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This is a Position- Based Test conducted in accordance with CSC Rule 111A. Learn more about the City’s hiring process here: https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/process/

Application Opening: September 8, 2025

Application Deadline: September 10, 2025

Compensation Range: $121,316- $147,472

Recruitment ID: RTF0159567-01149103

About the Commission:  The San Francisco Ethics Commission (https://sfethics.org/) was created by the City’s voters with the passage of Proposition K in November 1993. Our mission is to promote the highest standards of integrity in government. We achieve that by delivering impactful programs that promote fair, transparent, and accountable governmental decision making for the benefit of all San Franciscans. The Ethics Commission is responsible for the independent and impartial administration and enforcement of laws related to campaign finance, public financing of candidates, governmental ethics, conflicts of interest, and registration and reporting by lobbyists, campaign consultants, permit consultants, and major developers.

The successful candidate should expect to perform their duties in a hybrid work environment with at least three days onsite per week per current City policy. Additionally, any City employee may be called in for Disaster Service Work duty or to work onsite with 24-hours’ notice.

Becoming a City employee means being a part of a team that cares about making a difference. Your work will shape both the present and future of San Francisco. When you work for the City, you’re choosing a job with purpose.

About the Team: The Engagement and Compliance Division provides information and guidance to city officers and employees, candidates for public office, the public, and others to help them understand and comply with their responsibilities under the law. This division provides trainings, publishes compliance materials, and provides informal advice that applies the City’s ethics, campaign finance, and lobbying laws to circumstances faced in practice. The Commission also acts as filing officer for a wide range of public disclosure statements filed by designated local officials, candidates seeking local office, and lobbyists who seek to influence governmental decisions in the City and County of San Francisco.

About the position:

Working under general direction of the Engagement & Compliance Manager, the Training Design Specialist will provide technology expertise and day to day support in the design and execution of a comprehensive new communication and training program that delivers cohesive and engaging learning content across a diverse range of audiences, organizations, settings, and platforms.

As with all positions at the Ethics Commission, the Training Design Specialist must be willing to forego involvement in all local political activity while a member of the Commission staff. To support objectivity in the Commission’s work, this position is among those identified to file public Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) to ensure that any possible conflicts of interest between personal financial interests and governmental duties can be detected and avoided.

Essential Duties:

+ Assist with the development and administration of training processes for Campaign Finance, Lobbyists, Ethics, and other programs administered by the Engagement and Compliance Division.

+ Create high-quality training materials, including in-person workshops, live webinars, online video content, interactive e-learning modules, integrated learning assessment tools, and informational guides for large and varied audiences.

+ Assist team with development of communication content and delivery for programs administered by the Engagement and Compliance Division.

+ Assist with facilitation of live training sessions and outreach and engagement efforts with community stakeholders and the public.

+ Lead the development of tools and processes to solicit, track, and implement user feedback on trainings and other compliance materials.

+ Support the development, improvement, and enhancement of content for the Commission’s website using visually engaging and interactive elements.

+ Assist with the development, editing, and design of content including text, graphics, audio, and video across all mediums.

+ Organize, plan, and complete project deliverables aligned with program priorities and performance goals to ensure program effectiveness.

+ Develop and maintain a working knowledge of applicable laws and regulations and the oversight programs and systems used by the Commission to support compliance, public disclosure, and accountability.

+ Assist with other projects to heighten effectiveness and impact of Commission programs and operations as requested and as may be assigned.

+ Coordinate with technology, budget, and procurement staff to identify and deploy hardware and software needs to implement technology strategies.

+ Promote and participate in knowledge sharing and cross-training among staff on program platforms, policies, procedures, operations, and best practices.

+ Provide support for other learning and development initiatives as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university

and

Experience: One (1) year of work experience using multimedia and graphic tools in one or more of the following occupational areas: instructional design, curriculum development, instructional technology, or multimedia technology

Substitution: Additional experience as described above may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis (30 semester/ 45 quarter units equals one year).

Desirable Qualifications:

+ Three or more years of hands-on experience planning, developing, and conducting complex strategic communications and/or training initiatives for varied audiences in both live and digital environments.

+ Experience with public sector organizations and management practices.

+ Prior successful experience developing and executing projects in high-visibility, highly sensitive, or highly politicized settings.

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 https://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 for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.

Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores. The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the slection process when candidates are referred for hiring.

Selection Procedure:

After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:

+ Supplemental Questionnaire 50%

+ Presentation Deck 50%

Eligible List/Score Report: A confidential eligible list of applicant names that have passed the civil service examination process will be created, and used for certification purposes only. An examination score report will be established, so applicants can view the ranks, final scores and number of eligible candidates. Applicant information, including names of applicants on the eligible list, shall not be made public unless required by law. However, an eligible list shall be made available for public inspection, upon request, once the eligible list is exhausted or expired and referrals resolved. The eligible list/score report resulting from this civil service examination process is subject to change after adoption (e.g., as a result of appeals), as directed by the Human Resources Director or the Civil Service Commission.

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be of 6 months and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

Certification: The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be the rule of 10.

To find Departments which use this classification, please see the city’sPosition Counts by Job Codes and Departments.”

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights

Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations.  [Note: The correction of clerical errors in an announcement may be posted on the Department of Human Resources website athttps://careers.sf.gov/.

The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 110.4.  Such appeals must be submitted in writing to the Department of Human Resources, 1 S Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103-5413 by close of business on the 5th business day following the issuance date of this examination announcement.  Information concerning other Civil Service Commission Rules involving announcements, applications and examination policies, including applicant appeal rights, can be found on the Civil Service Commission website athttps://sf.gov/departments/civil-service-commission .

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

+ Information About the Hiring Process (https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/)

+ Conviction History

+ Employee Benefits Overview (https://sfdhr.org/benefits-overview)

+ Equal Employment Opportunity (https://sfdhr.org/equal-employment-opportunity)

+ Disaster Service Worker

+ ADA Accommodation (https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#applicantswithdisabilities)

+ Veterans Preference

+ Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams (https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#senioritycredit)

+ Right to Work (https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#identification)

+ Copies of Application Documents

+ Diversity Statement (https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#diversitystatement)

How to Apply:

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.sf.gov/ and begin the application process.

+ Select the “Apply Now” button and follow instructions on the screen

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 received.

If you have any questions, you may contact Nikki Chew, Sr. HR Consultant at [email protected]

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.