Lead Program Analyst

Lead Program Analyst

Salary Range: $114,747 - $152,971

FLSA Exempt / Non-Union Represented

****This position allows up to four days of remote work per week. It requires travel to Los Angeles and San Francisco office, and to attend at least seven meetings per year on Saturday.

Application deadline: September 20, 2026 by 5 pm.

About the Office 

The Office of Access & Inclusion (OA&I) leads the State Bar’s policymaking and initiatives to support access to justice and diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession. A significant portion of this work includes grants administration to support nonprofit legal aid organizations throughout the state. In furtherance of promoting access, fairness, and diversity, OA&I supports the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation (JNE). JNE is charged with confidentially investigating and evaluating candidates being considered for judicial appointment by the governor. The work of JNE helps promote a California judiciary of quality and integrity by providing independent, comprehensive, accurate, and fair evaluations of candidates nominated for judicial appointment.

About the Job

The State Bar of California seeks a full-time Lead Program Analyst to join the JNE team. Responsibilities may include: leading the JNE staff and volunteers to support JNE investigative cycles ensuring confidential, appropriate, and timely evaluations; supporting a 38-member volunteer commission; reviewing and editing reports to the Governor’s office; acting as lead staff to the Review Committee on Juridical Nominees Evaluation (RJNE); submitting letters on behalf of JNE to the Commission on Judicial Appointments (COJA); liaising with the Governor’s office and other external stakeholders; providing logistical support for commissioner travel and investigations; and supervising and supporting the JNE program analyst. 

Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, both verbally and with precise writing, editing, and analytical skills; demonstrate sound judgment and attention to detail, particularly related to managing confidential information; and have strong project management and organizational skills, including the ability to simultaneously manage strict deadlines and multiple workflows. Because the work of JNE requires partnering with other State Bar offices and external stakeholders, collaboration and relationship building skills are essential. The team values people who bring a passion for social justice, collegiality, and integrity to the workplace.

Definition
With minimum direction, the Lead Program Analyst plans, organizes, leads, and conducts complex analysis, program administration, and project management. Responsibilities include analyzing and evaluating significant programs; conducting research, data collection, and complex data analysis; conducting internal performance and fiscal audits; developing management systems, functions, policies, and procedures, including evaluating the impact of existing, newly enacted, and proposed legislation, regulations, and rules; administering major contracts; planning and supporting the implementation of unique projects and initiatives; and other functions as assigned. The Lead Program Analyst may act as an individual contributor or serve in a lead capacity over project teams or individual professional, technical, and support staff.

Distinguishing Characteristics

This classification is distinguished from the Senior Program Analyst in the series in that the Lead Program Analyst assumes greater and more complex responsibility for assuring the activities of the assigned major programs or functions are completed in accordance with the procedures and policies of the Bar and for development and implementation of comprehensive programs and projects of greater significance and broader impact. Duties involve highly complex and sensitive issues; incumbents are expected to work with minimal direction.

Examples of Essential Duties

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Oversees and conducts difficult, sensitive, highly visible, and complex analytical work that has a significant impact on the functions and operations of assigned program or Office; ensures accuracy of information and effectively communicates findings both verbally and in writing; and prepares presentations and reports to illustrate analyses for senior management and the public at public hearings and/or committee meetings.
• Confers with senior management staff to discuss, evaluate, and make policy recommendations regarding special projects and/or various complex, sensitive, or highly vi