Supervising Analyst

State of California; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision benefits

Paid holidays

Annual leave or sick/vacation leave

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

CalPERS retirement

Job summary

The Judicial Council of California seeks a Supervising Analyst to provide statewide leadership over multidisciplinary education, program operations, and grant-funded initiatives serving courts, officers, and justice-system partners.

You will supervise staff, oversee major statewide training programs, and ensure compliance with federal and state requirements while advancing behavioral health priorities across California’s court system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and five years of analytical or managerial experience, including one year of supervisory.
• Experience in grant administration and compliance, including federal/state requirements.
• Strong communication and collaboration with judicial officers, staff, and partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide statewide leadership for multidisciplinary education and training across California's courts.
• Provide supervisory and program management oversight for grant-funded initiatives, ensuring fiscal stewardship and compliance.
• Oversee unit operations and ensure clear, timely communication with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Monitor program performance and analyze statewide trends to guide improvements.
• Collaborate with Supervising Attorneys to update legal guides, curricula, and JCART content.
• Coordinate staffing, timelines, and grant documentation for SAFG, CASA, IV-E, and CIP programs.

Skills

Leadership

Supervisory experience

Project management

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Job description

Supervising Analyst JO#6734 Supervising Analyst

$8,512.00 - $12,766.00 per Month New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

• Provide statewide leadership for the development, coordination, and delivery of multidisciplinary juvenile-focused education and training, ensuring high-quality content, consistent statewide engagement, and alignment with Judicial Council priorities.
• Provide supervisory, project, and program management oversight for unit initiatives, including administration of the Substance Abuse Focus Grant (SAFG), Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) funding, Title IV - E activities, and federal Court Improvement Program (CIP) grants, ensuring effective planning, implementation, fiscal stewardship, and compliance with federal, state, and Judicial Council requirements. This includes supervision, direction, and review of staff supporting the Collaborative Justice Courts Advisory Committee to ensure consistent staffing, high - quality deliverables, and alignment with statewide collaborative justice priorities.
• Oversee unit - wide operational and administrative processes and ensure clear, timely, and accurate communication across internal teams, leadership, and external stakeholders to support the effective functioning of programs and organizational priorities.
• Monitor program performance, evaluate statewide trends, and direct ongoing improvement efforts—including data analysis, error recovery, impact assessment, and post - project evaluation to ensure unit initiatives operate efficiently, remain compliant, and address statewide requirements effectively.
• In collaboration with unit Supervising Attorneys, ensure legal guides, bench cards, educational materials, JCART modules, and juvenile - focused curricula are regularly reviewed and updated for statewide relevance and accuracy.
• Collaborate with the unit Supervising Attorneys and internal partners to assess, refine, and coordinate educational content for statewide stakeholders, integrating feedback from multidisciplinary convenings and statewide training forums.
• Plan, organize, assign, and review staff work related to timelines, deliverables, fiscal tracking, and grant documentation for the SAFG allocations, CASA local assistance funding (including CASA IV-E), Title IV - E training and reimbursement activities, and CIP - funded projects to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance with governing requirements.
• Manage and coordinate daily operational workflows, including procurement, invoicing, administrative quality control, and process documentation.
• Track performance metrics and trends across unit initiatives (including SAFG, CASA, IV - E, CIP, juvenile - training programs, and JCART) and prepare analyses to identify risks, gaps, or emerging statewide issues.
• Develop, maintain, and implement standardized monitoring tools—such as dashboards, performance trackers, and compliance checklists to measure program effectiveness and

Working Conditions

The Judicial Council strives for work-life balance, including 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, student loan forgiveness as part of Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and retirement savings plans. The San Francisco office is only a 7-minute walk from the downtown Civic Center BART station. In Sacramento, the office is located minutes from downtown, just north of Discovery Park.

Minimum Requirements

This position does not have a Classification Specification. Requirements and qualifications for this position can be found in this announcement. For additional questions, please contact the hiring department listed below.

