Who We Are
The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, every year serving more than 55,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages in our 131 schools across the city of San Francisco. We aim to provide each student with an equal opportunity to succeed by promoting intellectual growth, creativity, self-discipline, cultural and linguistic sensitivity, democratic responsibility, economic competence, and physical and mental health so that each student can achieve his or her maximum potential. Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we place access and equity, student achievement, and accountability at the forefront of every child’s education.
What It Means to Work Here
When you join our team at SFUSD you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative and equity-focused organization that approaches public education as a social justice movement that requires broad collaboration across an array of strategic partners. As a CORE district, SFUSD is also a leader in critical systems change for more comprehensive school accountability and innovations that help strengthen the instructional core, which is the foundation of our strategic plan, Impact Learning. Impact Lives.
Who We Want
We want talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are inspired by our mission steeped in equity, and who are motivated to unleash our children’s potential. We want people who are strong collaborators, skilled communicators, problem solvers and who are comfortable in a community of continuous learning.
As our Workforce Analytics Manager, you will lead a new team and a critical new function in Human Resources. The Workforce Analytics team will be responsible for HR’s data systems, overseeing data entry and analysis in order to produce accurate and actionable information about SFUSD’s workforce. As the head of this team, you will also serve as the lead for data systems in Human Resources, working closely with our Information Technology Department to troubleshoot day-to-day issues, streamline processes and create innovative solutions that bolster the work of the entire Human Resources Department. You will help to lead HR’s transformational work to become a strategic partner in the district and deliver on the promises outlined in both Impact Learning. Impact Lives., as well as our long-term, city-wide North Star, Vision 2025.
We want someone with a critical eye towards systematic improvements who is excited to lead a new team and who brings skills and experience with workforce analytics to SFUSD.
We expect our Workforce Analytics Manager to:
Direct and lead our Workforce Analytics team, supervising four direct reports and assigning roles and responsibilities across the team
Provide expert data analysis to answer critical research questions that will help the Human Resources Department manage and understand our work force
Develop, maintain and support HR reports and queries. Lead the development of standard reports for ongoing HR and customer needs.
Partner with Information Technology (IT) to communicate user requests and issues. Develop and maintain a clear understanding of HR business needs and strong working relationships with IT and HR in order to effectively meet user and customer needs and resolve issues.
Manage the development, testing and planning of new systems and/or enhancements
Coordinate across teams and departments – Staffing, Operations, IT, and other key partners to understand how HR’s data systems are used in order to envision and implement process improvements
Ensure strategic direction and oversight of initiatives within Human Resources that improve efficiency, data integrity and analysis
Facilitate project meetings with internal departments regarding new initiatives, policy changes, benefit changes and more as you represent the business needs of HR across SFUSD
Deliver necessary information and ensure training is available to Human Resources staff to maximize use of HR data systems
Provide technical assistance as needed
Complete special projects as needed, including but not limited to drafting business requirements for new initiatives, presentations, and technology and software evaluations
The strongest candidates will have:
Knowledge of urban public schools and/or public sector environments
Experience working with a variety of data systems; familiarity with PeopleSoft preferred
Supervisory experience and a clear vision for how to work across and manage a team
Familiarity with workforce analytics and ability to connect research questions to data systems
Ability to define and implement effective protocols and practices
Experience and success with effective communication to diverse groups of employees
Strong analytic and systems thinking to inform and conduct daily work
Ability to convert data into clear, presentable deliverables
Ability to coordinate and manage work with multiple competing priorities or perspectives
High professional standards for work quality
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex information to various audiences
Ability to work effectively in difficult situations that may involve confidential or sensitive matters
Experience in a multi-union environment
Minimum Qualifications
A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university
Three years professional level experience in program administration and/or Human Resources and/or data analysis/analytics; experience working with and supporting complex HRIS systems and business process improvements for a large employer preferred.
What We offer
SFUSD offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience, and a comprehensive benefits plan including dental and vision plans, a defined benefit pension plan, disability, life insurance, flexible spending account options and vacation time. We also offer an inclusive and equity-centered environment where we encourage staff to bring their whole selves to work.
How To Apply
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit www.jobaps.com/sf to register an account (if you have not already done so) and begin the application process.
Please click “Apply Online” at the end of this announcement. Select either “I am a New User” if you have not previously registered, or “I have Registered Previously.” Follow instructions on the screen. Attach a letter of interest, resume, a letter of recommendation and a current list of references. Our Human Resources team will review your entire application to determine your eligibility status. We will contact you directly should you move forward in the process.
Applicants may be contacted by email about this announcement 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 (@sfusd.edu, @sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.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.
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.
If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact Beth Rezaee, by telephone at 415-241-6101, ext. 3257 or by email at rezaeee@sfusd.edu.
NOTE: You must include or attach a cover letter, resume, letter of recommendation, and current list of references.
Make sure that your application and any attachments to the application submitted at the time of filing are complete and accurate and include details on all experience, education, training and other information that qualifies you for this position. Failure to submit a complete and accurate application at the time of filing may result in your ineligibility for this position or inability to receive full credit for scoring purposes. Any new information concerning work experience, education, training and other information that is submitted after the filing deadline may not be used for scoring or considered to determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications.
San Francisco Unified School District is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment. SFUSD does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.