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

City and County of San Francisco•San Francisco, CA

16d

About The Position

Under the direction of the Acting Executive Director, the OCOF Initiative Director will perform the following duties: 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. 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. Policy Support: oversee DCYF’s responses to data and other requests from DCYF staff, City partners and outside parties related to Proposition J. Oversee the coordination, implementation and design of the city-wide community needs assessment for departments with children’s baseline fund. 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. 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. Develops implementation timeline and workplan for implementation of the initiative. Provides analysis and policy recommendations on a range of complex topics relevant to the initiative. 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. 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. Performs related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Lead the development of an implementation timeline and project workplan for OCOF/Proposition J
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
Oversee DCYF’s responses to data and other requests from DCYF staff, City partners and outside parties related to Proposition J
Oversee the coordination, implementation and design of the city-wide community needs assessment for departments with children’s baseline fund
Serve as a liaison for DCYF with partners such as City Departments, SFUSD and external funders to provide support for shared priorities and efforts
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
Develops implementation timeline and workplan for implementation of the initiative
Provides analysis and policy recommendations on a range of complex topics relevant to the initiative
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
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
Performs related duties and responsibilities as assigned