• Supervising Analyst

# of Positions:

1

Work Location:

Telework:

Hybrid

Job Type:

Permanent, Full Time

Department Information

OVERVIEW

The Judicial Council of California is accepting applications for the position of Supervising Analyst with the Center for Families, Children & the Courts. The Supervising Analyst provides statewide leadership over multidisciplinary education, program operations, and grant - funded initiatives that support courts, judicial officers, and justice - system partners in responding to the behavioral health needs of children, youth, and families. The position oversees major statewide training programs, including Beyond the Bench, juvenile law education, and design and content of the Juvenile Cases, Article, Resources, and Training (JCART) website, while advancing Proposition 1 Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) priorities through the creation of resources, curricula, and guidance that help courts navigate evolving behavioral health funding, services, and county planning structures. The Supervising Analyst supervises staff to the Collaborative Justice Courts Advisory Committee, offering direction, coaching, workflow oversight, and quality assurance to ensure consistent, high - quality support for statewide collaborative justice initiatives; and supports the Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee Court Adoption and Permanency Month project. The position manages complex grant portfolios such as Substance Abuse Focus Grant, Court Appointed Special Advocate grants, Title IV - E training contracts, Judicial Resources and Technical Assistance grant, and the federal Court Improvement Program, ensuring fiscal accountability, compliance, and alignment with statewide behavioral health transformation efforts. Additionally, the role directs unit operations, cross - office coordination, and data - informed performance monitoring to strengthen outcomes and support court engagement in California’s evolving behavioral health system.

The Judicial Council

The Judicial Council of California is the policy setting body for the state court system and has constitutionally conferred statewide rule-making authority. This authority includes developing, advocating for, and allocating the judicial branch budget. A majority of Council members are California state justices and judges; however, the Council also includes lawyers, legislators, and court administrators.

By enhancing its role as a leadership, knowledge, and service resource for the judicial branch, the Judicial Council’s staff organization seeks to continue to evolve as one of California’s most dynamic public service entities, focused on improving access to justice for all Californians by innovating and responding to 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.

Who May Apply

Individuals who are currently in the classification, eligible for lateral transfer, eligible for reinstatement, have list or LEAP eligibility, are in the process of obtaining list eligibility, or have SROA and/or Surplus eligibility (please attach your letter, if available). SROA and Surplus candidates are given priority; therefore, individuals with other eligibility may be considered in the event no SROA or Surplus candidates apply.

Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree and five (5) years of analytical or managerial experience in program analysis, implementation, research, and/or evaluation, which includes one (1) year of supervisory experience . An additional four (4) 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 two (2) years of analytical experience in program analysis, development, implementation, research, and/or evaluation, which includes one (1) year of supervisory experience.

OR

One (1) year as a Senior Analyst or other level (C43) class or three (3) years as an Analyst or other level (C42) class with the Judicial Council of California or one (1) year of experience performing the duties of a class comparable in the level of responsibility to that of an exempt-level Senior Analyst or three (3) years as an exempt-level Analyst in a California superior court or California state-level government entity and a) completion of training courses on topics related to effective supervision within six (6) months of promotion; or b) one (1) year of previous supervisory experience.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• Expertise in juvenile law, child welfare, behavioral health systems, and multidisciplinary court - involved services, including familiarity with statewide training needs and best practices.
• Strong leadership and supervisory skills, with proven experience developing staff, managing complex workloads, and guiding high - visibility statewide projects or convenings.
• Demonstrated ability to design, deliver, and evaluate statewide training, curricula, digital learning content, and educational resources for diverse professional audiences.
• Experience in grant and program administration—including federal, state, and Title IV - E requirements, with skill in fiscal oversight, compliance monitoring, and reporting.
• Highly developed analytical skills, including ability to interpret data trends, assess program impacts, develop monitoring tools, and prepare clear, actionable summaries for leadership and statewide partners.
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and relationship - building abilities across judicial officers, court staff, behavioral health agencies, and multidisciplinary partners, with skill in conveying complex concepts clearly and effectively

PAYMENT & BENEFITS

• 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
• 401(k) and 457 deferred compensation plans
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• Long Term Disability Program (employee paid/optional)
• Group Legal Plan (employee paid/optional)
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
• CalPERS Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• FlexElect Program
• Pretax Parking

Contact Information

Department Website: http://www.courts.ca.gov/careers

Human Resources Contact: Willie Yapching [phone] [e-mail]

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Supplemental Questions

To better assess the qualifications of each applicant, please provide a response to the following questions. Your answers should not exceed a total of three pages.

1. Please explain why you are interested in this position.

2. Please describe any experience with grant or budget management.

3. Please describe any experience with contracts or other legal agreements, and your specific function or responsibility associated with those contracts.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.