The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status.
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: January 16, 2026
Application Deadline: Application filing will close on or after January 30, 2026
Salary: 0933 Manager V (https://careers.sf.gov/classifications/?classCode=0933) (Range A Salary between $183,144 and $233,766)
Appointment Type: Permanent Civil Service (https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/role-@types/)
Recruitment ID: PBT-0933-162994
Becoming a City employee means being 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.
Berkeley Search Consultants has been retained by the City & County of San Francisco to recruit the Director, Office of Contracts Management and Compliance for their Public Health Department. Located on the beautiful California coastline and home to landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco is one of the most well-known cities in the world. The city has a residential population topping 880,000 and welcomes more than 25 million business and leisure visitors annually. San Francisco is the only city in California with a consolidated city and county government. The City has an elected Mayor (Daniel Lurie) and 11 members of the Board of Supervisors, elected by district.
The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans. SFDPH strives to achieve its mission through the work of multiple divisions - the San Francisco Health Network, Population Health, Behavioral Health Services, and Administration. The San Francisco Health Network is the City's only complete system of care and has locations throughout the City, including Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and over 15 primary care health centers. The Population Health Division (PHD) provides core public health services for the City and County of San Francisco: health protection, health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and disaster preparedness and response. Behavioral Health Services operates in conjunction with SFHN and provides a range of mental health and substance use treatment services.
The eligible list resulting from this recruitment may be utilized to fill future and current vacancies in this class at other locations within the DPH for the duration of the eligible list.
The Director of the DPH Office of Contracts Management and Compliance will oversee contract development and certification for the Department of Public Health (DPH) and ensures contracts are developed in a timely and compliant manner. DPH utilizes contracted services in excess of $650 million annually via 830+ contracts, including highly technical professional services contracts and community-based treatment services and programs.
The Director's oversight includes Civil Service Commission authorization process to contract out services, solicitation development and management for all required services, the approval of all waivers and Department MOUs, contract approvals by the Health Commission and Board of Supervisors, all contract certification, and meeting all City contracting requirements. This position will provide direct supervision, conduct contract and related document review and development, track certification status, and lead improvement processes, from development to implementation. The position will have three direct reports, overseeing four distinct units with approximately 50 employees, conducting all phases of solicitation, contract approval, development, and certification. Finally, the Director will provide critical recommendations and strategic direction to resolve issues impacting contract certifications or to identify policy solutions to implement new service areas.
The Director of the Office of Contracts Management and Compliance performs the following essential job duties:
Supervises the Office of Contracts Management and Compliance Team, including:
Ensuring solicitation processes are completed in a timely manner, and providing direct oversight of the solicitation content to ensure services are presented within City administrative and legal guidelines
Providing staff training and quality control reviews of staff production
Troubleshooting and providing accurate and actionable advice to department stakeholders, or identifying problems, and formulating and executing solutions
Interfaces and serves as a liaison with key stakeholders within the City, including City Attorney, Office of Contracts Administration (OCA), Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Civil Service Commission, and DPH units (finance, human resources, etc.)
Develops and makes regular presentations on new or amended contracts to executive leadership, as well as public governing bodies, such as Civil Service Commission, Health Commission and Board of Supervisors, including developing presentation materials
Participates in Citywide initiatives to develop or update processes and/or policies related to contracting
Plans, develops, implements and/or directs complex quality improvement projects to improve day-to-day operations through the identification of alternative solutions and/ or approaches for completing the various interrelated processes utilized in the contract certification process across DPH
Serves as an Operational Manager for the Department's current implementation of a contract lifecycle management system, defining business priorities, validating system design decisions, and ensuring alignment with project goals and organizational objectives
The Director of the Office of Contracts Management and Compliance (0933 Manager V) may perform other duties as assigned or required.
Please note that incumbents in this classification may be required to perform duties as listed in the class specification, which can be found on DHR's website: https://careers.sf.gov/classifications/)
Education: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university
AND
Experience: Five (5) years of direct professional experience in a governmental organization overseeing the contract lifecycle of a significant number of contracts, of which three (3) years must include supervision of professionals working in contract administration
Education Substitution: Additional qualifying experience may substitute for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis for up to two (2) years. One year (2,000 hours) of qualifying experience will be considered equivalent to 30 semester units/45 quarter units
Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.
One-year full-time employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours (2,000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week).
Verification of Education and Experience:
Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Review SF Careers Employment Applications (https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/#:~:text=Employment%20Applications%20and%20Minimum%20Qualifications) for considerations taken when reviewing applications.
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education or experience verification is required, information on how to verify education and experience requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/experience-education/.
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.
Selection Procedures:
After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:
Supplemental Questionnaire Evaluation: (Weight: 100%)
Qualified candidates will be prompted to complete a Supplemental Questionnaire after the closing of this filing period. Applicants will be given a deadline to return the Supplemental Questionnaire. The Supplemental Questionnaire is designed to measure knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in job-related areas that have been identified as critical for the Director of the Office of Contracts Management and Compliance in class 0933.
Failure to complete these steps by the established deadlines will result in disqualification. All applicants' responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire are subject to verification.
A passing score on the Supplemental Questionnaire must be achieved to be placed/ranked on the Eligible List. Candidates will be placed on the eligible list in rank order according to their final score.
Additional selection processes may be conducted by the hiring department prior to making final hiring decisions.
Certification:
The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be the?Rule of the List.
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 six (6) months and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.
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. Clerical errors may be corrected by the posting the correction on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.sf.gov/.
The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 111A.35.1. The standard for the review of such appeals is 'abuse of discretion' or 'no rational basis' for establishing the position description, the minimum qualifications and/or the certification rule. Appeals must include a written statement of the item(s) being contested and the specific reason(s) why the cited item(s) constitute(s) abuse of discretion by the Human Resources Director. Appeals must be submitted directly to the Executive Officer of the Civil Service Commission within five business days of the announcement issuance date.
Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:
Information About the Hiring Process (https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/process/)
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://careers.sf.gov/accommodations/)
Veterans Preference
Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams
Right to Work (https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/#:~:text=Identification/Right%20to%20Work)
Copies of Application Documents
Diversity Statement (https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/#:~:text=Learn%20more-,Diversity%20Statement,-The%20City%20and)
Where to Apply
All job applications for the City and County of San Francisco must be submitted through our online portal. Please visit https://careers.sf.gov/ to begin your application process.
Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment. Please consider using a personal email address that you check regularly rather than a work or school account.
Computers are available for the public (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 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 and at the City Career Center at City Hall (https://www.sf.gov/city-career-center) , 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 110.
Ensure your application information is accurate, as changes may not be possible after submission. Your first and last name must match your legal ID for verification, and preferred names can be included in parentheses. Use your personal email address, not a shared or work email, to avoid unfixable issues.
Applicants will receive a confirmation email from notification@smartrecruiters.com 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 regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, Steven Scoles at steven.scoles@sfdph.org or (628) 271-6828.?
We may use text messaging to communicate with you on the phone number provided in your application. The first message will ask you to opt in to text messaging.
Position#: 01135911
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.
