Department of Human Resources

Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ)

All applicants are required to complete the Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire as part of the online application process.  Insufficient or non-responsive answers or to the Supplemental Questionnaire may result in ineligibility, disqualification, or lower scores.

Responses to items on the Supplemental Questionnaire must be supported by the information provided on the application in order to receive appropriate credit.  Please provide a response to each question below to the best of your ability.  Please provide all information requested even of the information may appear redundant.   Do not write, “See application” or “See resume.”

All education and experience referenced in this questionnaire MUST also appear in the work history and/or in the education sections of your application.  A resume will not substitute for this supplemental questionnaire or for a completed application.

As a reminder, all qualifying education must be listed in the application in order to be considered in review of Minimum Qualifications. If you do not include the education experience you are about to describe in the "Education History" section of your application, you will not receive credit for this education.

If you are copying an old application, please taken the time to update your work history section before submitting your application. 

Please indicate the selection that best matches your HIGHEST education attainment.

If you possess a bachelor’s degree or higher, indicate which subject matter areas you have completed major coursework in.

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you possess performing professional-level analytical work in legislative or public policy analysis, development and advocacy of legislation, policy implementation and regulatory compliance, complex budget analysis, development and administration; complex financial/fiscal analysis and reporting; development of complex contracting systems and administration of competitive bid processes and complex contractual agreements; development and evaluation of complex management/administrative policy; complex grant administration and monitoring; complex program evaluation and planning; complex legislative analysis; complex economic analysis.

How many years of experience do you possess in budget analysis, financial analysis and reporting, legislative/policy analysis, or contract/grant administration?

1823  Senior Administrative Analyst

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)

Supplemental Questionnaire

Instructions: Please respond to the questions below. Your responses should be succinct, well written, and thoroughly respond to all elements of the questions asked.

The advancement of diversity and racial equity are core values of the San Francisco Human Services Agency (SFHSA) and the central mission of the SFHSA Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging. These values involve promoting a culture of inclusion where everyone’s race, age, ability, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or country of origin is celebrated. Explain what skills, experiences, and values you will bring to SFHSA to help foster a culture of inclusion and the advancement of racial equity.

In accordance with your response to Question 1 above, please provide the name of the employer(s) and the dates (e.g. MM/YYYY – MM/YYYY) where you obtained the work experience. In addition, please list the name of (a) supervisor(s) or manager(s) who can verify the information provided, as well as their contact information. If no experience, type “none.”

Consider a hypothetical situation where a government organization has racial inequities in salaries such that White employees receive higher salaries in aggregate than Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) employees.

a. How would you approach understanding, explaining the salary disparity between White and BIPOC employees? In your response, please include any prior work experiences, skills, and knowledge of data analytics software/tools that inform your approach to analyzing disaggregated data by race.

b. What policy and/or procedural recommendations would you make to attempt to reduce or eliminate the potential for bias in the determination of salary? Describe in detail the specific steps that you would take to ensure that the policy and/or procedural changes you recommend are implemented. In your response, please include any prior work experiences and/or skills in policy writing and/or project management that inform your approach to organizational change.

In accordance with your response to Question 2 above, please provide the name of the employer(s) and the dates (e.g. MM/YYYY – MM/YYYY) where you obtained the work experience. In addition, please list the name of (a) supervisor(s) or manager(s) who can verify the information provided, as well as their contact information. If no experience, type “none.”