Deputy Director of Community Development (0904 - Mayoral Staff XVI) - City and County of San Francisco

Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development

The mission of the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) is to address social, economic, and racial inequities through the creation of affordable housing opportunities and the funding of essential services that are foundational for strong communities. As a department, MOHCD is an industry leader in the implementation of policies for the creation, rehabilitation and preservation of affordable housing. Through its programs, the department strengthens the social, physical and economic infrastructure of San Francisco’s low-income neighborhoods and communities in need. MOHCD actively collaborates with community-based organizations, non-profits, affordable housing providers, financial institutions, and other City agencies and staff, in the pursuit of a more equitable and affordable San Francisco. In MOHCD’s hiring practices, the department strives to build teams that reflect the diversity of San Francisco and the populations it serves. MOHCD urges qualified candidates of all races, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity to apply. Programmatically, the department aims to expand affordable housing opportunities; provide services to maintain housing stability and reduce displacement; strengthen coordination, accessibility, and effectiveness of services to the community; and advance housing equity by embedding racial equity and trauma-informed policies and practices in the work of MOHCD.

The department’s Community Development Division works with a broad network of community-based partners to create an inclusive and equitable city where all residents can thrive. Specifically, the division administers Federal grants programs, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD)

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program; manages locally-generated funding to support a wide range of community services administered by over 150 organizations; manages housing stability services including eviction defense, rental assistance and rental subsidy programs; oversees services located in affordable housing, former public housing, and housing designated for people living with HIV/AIDS; holds the lead role on the City’s digital equity work; serves as the lead department for the City’s Cultural Districts program and the City’s South of Market Stabilization Fund; and administers funds to support the acquisition and capital improvements of community-serving facilities

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

The City and County of San Francisco is seeking a collaborative, community-oriented, innovative leader who has demonstrated success in working with diverse communities. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of community development programs, including Community Development Block Grant programs and similar HUD funding streams. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker capable of implementation through teamwork and collaboration and must be able to communicate effectively with people from all constituencies and neighborhoods, including residents, elected officials, advisory committee members, advocates, and other city department staff. The ideal candidate will be an experienced manager who empowers while ensuring accountability and provides high-level guidance, support and mentorship to the division managers and staff on the Community Development team. The ideal candidate must be able to bring empathy, diplomacy, vision and problem solving to their work, being responsive to community input while being able to oversee multiple compliance requirements and exercising fiduciary responsibility over governmental funding streams.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The MOHCD Deputy Director of Community Development oversees all work of the Community Development Division and its 25 staff members and reports directly to the MOHCD Department Director.

This position plans, organizes, directs, and manages the day-to-day activities and operations of the Community Development Division and assists in the overall management of the department to support the Department Director and is responsible for the oversight and supervision of the Community Services, Housing Services, and Community Facilities/Capital teams within the Division. A primary responsibility of this position is the distribution of approximately $90 million to more than 150 community-based organizations providing essential services to the residents of San Francisco.

This position administers major Federal grant programs including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) programs and manages locally generated funding to support a wide range of community services in accordance with appropriate rules, regulations, and guidelines. This position is responsible for the oversight and management of over 150 community-based organizations and private entities providing social services to the City of San Francisco. The Deputy Director recommends and administers the allocation of funds to non-profit organizations; monitors programmatic activities; and ensures through various compliance procedures that funds are expended in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. The Deputy Director is responsible for developing Requests for Proposals according to the appropriate rules, regulations and guidelines pertaining to each individual program or grant.

Day-to-day, the Deputy Director plans, directs, and coordinates the work of the Community Development Division; meets with management staff to identify and resolve problems; assigns projects and programmatic areas of responsibility; reviews and evaluates work methods and procedures; develops and enforces adherence to the departmental budget; represents the Community Development Division to other City departments, elected officials, and outside agencies; explains and interprets Community Development Division programs, policies, and activities; oversees staffing to two community advisory committees; negotiates and resolves sensitive, significant, and controversial issues; and performs related duties as assigned. The position will work closely with other divisions within MOHCD, other City departments, officials, outside agencies, regulatory agencies, and the public and will be responsible for fostering cooperative working relationships both within the City and with external stakeholders.

Provide strong leadership, manage subordinate staff, exercise effective judgment in critical/emergency situations, analyze complicated and sensitive issues, and communicate and provide options clearly to the Mayor, Mayoral staff, commissions, boards, committees, other agencies and the public. Apply the principles of public administration, financial and personnel management and effectively interpret all applicable laws, ordinances and codes. Exercise independent analysis, adaptability and judgment on specialized proposals with difficult, complicated options. Effectively present Mayor's policies and opinions to outside entities such as the public, boards, commissions and government agencies. Maintain harmonious relationship with managers, City officials, unions, employees and the public.

Special Requirements:

Qualifications including a requirement for specialized knowledge, skills, abilities, education, experience, or licenses may be established for individual positions.

Important Information

In order to be considered for the Deputy Director of Community Development position you MUST submit the following:

1. Resume
2. Letter of Interest
3. Response to Supplemental Questionnaire (your response to the supplemental questions must be sent as a PDF)

Supplemental Questionnaire

Current Supervisor:

#Direct reports and total FTE:                                                      

Operating Budget:

Are you aware of the compensation, if so, what are you looking for $$?

Have you looked at the cost of living and would you have to move or commute?

How much notice would you have to give your current employer?

Please keep answers concise and specific.

1. Share two forward facing/strategic accomplishments that would be relevant to this position. What was your role?
2. How have you established trust internally and externally (non profits, neighborhood groups, etc.)  in your current organization and how would you in this position?
3. What experience do you have working with non-profits/philanthropy groups?  And which ones?
4. What 3 words best describe you and why?
5. Why are you interested in this position?______________________________________________________________

Online application available on: Thursday, September 12, 2024

Filling Deadline - Friday, September 27, 2024 - 11:59 pm

Classification - 0904- Mayoral Staff XVI (Deputy Director of Community Development)

Compensation - $200,000 - $215,000 (annually) 

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
• 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 https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process. • Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen 7 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 (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.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 receive

Exam Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam analyst at Karen Henderson - karen.henderson@sfgov.org - 628-652-5933

All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

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.