City and County of San Francisco · 6 hours ago
Chief of Staff or Legislative Aide
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior LevelThe City and County of San Francisco is hiring for a Chief of Staff or Legislative Aide position to serve District 5. The role involves guiding legislation and public-private partnerships to address pressing challenges such as housing and safety while managing constituent services and facilitating community engagement.
GovernmentSmall and Medium Businesses
Responsibilities
Research policy on areas covering housing, public safety, economic revitalization, and immigration
Draft legislation from inception to passage on respective policy areas
Drive stakeholder engagement on legislation, gathering input from community, experts, and constituents
Prepare briefings and summary policy analyses for Supervisor meetings, committees, and hearings
Own a portion of constituent services - answering emails, phones, meetings - as needed to address community concerns
Manage neighborhood relations with neighborhood associations and merchant groups
Staff the Supervisor at events, coordinate their calendar, and schedule them with external meetings
Liaise with other departments, mayors office, supervisor offices to drive forward legislation
Guide press strategy, maintain press relationships, organize press conferences
Organize rallies, coordinate community events, and general event management
Qualification
Required
Experience in policy research on areas covering housing, public safety, economic revitalization, and immigration
Ability to draft legislation from inception to passage on respective policy areas
Experience in driving stakeholder engagement on legislation, gathering input from community, experts, and constituents
Ability to prepare briefings and summary policy analyses for Supervisor meetings, committees, and hearings
Experience in managing constituent services - answering emails, phones, meetings - as needed to address community concerns
Ability to manage neighborhood relations with neighborhood associations and merchant groups
Experience in staffing the Supervisor at events, coordinating their calendar, and scheduling them with external meetings
Ability to liaise with other departments, mayor's office, supervisor offices to drive forward legislation
Experience in guiding press strategy, maintaining press relationships, organizing press conferences
Ability to organize rallies, coordinate community events, and general event management
Preferred
Intelligence with humility
Empathy with strong work ethic
Resilience with a growth mindset
Company
City and County of San Francisco
City and County of San Francisco is the only consolidated city-county in California.
Founded in 1850
10001+ employees
Funding
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City CIO, Executive Director of the Department of Technology
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