Director of Board Affairs (0993): Board of Education Office

Job Class: 0993 Director

Salary Range: $134,939 - $183,656 /annually

Appointment Type: Permanent Exempt (what does this mean?)

Length of Appointment: PEX not to exceed three (3) years. This position is excluded by the Charter from competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the appointing officer.

Calendar: Full Time / Full Year

Who We Are

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 50,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 121 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose, and that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, and equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD’s Graduate Profile. Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.

What It Means to Work Here

The SFUSD community is unified by our Core Values:

• Student-centered: We put students’ needs first
• Fearless: We persist through challenges
• United: We celebrate and build on each other’s strengths
• Social Justice: We stand with those most vulnerable in our community
• Diversity-driven: We respect and seek to understand each person

We are also inspired by Vision, Values and Guardrails which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan. SFUSD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. 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 and Vision 2025.

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, and problem solvers who are comfortable in a community of continuous learning.

The Director of Board Affairs will be part of the SFUSD Communications and Governance team and serve as a dedicated staff member to the San Francisco Board of Education. The position will provide strategic and planning support to the Board of Education to implement student outcomes-focused governance, including leading inclusive community engagement efforts, enacting high-quality and consistent Board operations, and developing and improving effective systems to ensure strategic alignment across the governance team. The Director of Board Affairs reports to the SFUSD Head of Communications and Governance.

Essential Duties

The duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to the job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive or exhaustive list.

As the Director of Board Affairs, you will:

• Facilitate strategic alignment among Board of Education, Superintendent, and SFUSD staff to promote student outcomes focused governance.
• Leverage K-12 professional networks to develop and implement learning opportunities for Board of Education members and District staff to align SFUSD governance with industry best practices.
• Serve as a liaison among SFUSD Superintendent, her leadership team, and Board of Education to strengthen decision-making and collaboration.
• Build and implement strong systems to ensure effective communication, board operations, and administration of the Board of Education Office.
• Staff and operationalize the Board of Education public meetings.
• Cultivate cross-functional collaboration districtwide to ensure timely, accurate, and relevant information sharing
• Manage Board Office budget, personnel, and operations.
• Lead and facilitate internal working groups to deliver outcomes on District and Board policy, continuous improvement, inclusive decision-making and change management initiatives.
• Manage Board office staff to ensure smooth operations with quality assurance and quality control.
• Lead Board of Education community engagement efforts with external stakeholders.
• Manage SFUSD participation in K-12 affiliate organizations.
• Lead with compassion, humility, and adaptiveness, and be open to continuous learning and improvements as part of professional development and growth.

The strongest candidates will have:

• Experience with K-12 governance practices
• Experience facilitating groups of people with diverse backgrounds, experience, and points of view
• Experience working in a large complex government agency, ideally in the public education sector
• Ability to maintain highly organized methods of operating within a complex system
• Comfort with multimedia and graphic design tools, including Adobe, Google Suite
• Bilingual proficiency in Spanish and/or Cantonese
• Knowledge of urban public school landscapes including policies, politics, education practices and funding
• Awareness and experience in the use of multi-channel community engagement marketing.
• Ability to engage, inspire, and influence people
• Demonstrated record of creating, managing, and implementing comprehensive communications plans
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to convey information to a variety of audiences
• Experience with public policy, legislative processes, and governance.
• Ability to quickly master new technology and systems
• Strong analytical and systems thinking necessary to interpret data to inform goals and strategies
• Ability to coordinate and manage complex cross-functional projects with multiple competing priorities or perspectives
• A proven record of effectively planning, organizing, and using resources to take action and achieve goals
• Ability to manage ambiguity, risk, and changing direction of projects and strategies
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and management skills and high professional standards for work quality
• Success leading effective teams and highly motivated individuals toward outcomes-driven success
• Ability to work effectively in high-pressure situations that require sound decision-making.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A. / B.S) from an accredited college or university; advanced degree preferred
• Four (4) years of full-time verifiable professional experience in legislative, government, or public affairs, including serving as a strategic advisor to elected bodies, administration of fast-paced public meetings and information systems, development of budget and legislative analysis on complex K-12 issues, and proven track record to engage diverse audiences on complex legislative and policy issues in large urban educational settings.
• Strategic leadership and management experience; in a K-12 public educational setting preferred

Substitution: Education requirement may be substituted for additional professional-level experience on a year-for-year basis.

What We Offer

SFUSD offers a competitive salary of $134,939 - $183,656 annually commensurate with experience in a similar position. We offer 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

• Visit https://jobs.sfusd.edu/ and create a new account to begin your application.
• Visit careers.sf.gov and begin the application process.
• You will be prompted to electronically attach a letter of interest, resume, list of professional references

and any applicable credentials or licenses

• Our Human Resources team will then review your entire application to determine your eligibility status

and contact you directly should you move forward in the process

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 http://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 from this and future job opportunities with the San Francisco Unified School District.

District Nondiscrimination Statement:
San Francisco Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, sexual harassment and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, reproductive health decision making, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, veteran or military status, or genetic information, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics or any other basis protected by law or regulation, in its educational program(s) or employment.

For more information about the District's non-discrimination policy, please review Board Policy 4030.

Title IX Nondiscrimination Statement and Grievance Procedures:
Any person may report sex discrimination, including sexual harassment (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute sex discrimination or sexual harassment), in person, by mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail, using the contact information listed for the Title IX Coordinator, or by any other means that results in the Title IX Coordinator receiving the person's verbal or written report. Such a report may be made at any time (including during non-business hours) by using the telephone number or electronic mail address, or by mail to the office address, listed for the Title IX Coordinator.

District Title IX Coordinator:

Eva Kellogg
Office of Equity
555 Franklin Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94102
415-355-7334 or equity@sfusd.edu

For more information on the District’s Sexual Harassment policy and grievance procedures, please review Board Policy 4034.

Title IX Nondiscrimination Statement and Grievance Procedures:
Any person may report discrimination on the basis of a physical or mental disability (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute discrimination on the basis of a physical or mental disability), in person, by mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail, using the contact information listed for the Section 504 Coordinator.

District Section 504 Coordinator:

Alicia Rodriguez
1515 Quintara St., San Francisco, CA, 94116
(415) 242-2615 or rodrigueza@sfusd.edu