Designer Temporary

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Temporary Exempt (TEX), this position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer.

$50.09 – $63.01 an hour – Temporary

ABOUT US:

We’re growing the digital services team that operates and iteratively improves the DAHLIA affordable housing service (housing.sfgov.org), as well as the Salesforce implementation used to manage larger affordable housing operations. Funded by the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD), the team also works directly with the San Francisco Digital Services Team.

The mission of the Housing Division of the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development is to provide financing for the development of affordable housing in San Francisco and guide the City’s housing policy. MOHCD ensures the the long-term affordability and physical viability of the City’s stock of affordable housing. The Office also provides financial and educational assistance to first-time homebuyers, and finances housing rehabilitation costs for low-income homeowners.

The San Francisco Digital Services Team is transforming how residents interact with the city, implementing our new Digital Services Strategy through building services designed around the people that use them. Led by the Chief Digital Services Officer, the team is comprised of product managers, designers, business analysts, developers, and content strategists. As a member of this new team, you would be part of a new and growing movement, with an opportunity to shape the City’s approach to design.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

We are looking for an expert designer with broad experience with UX, UI, and visual design to join the new housing digital services team. As the housing team’s designer you will have an important role in continuing to uphold the high design bar we have set on housing.sfgov.org over the last two years.

You will help lead user research, produce prototypes and designs, work closely with front-end developers, and ensure that analytics and feedback are used to improve the user experience iteratively. You’ll help improve the affordable housing application product, expand MOHCD’s digital services to meet additional needs of housing applicants, and collaborate closely with the program team to rethink non-digital service avenues in order to streamline the customer experience.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Serve as the designer on a new, small multi-disciplinary team that is operating and improving the affordable housing application service, as well as building new user-focused digital services for affordable housing.
• Partner with designers and developers at the vendors we work with
• Build intuitive, accessible and easy-to-use designs for transactional affordable housing services, as well as content related to affordable housing.
• Lead user research and testing, serving as an internal advocate for housing applicants and ensuring that new services meet their needs – and exceed their expectations.
• Develop storyboards, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to communicate interaction and design ideas throughout the development process.
• Conduct ongoing user testing and improve designs based on analytics and feedback
• Facilitate a consistent user experience by using and expanding our pattern library, including helping align it with efforts to develop a broader City style guide and pattern library.
• Help instill a design culture in the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development, championing the value and role of design in all we do.
• Work comfortably in an agile environment with rapidly changing deadlines, workloads, and goals. Participate in Agile software development scrum team.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

1. An associate degree in computer science or a closely related field from an accredited college or university OR its equivalent in terms of total course credits/units [i.e., at least sixty (60) semester or ninety (90) quarter credits/units with a minimum of twenty (20) semester or thirty (30) quarter credits/units in computer science or a closely-related field]; AND

2. One (1) year of experience analyzing, installing, configuring, enhancing, and/or maintaining the components of an enterprise network.

SUBSTITUTION: Additional experience as described above may be substituted for the required degree on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of two (2) years). One (1) year is equivalent to thirty (30) semester units or forty-five (45) quarter units with a minimum of 10 semester / 15 quarter units in computer science or a closely related field.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least three years of experience designing outstanding web-based products for a consumer-oriented website. Experience re-designing complex products, services, or transactions to be more simple, beautiful, and easy to use.
• Demonstrable design skills including sketching, rapid prototyping, user testing, design production, and familiarity with HTML & CSS.
• Product team experience including: Experience leading the user research and user testing process; delivering iterative design components (including user journeys and prototypes); and working with an agile scrum methodology.
• Strong, modern visual design sense.
• Exceptional verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively influence and communicate cross-functionally.
• A personal interest in public service or civic technology.
• Self-awareness, willingness to seek and give feedback, curiosity and a quest for self improvement are all personal attributes we encourage.
• Excellent HTML & CSS skills. Knowledge of JavaScript for rapid prototyping purposes.
• Experience designing to meet web accessibility standards including Section 508 and WCAG.

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 http://sfdhr.org/index.aspx?page=456

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.

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit www.jobaps.com/sf to register an account (if you have not already done so) and begin the application process.

• Select the desired job announcement: 1042 Designer (IS Engineer – Journey) – TEX-1042-082723
• Select “Apply” and read and acknowledge the information
• Select either “I am a New User” if you have not previously registered, or “I have Registered Previously”
• Follow instructions on the screen

A resume and a cover letter highlighting how you meet the desirable qualifications and any relevant experience is REQUIRED at the time of filing and must be attached to the online application. Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered. Mailed, hand delivered or faxed documents/applications will not be accepted.

Computers are available for the public (from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday) to file online applications in the lobby of the Dept. of Human Resources at 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 4th 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, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org).

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.

Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores. If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst at (415) 554-6000.

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. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement to the interview. The application procedure is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in this recruitment, please contact the analyst at (415) 554-6000. Notification in advance will enable the department and County to evaluate arrangements to reasonably accommodate your need.

THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. MINORITIES, WOMEN AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

As a finalist for a job, you will be fingerprinted, and your fingerprints will be sent to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The resulting report of your conviction history (if any) will be used to determine whether the nature of your conviction (or arrest, in limited circumstances) conflicts with the specific duties and responsibilities of the job for which you are a finalist. If a conflict exists, you will be asked to present any evidence of rehabilitation that may mitigate the conflict, except when federal or state regulations bar employment in specific circumstances, such as:

• Candidates applying for positions with the Unified School District and the Community College District may be disqualified from consideration should their conviction history not meet the standards established under the California Education Code.
• Candidates applying for positions with the Recreation and Park Department may be disqualified from consideration should their conviction history not meet the standards established under California Public Resources Code 5164.

Having a conviction history does not automatically preclude you from a job with the City.

If you are selected as a finalist, the hiring department will contact you to schedule a fingerprinting appointment.

General Information concerning City and County of San Francisco Employment Policies and Procedures: Important Employment Information for the City and County of San Francisco can be obtained at http://www.sfdhr.org/index.aspx?page=20 or hard copy at 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor.

Copies of Application Documents: Applicants should keep copies of all documents submitted, as these will not be returned.

Right to Work: All persons entering the City and County of San Francisco workforce are required to provide verification of authorization to work in the United States.

All employees hired on or after January 10, 2009 will be required (pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section A8.432) to contribute 2% of pre-tax compensation to fund retiree healthcare. In addition, most employees are required to make a member contribution towards retirement, ranging from 7.5%-13.25% of compensation. For more information on these provisions, please contact the personnel office of the hiring agency.