Senior Program Analyst/Lead Program Analyst

Office of Access & Inclusion

Annual Salary Range for Senior Program Analyst: $104,308 - $139,079

Annual Salary Range for Lead Program Analyst: $114,747 - $152,971

FLSA Exempt / Union Represented

This position allows for up to four days of remote work per week

About the Office

The Office of Access & Inclusion (OA&I) leads the grantmaking for legal services, and policymaking on access to justice and diversity, equity, and inclusion work at the State Bar. In 2025, OA&I, working with the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission and the Board of Trustees, distributed approximately $313 million to 114 nonprofit legal aid organizations throughout the state. OA&I also supports various initiatives to promote and advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession by partnering with other offices of the State Bar and external stakeholders.

Position Description/About the Job

The State Bar of California seeks a full-time Senior Program Analyst or Lead Program Analyst to join its access to justice and diversity and inclusion team. Responsibilities may include researching and drafting policies about legal profession regulations, legal technology, and other legal innovations; developing a public-private partnerships program, including to secure additional funding to support legal technology; supporting the development of coordinated intake systems; administrative rulemaking; developing and managing projects to advance access to the legal system and diversity, equity, and inclusion in California’s legal profession; and maintaining important relationships with volunteers, agencies, grantees, and other stakeholders. A small portion of the Senior or Lead Program Analyst’s responsibilities may include grants administration. This position will require travel to visit in-person with State Bar grantees and other stakeholders. 

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator with precise writing and analytical skills; demonstrate sound judgment and attention to detail; and have strong project management and organizational skills. Because of OA&I’s work with public commissions and councils, other State Bar offices, and external stakeholders, collaboration and relationship building skills are essential. Experience in policy analysis, legal aid, or grantmaking is a plus. The team values people who bring a passion for social justice, collegiality, and integrity to the workplace.

Senior Program Analyst

Definition 

Under general direction, the Senior Program Analyst conducts professional-level analysis and administers programs and/or functions; performs specialty assignments and acts in a lead capacity with respect to lower-level professional and support staff; and performs related work as required.  

Distinguishing Characteristics 

The Senior Program Analyst is the lead/advanced journey-level professional class performing advanced, specialized work of a professional nature, utilizing skills that require technical expertise and an understanding of complex analytical procedures and program processes.  Incumbents exercise a high degree of professional judgment with considerable independence. This class may function as the lead over professional, technical, and/or administrative support personnel on an ongoing or project basis. Responsibilities include project planning and the performance of high-level professional analyses and services in the division/unit to which they are assigned. 

Examples of Essential Duties  

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

• Provides expertise and guidance to other professional, and/or administrative staff in complex program analysis and solutions. 
• Performs advanced research, conducts studies to determine needs, prepares reports, and recommends implementation procedures for a variety of program needs. 
• Serves as a primary communication liaison with State Bar committees, members, financial institutions, vendors, contractors, general public, other departments and employees.  
• Evaluates existing and alternative policies and makes recommendations toward establishment of revised policies and procedures. 
• Performs advanced professional work in support of State Bar programs and services involving the knowledge, interpretation, and application of State Bar policies, rules, regulations, and procedures. 
• Reviews processes and maintains program transactions, records and other documents; assists in the preparation and maintenance of statistical data, reports, correspondence, special studies, and conducts research. 
• Provides input in developing and evaluating program policies and procedures and evaluates and proposes changes concerning the metho