Senior Analyst

Overview

The Judicial Council of California is accepting applications for the position of Senior Analyst in the Governmental Affairs (GA) office.

The Senior Analyst performs a full range of professional outreach duties required to implement the Judicial Branch Power of Democracy Civic Learning Initiative by serving as lead staff to the initiative. This position provides support to the chair and vice-chair with strategic planning, program enhancements, and engagement with all levels of California’s court system on outreach activities. This position collaborates with the State Superintendent of Public Instruction at the California State Department of Education and local school boards and administrators to support statewide civic learning programs, including the Seal of Civic Engagement.

The Judicial Council 
The Judicial Council of California is the policymaking 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 downtown 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 this location. 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

• Serves as lead staff to the Judicial Branch Power of Democracy Civic Learning Initiative
  • Organizes and implements the annual Civic Learning Awards
  • Manages and creates content for Power of Democracy website
  • Identifies funding sources and develops grant proposals to raise funds for outreach programs
  • Establishes systems for and manages grant budgets and supports staff for expenditure tracking for the K-12 civic learning aspect of the initiative
  • Collects, analyzes, and synthesizes data and feedback surveys relating to the initiative’s outreach programs
  • Oversees coordination of events and staff responsible for assembling meeting materials, coordinating space availability, set-up and catering, member travel, security, building access, and technology requirements
  • Works with vendors to order awards, banners, and certificates for school honorees
• Supports outreach programs for trial courts, appellate courts and the Supreme Court
  • Provides logistical support for Judges in the Classroom program
  • Operates an online clearinghouse of transferable court outreach programs
  • Develops model courthouse-based educational activities
  • Conducts regional court workshops to promote outreach activities
  • Works with trial courts who are interested in doing more outreach to orient and onboard them
  • Collaborates with the Clerk/Executive Officer of the Supreme Court to create, organize, and produce annual programs for outreach and educational events mandated by the court
  • Plans and executes annual Law Day event in May
• Collaborates with the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and local school boards and administrators to support statewide civic learning programs
  • Works with strategic partners to expand branch support of the civics initiative, including school administrators, boards, and various organizations such as Teach Democracy and the Center for Civic Education, as well as national organizations such as iCivics
  • Creates presentations, fact sheets, brochures, and other promotional materials for use in developing relationships between the judicial branch and key organizations with regard to civic learning
  • Meets with key education stakeholders to coordinate efforts to promote civics education in California

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Attend meetings with staff to coordinate outreach as needed
• Attend Judicial Council trainings that are mandatory and non-mandatory
• Participate in national civics related events on behalf of judicial branch as needed

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 (1) of the years of required 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 one (1) year of analytical experience in program analysis, development, implementation, research, and/or evaluation.

OR

One (1) year in the Analyst classification 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 Analyst in a California superior court or California state-level government entity.

Desirable Qualifications

• Professional experience in administering education, outreach and/or engagement programs, communications, public information, or public relations.

Other Information

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

How To Apply

This position is Open Until Filled. Submission of our official application, a resume and a response to the supplemental questions is required. To ensure consideration of your application for the earliest round of interviews, please apply by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 14, 2026.

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. 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

$7,941 - $11,912 per month

Please note, due to statewide fiscal conditions, the posted salary range is subject to a temporary 3% reduction. In exchange for this reduction, judicial branch employees accrue an additional 5 hours of paid personal leave per month through June 30, 2027.

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
• FlexElect Program
• Pretax Parking
• Long Term Disability Program (employee paid/optional)
• Group Legal Plan (employee paid/optional)
• 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, we will review your responses to the following questions. Please indicate for which employer you performed these functions. Your answers should not exceed a total of one page.

1. Please detail any experience working on civic learning or outreach programs.
2. Please describe your experience managing and maintaining websites. Please list what content management systems you are proficient in or familiar with.
3. Describe your experience, if any, with the budget practices and procedures of the State of California or other public sector environments. Please include any experience with preparing baseline budgets, collecting data and drafting budget requests, designing and conducting formal budget training, and implementing program budgeting.
4. Please describe any experience in developing, coordinating, and managing education programs for judges, attorneys, or law students.