Senior Human Resources Analyst (1244) - Multiple Departments Citywide (C00184)

Company Description

This is a Citywide Exam posting. Your application to this posting is an application to take a citywide exam.

If you pass the exam, you will be emailed your score and ranking on the eligible candidate list. When a department has an open position with this job classification they will use this eligible list to hire for that position. Departments will contact candidates from this list to gauge interest in their specific roles. Learn more about the City’s hiring process here: https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/process/.

**Job Ad Amended on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 to reflect update to minimum qualification substitution language.

Application Opening: Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Application Deadline: Continuous

The City and County of San Francisco is looking to bring on board multiple Senior Human Resources Analysts to help departments in hiring, supporting, and retaining a highly qualified workforce to deliver essential public services to the people of San Francisco. We are looking for candidates who are passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace, can exercise good judgement, sensitivity, and creativity in response to complex situations, and enjoy analysis.

This is a unique opportunity to learn about what it takes to support a complex public sector workforce of nearly 40,000 staff who perform the full range of city and county services, from public safety to transportation to street maintenance to public health, and much more.

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.

In addition to establishing a career with purpose and opportunity for professional growth, the City offers excellent benefits that include: competitive salaries; medical, dental, and vision insurance; defined benefit retirement plan; deferred compensation plan; long-term disability insurance; life insurance; and a generous paid time off package.

Come explore first-hand the many opportunities that the City and County of San Francisco has to offer.

Job Description

Senior Human Resources Analysts are responsible for hiring, developing, and supporting the City’s workforce. Analysts work in a variety of human resources functional areas including recruitment and examinations; classification and compensation; employee and/or labor relations; benefits administration; human resources operations; diversity, equity, and inclusion; or personnel training. Senior Human Resources analysts are distinguished from Human Resources Analysts in that they may lead or supervise professional/clerical staff and perform more difficult and complex work.

Senior Human Resources Analysts may specialize in one of the functional areas described below or perform duties in multiple areas.

Recruitment and Examinations Analysts help recruit and evaluate the skills of candidates in order to hire a highly qualified workforce.

• Key duties include preparing candidate friendly job advertisements, processing job applications, and constructing, administering, and scoring examinations.

Classification and Compensation Analysts help the City achieve our equity and wage parity goals by conducting investigations and surveys concerning the duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and salaries of City jobs.

• Key duties include conducting field or desk audits of the work performed by City staff, recommending changes to class specifications to reflect current job requirements, and conducting and evaluating wage surveys.

Employee and/or Labor Relations Analysts enhance the City’s goal to provide a fair and welcoming work environment by ensuring consistent compliance with the City’s collective bargaining agreements.

• Key duties include negotiating resolutions to grievances, investigating complaints of serious employee misconduct, and conferring with employees, department leadership, and labor representatives about how best to apply employment regulations.

Benefits Administration Analysts help make the City an employer of choice by managing the City’s employee benefits program.

• Key duties include creating, managing, and updating the City’s employee benefits program, such as managing health insurance, retirement accounts, v