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All the deets:
9182 Manager VIII, Municipal Transportation Agency
Recruitment #PEX-9182-059028
Specialty: Director, Public Affairs and Communications
Department: Municipal Transportation Agency
Analyst: Clare Leung
Date Opened: 6/18/2012 1:00:00 PM
Filing Deadline: Continuous
Salary: $131,326.00 – $167,596.00/year
Job Type: Permanent Exempt
Employment Type: Full-Time
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INTRODUCTION
The following information describes the civil service classification for which applications are being solicited.
Make sure you read the entire announcement before completing the application form.
The purpose of this announcement is to fill 1 vacant position in this classification.
Under policy direction of the Director of Transportation, develops and implements strategic communications tactics for the agency that convey the SFMTA’s policy and program initiatives to the public and increases awareness of SFMTA’s services, projects and programs and its commitment to customer service; directs and manages all public affairs functions and activities of the SFMTA including internal and external communications, community relations/outreach, media relations, social media, website content and publications; and serves as SFMTA’s communications expert on various communications programs, trends, best practices, policies and emerging technologies.
Essential Functions:
Plans, organizes, and directs multi-media advertising/marketing campaigns, special events, public outreach programs, social media programs and initiatives;
Directs special research and evaluations of programs/projects to enhance the dissemination of information through viable conduits;
Develops and implements plans and strategies for current, short and long-range public information, public relations, and promotional/marketing programs and campaigns;
Identifies and creates outreach campaigns and initiatives to enhance SFMTA’s social community engagement and interaction;
Monitors and performs regular analysis of campaign performance results to make effective recommendations to optimize marketing strategies and goals;
Determines the needs and requirements for the website, including website content display and layout; directs and coordinates with internal information technology staff to implement and maintain the system;
Assesses and responds to community and stakeholder needs; identifies opportunities for improvement; directs and implements changes/solutions that solve business problems and develop business strategies;
Directs, develops and implements the unit’s work plan goals, priorities, objectives, policies, procedures, budget and work standards;
Directs and assigns projects and areas of responsibility; reviews and evaluates work methods and procedures;
Selects, trains, motivates and evaluates assigned personnel; coordinates staff development; works with employees to address performance issues, and implements discipline and/or termination procedures;
Cultivates and maintains an effective working relationship with all internal and external stakeholders including policymakers, community-based groups, governmental agencies and the media;
Represents SFMTA before elected officials and the public;
And performs related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university;
At least ten (10) years of professional experience which must have included four (4) years of management experience in outreach, communications or public relations program; and
Possession of a valid driver license.
How To Apply:
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency employment applications for this classification will be accepted through an on-line process only. A resume and cover letter describing how you meet the qualifications must be attached to the online application.
Applying Online:
* Visit http://www.jobaps.com/sf to begin the application process
* Choose “9182 Manager VIII, MTA (PEX-9182-059028)” from the list of job opportunities
* Click “Apply” located under the position salary information and acknowledge the information
* Click on “I am a New User” if you have not previously registered, or on “I have Registered Previously”
* Follow instructions given on the screen
To submit resume using the online application:
Select the “Resume” tab in the online application
Follow instructions given on screen
To submit cover letter using the online application:
Select the “Other” tab in the online application
Choose “Upload” as your method of submittal
Click on “Upload Attachment”
Follow instructions given on screen
If you are having trouble attaching your resume/cover letter to the online application, you may submit by fax to (415) 581-5120.
Upon successful submittal of the application online, the applicant will receive a notification on the screen, as well as in the applicant’s e-mail inbox, acknowledging the receipt of the application by the SFMTA – Merit Section. If you are having difficulty submitting your application online, please contact us at 415-701-5062 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Computers are available for the public from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) to file online applications in the lobby of the Department of Human Resources, 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco and in the lobby of SFMTA Human Resources office, 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 6th Floor, San Francisco.
Applicants may be contacted by email about this announcement 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; and @sfmta.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.
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.
Verification:
Applicants may be required to submit verification of experience and education at a later date. Verification of experience, when requested, must be on the employer’s letterhead and must show the name of the applicant, job title(s), duties, dates of service, and must be signed by the employer. A copy of diploma or transcript must be submitted to verify qualifying education.
Selection Procedures:
Applications will be screened for relevant qualifying experience. Additional screening mechanisms may be implemented in order to determine candidates’ qualifications. Only those applicants who most closely meet the needs of the Agency will be invited to participate in the selection process.
Qualified applicants with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodation in the selection process must contact the SFMTA by phone at 415.701.5062 or 415.701.5043 (TTY); or in writing to: SFMTA Human Resources, Merit Section, 1 South Van Ness, 6th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. For further information, please contact 415.701.5062.
Hey, remember Amador v. California Culnary Academy?
Good times.
Well they’re still doling out the cash on this one, so why not get some of it?
Now I’ll tell you, the only worser idea than going to law school these days (ooh, that link is a bit much, non?) is going to cooking school, am I right, GF? So why not use your JD to help the poor souls who were misled by the California Culinary Academy?
