Staff Analyst II Trainee

San Bernardino County; California (MO); On-site; USD 74,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

San Bernardino County is offering a trainee opportunity for analytical individuals to advance to Staff Analyst II. The role involves planning, coordinating, and performing complex administrative and analytical tasks to support department management across budget, contracts, grants, and facilities planning.

Successful trainees are promoted upon meeting criteria and passing pre-employment processes. Promotion to Staff Analyst II includes a salary range of $6,141–$8,437 monthly, with a potential

Qualifications

• Eighteen (18) months of full‑time equivalent experience supporting management or professional level administrative services staff.
• One (1) year of full‑time equivalent professional level administrative experience performing analytical duties.
• Education must meet one of the two options for qualifying educational background.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and perform analytical functions to support and advise department management.
• Provide budget and fiscal management support, contracts administration, grants management, and data/statistical analysis.
• Assist with organizational, operational, staffing analysis and related administrative tasks.

Skills

Budget analysis

Fiscal management

Contracts management

Grant management

Data analysis

Staffing analysis

Personnel management

Education

Bachelor's degree in public/business administration, behavioral/social science, accounting/finance or other relevant field

Associate degree + 2 years relevant experience

Job description

Applications will be accepted through 9/4/26

San Bernardino County offers a unique training opportunity for innovative individuals with strong analytical skills looking to advance their career in public service.

Upon successful completion of the Trainee Period, incumbents are eligible to automatically promote to Staff Analyst II ($73,694 - $101,254 Annually)

Staff Analyst II Trainees

plan, coordinate, and perform a variety of highly complex and responsible administrative, operational, research, and analytical functions to support and advise their designated departments’ management activities. These positions typically provide support and advice to department management in a variety of functional areas with department wide impact such as budget and fiscal management, contracts administration, grants management, legislative analysis, facilities planning, and organizational, operational and staffing analysis.

The eligible list established by this recruitment will be used to fill current and future vacancies throughout the County as well as in the County Fire District and Special Districts. Applicants will be asked to indicate their availability and preference for referral to the different agencies in the Supplemental Questionnaire.

The San Bernardino County Fire Protection District and Special Districts are separate entities from San Bernardino County, and as such, compensation and benefits for their positions are set forth in a different compensation plan. For additional details, refer to the Non-Represented Employee Compensation Plan.

Excellent Benefits!

To review job-specific benefits, please refer to the Summary ofBenefits and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

Conditions of Employment

Travel: Travel throughout the County may be required and employees will be required to make provisions for such transportation.

Pre-Employment Process: Applicants must pass the pre-employment process, which includes fingerprinting, prior to appointment. Candidate selected for law enforcement departments, public safety positions, or positions where legally required, must pass a more stringent background check.

Sponsorship: San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.

Promotion: Incumbents in the class of Staff Analyst II Trainee are eligible for promotion to Staff Analyst II ($6,141 - $8,437 monthly) upon meeting the minimum qualifications for Staff Analyst II and upon receipt of a satisfactory work progress report. Incumbents must be promoted within 24 months of hire or be terminated.

These positions require both education and experience; to advance in the process applicants must meet one (1) of the two (2) options for Experience and one (1) of the two (2) options for Education:

Required Experience (must meet one of the following options)

1. Option 1 Eighteen (18) months of full‑time equivalent experience supporting management or professional level administrative services staff (staff equivalent to San Bernardino County Staff Analyst I or higher level classifications) in any of the following areas: budget preparation/monitoring, fiscal/accounting functions; contracts, bid/proposal, or grant management; research and analytical studies; organizational studies; data/ statistical analysis and reporting; organizational/operational/staffing analysis; and/or personnel management.
2. Option 2 One (1) year of full‑time equivalent professional level administrative experience (duties and responsibilities equivalent to a San Bernardino County Staff Analyst I classification) performing analytical duties as a primary job function in any of the following areas: budget/fiscal management, financial analysis and/or accounting; contracts, bid/proposal, or grant management; special projects coordination; facilities and capital improvement planning; data/ statistical analysis and reporting; and/or organizational/staffing analysis or personnel management.

Required Education (must meet one of the following options)

1. Option 1 Bachelor's degree in public/business administration, behavioral/social science, accounting/finance or other relevant field of study.
2. Option 2 Associate degree in public/business administration, behavioral/social science, accounting/finance or other relevant field of study and two (2) years of experience supporting management or professional level administrative services staff in any of the following areas: budget preparation/monitoring, fiscal/accounting functions; contracts, bid/proposal, or grant management; research and analytical studies; organizational studies; data/ statistical analysis and reporting; organizational, operational, staffing analysis; and/or personnel management. The 2 years of experience used to qualify under Education Option 2 will be treated as a substitution for the Bachelor’s degree and will not count towards any of options under the Required Experience.

Important Notes Regarding Qualifying Education and Experience

1. Qualifying degrees or coursework must be completed at a college or university accredited by any accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education. Degrees or coursework completed outside the U.S. must be accompanied with an evaluation report from a reputable credential evaluation service showing equivalency to degrees or coursework completed at a college or university accredited by any accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education. (Must be attached if applicable.) Refer to the NACES website for more information on evaluation services.
2. Qualifying experience must be clearly demonstrated in detail in the Work Experience section of the Application.
3. General office/clerical, retail sales, eligibility worker, employment services, child support services and other similar experience is not considered qualifying.

Ideal Candidates

will be self‑motivated individuals and collaborative team players with the ability to perform complex, sensitive, and detailed administrative and analytical work involving the use of independent judgment and personal initiative to make decisions, develop solutions, and meet deadlines.

Essential knowledge, skills and abilities include:

• Familiarity with or ability to learn and understand principles and practices relevant to governmental budget administration and fiscal procedures, contracts, grants, and bid/proposal management, project management, facilities and capital improvement planning, data science/statistical analysis, and/or organizational/staffing analysis or personnel management.
• Ability to conduct in-depth research, analyze and interpret a wide variety of complex data and information, identify options, and make viable recommendations.
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Excellent writing skills with the ability to prepare clear and accurate administrative reports.
• Proficient with or intuitive ability to learn to work with enterprise financial management systems such as SAP.

Examination Procedure

There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on a review of the Application and Supplemental Questionnaire; therefore, it is to your advantage to provide as much relevant and detailed work experience as possible, as resumes will not be reviewed in lieu of the application materials.

Application Procedure

NOTE: There is a six (6) month waiting period to re‑apply for the same job classification (title and level).

This recruitment will close on 9/4/26.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) / Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants.

ADA Accommodation

If you have a disability and need accommodations during the testing process, please submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form (Download PDF) within one week of the recruitment filing deadline.

Veterans' Preference

Eligible veterans and their spouses or widows/widowers who are not current County employees may receive additional Veterans' Preference points. For details and instructions on how to request these points, please refer to the Veterans' Preference Policy.

For more important details, review the Applicant Information and County Employment Process.