Associate HR Analyst, Recruiter (Limited Term)

Overview

The Judicial Council of California is accepting applications for the position of Associate Human Resources (HR) Analyst in the Human Resources office. Our team strives to provide timely, responsive, and professional human resource management services reflecting best practices to California judicial branch employees and judicial officers, with the overarching goal of developing the California judicial branch as employer of choice.

The Associate HR Analyst position is a temporary, full-time assignment for a duration of approximately one year, contingent on the availability of funds, and will end no later than June 30, 2027. An extension of one additional year may be considered and would also be contingent on the availability of funds.

As part of a dynamic team of professionals, the Associate HR Analyst (recruiter) performs a variety of recruitment functions in support of hiring managers throughout the Judicial Branch. Recruiters will assist with the full recruitment lifecycle, including applying appropriate recruitment strategies and best practices to source appropriate professional candidates for numerous open positions, simultaneously.

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.

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

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. To be eligible for Judicial Council employment and participation in the Judicial Council’s Hybrid Work Program, a prospective or current employee’s primary residence/remote work location must be in the State of California and within a 150-mile driving radius of their assigned reporting location.

Responsibilities

• Determines and develops effective recruitment strategies, keeping up to date on current recruitment best practices and applicant sourcing techniques
• Provides assistance to managers and supervisors by answering questions regarding policies and procedures related to the recruitment and hiring process
• Meets with hiring managers and makes recommendations on best practices in advertising and attracting top talent
• Manages internal and external recruitments using HRIS system
• Creates job postings, updates, and reviews the Job Details, Qualifications, Screening Questions, Hiring Team, and Supplemental Questions
• Determines whether applicants meet minimum qualifications required for the classification. May perform full assessment of applicant qualifications relevant to overall position requirements to assist in determining top candidates
• Updates applicant dispositions upon evaluation against minimum qualifications, routing applicants that meet minimum qualifications to hiring managers for consideration. Additional updates to applicant dispositions are made throughout the recruiting process to reject, hold, invite for interview, prepare for hire, etc.
• Runs recruitment reports used to generate regret letters. Delivers regret messages personally, when needed
• Provides guidance to hiring managers and makes recommendations on the appropriate interviewing methodologies, including, but not limited to, drafts and reviews interview questions, suggests interview panelists, and suggests appropriate pre-interview exercises
• Works with hiring managers and administrative support to effectively ensure interviews are scheduled and facilitated
• Conducts reference checks for finalists and shares them with hiring managers for consideration
• Coordinates with hiring managers, department leaders, and HR leadership to ensure initial salary offers are within the appropriate salary range, comply with internal policy, and consider internal equity before approval is given and offers are extended
• Extends verbal offers and facilitates internal discussions regarding counter offers, if necessary
• Drafts offer letters and prepares offer packet before coordinating with administrative support to have items mailed out with appropriate enclosures for background screening, etc.
• Uses good judgement in responding to applicants’ questions about the recruitment (understanding what is confidential)
• Provides feedback to applicants on the results of interviews in a timely manner, verbally and in writing (regret letters)
• Communicates with applicants as needed to keep them interested in positions for which they have applied

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in human resources, business administration, psychology, or a directly related field that would provide the knowledge and skills necessary for the assigned area. An additional four years of professional human resources experience may substitute for the bachelor’s degree. Or, additional directly related experience and/or education may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.

Other Information

Please note, if you are selected for hire, verification of employment eligibility or authorization to work in the United States will be required.

How To Apply

To ensure consideration of your application for the earliest round of interviews, please apply by Sunday, May 3, 2026. This position requires the submission of our official application, a resume and response to the supplemental questions.

To complete an 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. Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) is available by dialing 711. Once connected, provide the relay operator with the number for Human Resources: 415-865-4260.

Pay and Benefits

Salary Range: $6,909 - $9,673 per month
 

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
• CalPERS Retirement Plan
• 401(k) and 457 deferred compensation plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• Pretax Parking
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Judicial Council of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Supplemental Questions

To better assess the qualifications of each applicant, please provide a response to the following question:

1. What interests you about this opportunity?
2. Describe your experience, in detail, with conducting full lifecycle recruitment/selection activities. Please also include any experience with analyzing and developing recruitment/talent acquisition analytics.