It’s a win-win, baby! Get all the deets below.
Sure, cooking school can be sexy, but does it pay off?
This job is new, this job is you, Counselor:
This is an opportunity to found a legal aid organization. In Amador v. California Culnary Academy, students alleged they were led to believe the $46,000 12-month culinary education they received would make economic sense based on their post-graduation job opportunities. For most students that proved untrue.
In connection with the $41.8 million class action settlement of the case (judgement is expected to become final later this month), $2 million has been earmarked to provide student-debt-related services to class members. These class members need help dealing with their creditors. The director will set up and manage the firm under the oversight of the trustees of the fund, Ray E. Gallo and Robert W. Mills. The objective is to effectively manage and compromise the class members’ debts by all legal means. Also, through other fundraising efforts, we hope this new firm may live beyond its $2 million founding budget to become the first agency to focus on providing remedies to the economically disadvantaged when they suffer consumer-related tragedies like those at issue in Amador.
The ideal applicant is an attorney with 10 or more years of experience who enjoys being in a courtroom and has significant experience supervising other lawyers and staff members. Big firm training and top 10 schooling are preferred, but anybody smart and scrappy is welcome to apply. This will be a small firm environment, and effective use of technology will be essential, so you should be someone who welcomes those things.
The job may be available as early as July 1, 2012 and requires a commitment of at least two years. The location of the firm will be determined in consultation with the Director once hired.
Please submit cover letter, resume, writing sample, and salary history by email. Potentially qualified candidates will be asked to complete online assessments.
Coit Tower, Pier 9:
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Well, here it is a pithy two-minute video showing area Church of Scientology President Jeff Quiros leaving his historic building at the foot of Columbus.
(The reference to “SF Weekly” has to do with Lauren Smiley’s recent five-part “Scientology Apostate” series.)
I didn’t realize that Anonymous was still on the case like this.
Here’s what it looked like back in aught-eight when Church leaders walked over to the Chinatown Hilton to celebrate L. Ron Hubbard’s birth anniversary:
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But it’s not too late to get in on the fun – if you want to try to make money from religion, why don’t you apply?
On It Goes…
Lauren Smiley Scientology Apostate series looks to be winner already and this is just the first day.
Good job, Lauren!
Now, how will she top this? Tune in tomorrow.
No wonder the San Francisco chapter of the Church of Scientology is hiring. As seen last week on Columbus:
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As seen at the foot of Columbus right across the street from the TransAmerica Pyramid:
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In the words of Admiral Ackbar, my favorite Mon Calamari, “It’s a …”
Choose wisely.
“These are two spellings of the same word, which means to seek information about something or to conduct a formal investigation (usually when followed by “into”). The corresponding noun is enquiry or inquiry. Either spelling can be used, but many people prefer enquire and enquiry for the general sense of “ask”, and inquire and inquiry for a formal investigation…:
You’d think there’d be a better way than this 19th Century technique.
As seen in SoMA:
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Scary.
Joe Eskenazi has some deets, focusing on pay rates.
(People working at some area In & Out Burgers make about the same. I’ll grant you that high-rise window washing is a lot safer than a lot of people think, but, even so…)
Whats that? You’re a practicing California lawyer so you don’t think you can apply?
No hay problema!
Now, I haven’t seen this posted under Craigslist Gigs, Bay Area yet but this link here should suffice.
Apply today. (Please note that this job expires by the end of the year, if not sooner. And leave your TASER at home.)
And you’ll get a driver and everything. Hey, maybe they’ll even let you use the old hybrid Ford Expedition that the old Mayor loved so. (It’s the same one that our current Mayor rejected – he thinks it’s a big piece of crap, srsly.)
Our Attorney General and Governor-elect Jerry Brown just held a presser at his Campaign Headquarters in Oakland. It seems he’s already On The Job.
He said he’ll head down to San Diego for a funeral for a police officer but then he’ll fly to Sacramento to get going with work tomorrow.
And reporters are already adressing him as “Governor.”
Read below for a few notes.
El Protector de la Gente, Jerry Brown:
Yesterday’s election paves the way for a lot of hard work up ahead.
I’ve already met this morning with leaders in the Senate and Assembly.
I’m going to get to work in Sacramento starting tomorrow.
We’ll have no new taxes unless it’s clear that’s Californians want them.
The “breakdown in Sacramento will pave the way for a breakthrough.”
I’ll be working hard to find waste or low-priority spending in state government.
I told people, “If you want frugality, I’m your man.”
I didn’t create this mess in Sacramento but I’ll do whatever I can to fix it.
I’m going to pare down the budget as much as I can.
I won’t be making specific proposals until I officially take over as Governor.
I have long-lived fore-bearers - my grandmother died at 96 and I have another close relative who’s alive at 98. It would be presumptuous for me to talk about serving as Governor four years from now.
Let’s get off this Chief of Staff stuff, reporters, let’s not talk about it too much. I want to flatten the Administration. Let’s make government more responsive and more coherent.
I’ll be sure to find a place to live in Sacramento, somewhere.
