Application Opening: Friday, September 11, 2026
Application Closing: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately as this recruitment may close at any time, but no earlier than 11:59PM Sunday, September 20, 2026.
Appointment Type: This position is aTemporary Exempt Appointment. This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer.

Job Description

The 1823 Senior Administrative Analyst performs complex, sensitive, and detailed professional-level analytical work in the areas of legislative and administrative policy and data analysis related to children, youth and family services. The position supports Departmental functions with data management, policy analysis and program evaluation, as well as conducting key research and strategic planning. This position will report to the Director of Communications, Data & Strategic Alignment but will also provide analytical support to program managers in other units and is expected to exercise excellent independent judgment.

The essential duties of this position include:

• Analyzes trends in Department-funded services, prepares statistical reports; coordinates and monitors departmental reporting including the reporting of data by DCYF-funded programs.
• Works with staff from various teams to define and monitor key metrics in funding strategies, initiatives and with the Department's contracts with nonprofit providers that ensure alignment with system wide goals and support performance accountability.
• Prepares recommendations with appropriate supporting documentation regarding how to comply with legislation and regulations, Mayor's and Board of Supervisors' directives, law, court decisions and/or memoranda of understanding; develops implements and monitors new and revised reporting systems required by legislation and/or new policy.
• Supports the development of the Department's Community Needs Assessment (CNA) and Service Allocation Plan (SAP) and Request for Proposals (RFP), including analyzing policies, and quantitative and qualitative data.
• Supports the implementation of internal planning groups related to the Departments' funding strategies and initiatives, including preparing presentations and leading data related discussions.
• Supports the implementation of evaluations of the Department's funding strategies and initiatives, including working with external contractors, assisting in the development of scopes of work, providing guidance and direction about the focus of evaluations and the methodology used.
• Develops, implements, reports on and creates dashboards with program outcomes, indicators, and systems for tracking the progress for both public reporting and internal management purposes.
• Conducts other ad hoc research and data analysis as needed, which may include matching client data across multiple large datasets and databases, researching industry best practices, evaluating the effectiveness of pilot programs or reform efforts using quantitative and qualitative methods, or administering and analyzing surveys.
• Performs related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and three(3) years full-time equivalent experience performing professional-level analytical work. Qualifying professional-level analytical work includes analysis, development, administration, and reporting in major programs and functions of an organization in the areas of budgets, contracts, grants, policy, or other functional areas related to the duties of positions in the 182X Class series.

Substitution:

Possession of a graduate degree (Master's degree or higher) from an accredited college or university with major coursework in specialized subject matter areas such as public or business administration, management, business law, contract law, public policy, urban studies, economics, statistical analysis, finance, accounting or other fields of study closely related to the essential functions of positions in the Class series may be substituted for one (1) year of required experience.

Additional experience as described above may be substituted for the required degree on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of 2 years). Thirty (30) semester units or forty-five (45) quarter units equal one year.

Additional Information

• Information About the Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.sf.gov/ 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 ([redacted].org, [redacted].org, [redacted].com, [redacted].com, [redacted].org, [redacted].org, [redacted].org, [redacted].com, [redacted].org, [redacted].org, [redacted].org, [redacted].org, [redacted].edu, [redacted].info, and [redacted].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 Consultant at [redacted].