Lead Program Analyst

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Bachelor's degree in a field that develops skills related to essential duties
• •Juris Doctorate or master's degree in a relevant field
• •Minimum five (5) years of progressively responsible experience
• •At least two (2) years at the advanced journey level
• •Experience in research, data collection and evaluation
• •Experience in performance or financial auditing
• •Experience in business process re-engineering
• •Experience in a public sector, legal or nonprofit environment
• •Ability to receive and relay detailed information through verbal and written communication
• •Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in person, by telephone, computer, and in writing
• •Ability to speak publicly to large groups of people
• •Ability to perform under stress and adopt practical courses of action
• •Ability to effectively interact with others
• •Ability to effectively address conflict
• •Ability to manage multiple, simultaneous assignments to plan and prioritize day-to-day work independently and to meet deadlines
• •Ability to lead others to accomplish program and project implementation
• •Ability to maintain appropriate confidentiality in program administration and interactions with contractors, consultants, experts, and others
• •Ability to exercise sound judgment and decision-making
• •Ability to make recommendations on complicated and difficult program matters and present them effectively to governing authorities
• •Ability to interpret and analyze complex written documents
• •Ability to act with integrity in all related State Bar business
• •Ability to quickly adapt to changing environments and critical needs, and adopt and effectively implement courses of action
• •Knowledge of principles of program evaluation, policy assessment, and implementation
• •Knowledge of principles of problem identification, analysis, and resolution
• •Knowledge of principles of data analysis and research tools
• •Knowledge of principles of business process reengineering
• •Knowledge of principles of effective written and verbal presentations, including public speaking
• •Knowledge of principles of public relations/customer service
• •Knowledge of principles of board and committee administration
• •Knowledge of principles of organizational behavior and conflict resolution
• •Knowledge of principles of financial and public policy analysis and research
• •Knowledge of principles of effective institutional communication in dealing with different constituencies
• •Knowledge of principles of office management, budgeting, administration, and supervision
• •Knowledge of principles of government relations
• •Knowledge of principles of computer information systems, including database, report generation, word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software
• •Knowledge of principles of project planning and implementation
• •Knowledge of principles of financial and cost-benefit analysis and performance auditing
• •Ability to work with minimal direction
• •Ability to ensure accuracy of information
• •Ability to effectively communicate findings both verbally and in writing
• •Ability to prepare presentations and reports to illustrate analyses for senior management and the public at public hearings and/or committee meetings
• •Ability to confer with senior management staff to discuss, evaluate, and make policy recommendations regarding special projects and/or various complex, sensitive, or highly visible functions of the program or Office
• •Ability to execute operational policies, procedures, strategic goals, and plans, and/or standards pertinent to initiatives that fall under the scope of the assigned program or Office
• •Ability to conduct internal performance and financial audits pursuant to a performance and financial audit plan to ensure that the State Bar's core functions are performed efficiently, effectively, and in compliance with all governing mandates
• •Ability to direct work of contractors and consultants, ensuring that contract requirements are followed and in accordance with State Bar policies
• •Ability to respond to internal and external inquiries about the State Bar's programs, data collection and analysis, continuous improvement, and internal audit efforts
• •Ability to oversee the implementation of special projects with broad policy implications
• •Ability to provide staff support as assigned to the Board of Trustees, and State Bar committees, commissions, and working groups
• •Ability to monitor project budgets and make recommendations on budget expenditures
• •Ability to serve in a lead capacity over project teams or may supervise individual professional, technical, and support staff
• •Ability to ensure confidentiality, appropriate, and timely evaluations
• •Ability to support a 38-member volunteer commission
• •Ability to review and edit reports to the Governor's office
• •Ability to act as lead staff to the Review Committee on Juridical Nominees Evaluation (RJNE)
• •Ability to submit letters on behalf of JNE to the Commission on Judicial Appointments (COJA)
• •Ability to liaise with the Governor's office and other external stakeholders
• •Ability to provide logistical support for commissioner travel and investigations
• •Ability to supervise and support the JNE program analyst
• •Ability to lead the JNE staff and volunteers to support JNE investigative cycles
• •Excellent communicator, both verbally and with precise writing, editing, and analytical skills
• •Sound judgment and attention to detail, particularly related to managing confidential information
• •Strong project management and organizational skills, including the ability to simultaneously manage strict deadlines and multiple workflows
• •Collaboration and relationship building skills
• •Passion for social justice
• •Collegiality
• •Integrity
• •Up to four days of remote work per week
• •Travel to Los Angeles and San Francisco office
• •Attend at least seven meetings per year on Saturday