a range of complex topics relevant to the initiative.
9. Provides recommendations, plans and approaches for data collection and analysis that contribute to DCYF’s strategic planning and ensures that departmental decisions are grounded in the requirements of the initiative.
10. Communicates information, data and proposed workplan to stakeholders including internally to DCYF staff, managers and senior leadership and externally with partners including other City agencies and SFUSD, City leadership including the Mayor’s Office, Board of Supervisors and Controller’s office and to service providers, families and members of the public.  
11. Performs related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy/Administration, Education, or other related field;

and

2. Eight (8) years of professional experience in public administration or policy or grant development/management, or other related fields, of which three (3) years of experience must be supervising professionals.     

Education Substitution: Additional experience may be substituted for the required degree on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of two (2) years). One (1) year is equivalent to thirty (30) semester units/forty-five (45) quarter units.

Experience Substitution: Possession of a master’s degree in Public Policy/Administration, Education, or other related field is also qualifying  and may substitute for one (1) year of the required professional experience.

Verification: 

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 https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements”

Note: 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.

Selection Procedures:  The selection process will include evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement to the interview. Depending on the number of applicants, the Department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate the qualifications of candidates. If this becomes necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the Department will be invited to participate in the next stage of the selection process. The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.

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

• Information About the Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://www.sf.gov/topics--jobs and begin the application process.

• Select the “Apply Now” button and follow instructions on the screen

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email 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.

Human Resources Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please send your inquires to Peter Rosel, Sr. HR Analyst at [email protected].

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.