Senior Investigator and Legal Analyst - San Francisco Ethics Commission (Job Class 1823)

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Job description

Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Commission is seeking twoSenior Investigator & Legal Analysts with solid analytical and investigative skills, exceptional judgment, and a demonstrated commitment to accountable government to perform highly complex, sensitive, and detailed investigative analyses and professional-level investigations. As a member of the Enforcement team, the Senior Investigator & Legal Analyst will play a central role developing the Commissions capacity to identify, investigate, and resolve matters of significant complexity and heightened public harm, including by initiating new matters based on self-generated leads.

This position reports to the Ethics Commissions Director of Enforcement. As with all positions at the Ethics Commission, the Senior Investigator & Legal Analyst must be willing to forego involvement in all local political activity while a member of the Commission addition, to support objectivity in the Commissions enforcement work, this position is among those designated in the Ethics Commissions Conflict of Interest Code as a position required to file public Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) to ensure that any possible conflicts of interests between personal financial interests and governmental duties can be detected and avoided.

Important and Essential Duties

Essential duties of the position include but are not limited to the following:

* Evaluate complaints, evidence, law, and policies and apply sound independent judgment to determine matters to be opened as investigations by the Enforcement Division.
* Perform highly complex, sensitive, and detailed investigative and/or legal research and analyses of laws pertaining to alleged violations of ethics, conflicts of interests, campaign finance, lobbying, whistleblower protection, and public disclosure laws to support the effectiveness of the Ethics Commissions mandate as an independent administrative enforcement agency.
* Conduct complex investigations of alleged violations of ethics, conflicts of interest, campaign finance, lobbying, whistleblower protection, and public disclosure laws.
* Identify and obtain a wide range of information and source documents to elicit factual information and evaluate compliance with laws within the Commissions jurisdiction, including through investigative research, document requests, the exercise of subpoena power, and witness interviews.
* Analyze and evaluate data and information to identify facts and develop evidence-based conclusions, including about both instances and patterns of non-compliance.
* In coordination with the Enforcement Director develop, negotiate, and present written stipulated settlements for Commission consideration.
* Prepare and present investigative reports, including detailed exhibits to summarize complex data and other relevant information and document findings, and make recommendations to resolve investigative outcomes, including advising the Enforcement Director and Executive Director regarding potential dismissals, warning letters, probable cause, and penalties.
* Perform administrative and management duties as assigned, including regular progress updates and assisting management in program reporting and resource planning.
* Act as an investigative, enforcement and/or legal affairs resource as assigned for other units at the Commission to provide general enforcement context for policy development or matters or policy inquiries.
* Represent Enforcement Division or Ethics Commission with other city departments or others, including Controllers, City Attorneys, and District Attorneys Offices, as assigned.
* Promote knowledge sharing among staff members and assist in cross-training team members on policies, procedures, regulations, systems, operations, and processes related to programs administered.
* Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, senior management, representatives of other departments/agencies, officials, contractors, and the public to achieve organizational goals.
* Maintain confidentiality of sensitive and confidential information obtained through the course of completing assignments while working comfortably in an open government environment.
* Supervise and train interns, temporary staff, or other staff on project basis, as assigned.
* Perform other related duties as assigned, including periodic attendance and/or presentation at Commission meetings.