Senior Analyst

The Judicial Council of California is accepting applications for a Senior Analyst to join the Leadership Support Services office.

This Senior Analyst position provides primary staff to one of the largest Judicial Council advisory bodies: the Court Executive Advisory Committee (CEAC); and various CEAC Subcommittees and Working Groups. Additionally, the senior analyst will serve as comprehensive backup staff to TCPJAC (Trial Court Presiding Judges Advisory Committee) primary staff and the Joint (TCPJAC/CEAC) staff. The Trial Court Leadership (TCL) unit serves as a central point of coordination and communication between the trial courts and the Judicial Council of California. This position is responsible for providing advanced journey-level, professional analytical work in managing projects and/or programs, conducting research, developing policies and procedures, and serving as a subject matter expert with the highest level of knowledge in assigned projects and programs.

The Judicial Council offers hybrid work arrangements for many positions. The successful candidate will be expected to work in person at the Judicial Council’s San Francisco or Sacramento office at least two days per week, based on their office leader’s direction, and reside in the areas surrounding these locations.

About the Judicial Council:
The Judicial Council of California holds constitutionally conferred statewide rule-making authority, advocating for and allocating the judicial branch budget. Comprising California state justices, judges, lawyers, legislators, and court administrators, the Council is committed to improving access to justice for all Californians. As one of California's most dynamic public service entities, we continually evolve to meet the changing needs of the courts and the public. As a government body charged with improving the statewide administration of justice, the Judicial Council has multiple offices with diverse responsibilities relating to court policy and operations. As employees of the council, every member of staff should view and approach their work as one Judicial Council with a public service mission that is greater than the sum of its parts.

The Judicial Council strives for work life balance and includes substantial vacation and holiday time. In addition, we offer an excellent benefits package including pension, medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible spending, up to $130 per month reimbursement for qualifying commuting costs, and retirement savings plans. In Sacramento, the office is located minutes from downtown, just north of Discovery Park. In San Francisco, the office is only a 7-minute walk from the Civic Center BART station in downtown San Francisco.

Duties

• Provide professional-level staff support to the Court Executive Advisory Committee (CEAC), and its subcommittees and working groups (Work extensively with executive Judicial Council/branch leadership on advisory body business.
• Advise the co-chairs and subcommittee on issues and actions for all CEAC subcommittees. Subject matter expert for the variety of subcommittees and work groups.
• Analyze complex issues and prepare briefing memoranda and meeting materials.
• Consult with subcommittee co-chairs and/or senior staff to CEAC (and TCPJAC if needed) to prepare agendas, meeting materials, and reports.
• Implement, comply, and monitor adherence to JC governance structures, policies, and procedures (e.g. nomination cycles, templates, open meetings rule). Perform ongoing business process improvement and quality assurance in oversight of CEAC subcommittees.
• Provide professional-level staff support to TCPJAC and Joint (TCPJAC & CEAC) in a secondary-staff role (backup); while maintaining an extensive, thorough, working knowledge of advisory body business. Work extensively with executive Judicial Council/branch leadership.
• Composes, reviews, and finalizes original comprehensive and complex reports, requests for proposals, memoranda, briefings, and other documents

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Act as point of contact for Service of Process on behalf of the Judicial Council of California.
• Attend various meetings and required training.
• Participate on committees and in conferences, as assigned.
• Travel as required.
  

Salary

• $7,710 - $11,565/month

Qualifications

Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree, and four (4) years of analytical experience in program analysis, development, implementation, research, and/or evaluation.

Possession of a bachelor’s degree in a directly related field for the assigned discipline such as political science, public administration, statistics, mathematics, etc., may be substituted for one of the years of required experience. An additional four years of professional experience as noted above may substitute for the bachelor’s degree. Or, additional directly related experience and/or education may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.

OR

Master’s degree in a directly related field for the assigned discipline such as political science, public administration, statistics, mathematics, etc. that included qualitative and quantitative research, and one (1) year of analytical experience in program analysis, development, implementation, research, and/or evaluation.

OR

One year in the Analyst classification with the Judicial Council of California or one year of experience performing the duties of a class comparable in the level of responsibility to that of an Analyst in a California Superior Court or California state-level government entity.

How to Apply

This position requires the submission of our official application, responses to the supplemental questions, and a resume. To ensure consideration of your application for the earliest round of interviews, please apply by 5:00 P.M. on February 11th, 2025.

To complete the online application, please click the Apply for Job button.

The Judicial Council provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities who request such accommodation. Reasonable accommodation needs should be requested through Human Resources at (415) 865-4260.
 

Supplemental Questions

To better assess the qualification of each applicant, we will review your responses to the following question. Please indicate for which employer you performed these functions. Your answers should not exceed a total of one page.

1. Please explain why you are interested in this position and why your experience and skills would be a good fit.
    

Benefits

Some highlights of our benefits package include:

• Health/Dental/Vision benefits program
• 14 paid holidays per calendar year
• Choice of Annual Leave or Sick/Vacation Leave
• 1 personal holiday per year
• Up to $130 per month reimbursement for qualifying commuting costs
• Pre-Tax Parking Savings Program
• CalPERS Retirement Plan
• 401(k) and 457 deferred compensation plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• FlexElect Program
• Long Term Care Disability (employee paid/optional)\
• Group Legal Plan (employee paid/optional)

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Judicial Council of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer.