SR. Grants and Policy Analyst Job at City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

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  • City and County of San Francisco
  • San Francisco, CA

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

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.

  • Applications Open: November 18, 2024
  • Applications Close: No earlier than December 2, 2024 at 11:59pm
  • Salary range for 1823 position: $117,676 to $143,000
  • Recruitment ID: PEX-1823-152919

Are you passionate about Juvenile Justice, Public Safety, and the Community we serve? Are you a dedicated professional who wants to maximize their impact in the lives of some of San Francisco’s most marginalized youth? If so, we encourage you to take advantage of this unique opportunity to join a team that is devoted to re-imagining Juvenile Justice, committed to racial equity, and focused on ensuring long-term public safety through the development, enrichment, and accountability of young people we serve throughout San Francisco. Click here to read more about the San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department (JPD). 

The San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department’s mission is to serve the needs of youth and families who are brought to our attention with care and compassion. We engage fiscally sound and culturally competent strategies that promote the best interests of the youth, and provide victims with opportunities for restoration.

Our equity-centered goals are to:

  • Reimagine how the City addresses juvenile crime, from referral through reentry, in collaboration with the community and our system partners, emphasizing research and evidence-based practices, and sustainably addressing pervasive racial disparities throughout the system. 
  • Advance a  Whole Family Engagement  strategy that places racial equity at its center to ensure that all youth have equal access to successful outcomes, and that advances youth-and family-centered case plans and goal development, with the supports and resources necessary to help justice-involved youth thrive. 
  • Bolster equitable leadership development opportunities for BIPOC staff; implement change that meaningfully improves the workplace experience of BIPOC staff; enact our organizational belief of redemption and helping people to succeed.
Job Description

Reporting to the Director of Research and Planning, the Senior Grants and Policy Analyst oversees the Department’s grant management strategy, and ensures that federal and state funding for juvenile justice is effectively accessed, monitored, and deployed in full compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and in support of the Department’s mission and goals. The Senior Grants and Policy Analyst will manage JPD’s significant Community Investment portfolio, a justice reinvestment initiative, and collaborate closely with colleagues in the Research and Planning Unit as well as the Finance Unit to project and allocate grant revenues in support of juvenile justice system transformation in San Francisco.

Essential Functions of the position include: 

  • Overseeing a comprehensive grant management strategy for the Department to ensure program sustainability and advance JPD’s goals and objectives.
  • Working closely with the Human Services Agency (HSA), the Department of Youth, Children, and their Families (DCYF), the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), the Office of Youth and Community Restoration (OYCR), and the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) on matters related to juvenile justice and foster care grants management.
  • Overseeing and facilitating Title IV-E foster care administration and Families First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) policy development and implementation in collaboration with the Probation Services Division, including fiscal monitoring, coordination efforts, and writing policies, memorandums, and reports. Generating the Department’s contributions to the County Self-Assessment and System Improvement Plan, as required by the California Department of Social Services. Monitoring state legislation and regulatory letters to inform foster care administration and identify opportunities for improving compliance and optimizing reimbursement. Coordinating with staff in the Human Resources and Finance Units to ensure accurate and timely completion of the Title IV-E quarterly time study and claim.
  • Conducting state apportionment projections, planning, and reporting, including fiscal monitoring for eligible uses, allocation planning for personnel and non-personnel uses, coordination efforts, data analysis for grant reports, implementation of the Department’s Community Investments portfolio, and writing policies, memorandums, and reports.
  • Preparing recommendations with supporting documentation to ensure JPD compliance with regulations, mitigate risk, and maximize potential revenues
  • Developing grant applications, budgets, and implementation plans for new programs and department initiatives.
Qualifications

Education: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university

Experience: 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.

Desirable Qualifications

  1. Prior experience managing and monitoring state and federal grants, particularly related to preparing and submitting claims for reimbursement.
  2. Strong writing skills and experience drafting reports, memorandums, policies, and plans.
  3. Strong analytical skills and advanced expertise using Excel or similar software.
  4. Professional juvenile justice, criminal justice, or social services experience in the government or nonprofit sectors.

Additional Information

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 and begin the application process.

  • Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow the instructions on the screen

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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

For questions, please contact Principal HR Analyst Joanna Luong at Joanna.Luong@sfgov.org or at 415-753-7523.

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.

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.

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