Senior Executive Director (0998) Communications Department

Job Class: 0998 Senior Executive Director of Communications

Salary Range: $181221.80 - $235994.40/annually

Appointment Type: Permanent Exempt (what does this mean)

Length of Appointment: Permanent Exempt Full Time 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 50000 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 SFUSDs 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 21^st 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 others 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 Districts 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 goals.

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 childrens potential. We want people who are strong collaborators skilled communicators and problem solvers who are comfortable in a community of continuous learning.

The Senior Executive Director of Communications plays a critical leadership role within SFUSD building public confidence and leveraging public relations to further the mission of the District. Reporting directly to the Head of Staff the Senior Executive Director of Communications leads communications including media relations crisis communications and oversight of the districts public radio license and coordinates marketing and public information efforts.

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 0998 Senior Executive Director of Communications you will:

Oversee and provide strategic direction to the Communications Department ensuring coherent alignment in service of the Districts priorities and goals across all platforms

Advocate for the interests of SFUSD in public relations.

Champion a one-team culture across the district promoting connections across divisions and between central office and schools

Proactively plan develop organize and administer all aspects of the school Districts communications strategy priorities and day-to-day communications issues

Ensure essential communications align with the Districts priorities and bring the District closer to its vision including correspondence to SFUSD staff and families proactive media placement internal communications websites and support for the executive messaging

Establish performance measures monitor results and partner with the Superintendent Executive Leadership Team and the SFUSD Board of Education to evaluate the effectiveness of SFUSDs communications

Partner across the District to lead the district-wide strategic alignment of internal and external communications exercising influence and positional authority to create coherence

Build effective relationships with media representatives serving as the Districts primary liaison to local state and national media

Exemplify and model the Districts core values serving as an effective ambassador of the District to stakeholders and the public at large

Supervise evaluate and guide staff across divisions building capacity and creating accountability towards meeting short and long-term goals

The strongest candidates will have:

Experience leading communications and/or external affairs divisions of a public school district or other public entity

The ability to create and drive organizational change that produces results

Familiarity with San Franciscos media landscape

Knowledge and relationships with San Franciscos educational political and school communities

Personal and professional alignment with the mission and core values of SFUSD

The ability to manage and synthesize information systems in large complex urban institutions for a diverse public audience

Extraordinary commitment to measurable results and continuous improvement

Exceptional communication skills both written and oral (with individuals and groups including large high-stakes presentations)

The ability to work effectively with racially and ethnically diverse staff students and communities bringing groups together across differences towards common goals

Minimum Qualifications

Education & Experience

Bachelors degree in mass communications education public administration business administration or related field; AND/OR

Five (5) years of successful experience in public affairs government relations media relations development or similar work involving community relations; OR

An equivalent combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful performance.

What We Offer

SFUSD offers a competitive salary of $181221.80 - $235994.40/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 and create a new account to begin your application.

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

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 SFUSD and CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking applicants should set up their email to accept SFUSD and CCSF mail from the following addresses (@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and @).

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 ones education training or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification from this and futurejobopportunities with the San Francisco Unified School District.

Nondiscrimination Statement and Grievance Procedures:

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 pregnancy childbirth termination of pregnancy or lactation including medical conditions or recovery parental marital and family status reproductive health decision making physical or mental disability medical condition sex sex stereotypes sex characteristics sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression military or veteran status or genetic information or association with a person or 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.

Any person may report discrimination including sex discrimination sexual harassment or discrimination on the basis of a physical or mental disability (whether or not the reporting person is alleged to be the victim of the discriminatory conduct) in person by mail by telephone or by email using the contact information for the Districts Title IX Coordinator.

District Title IX Coordinator:

Eva Kellogg

Office of Equity

555 Franklin Street 3rd Floor

San Francisco CA 94102

or

For more information and the Districts nondiscrimination policy please review Board Policy 4030. For more information about the Districts Sexual Harassment policy please review Board Policy 4034.