ANALYST III

Department At the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the core of our mission to advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. We are genuinely and strongly committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness where we can grow and learn together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting team members, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring to us and the work we do. Employment Details CDPH is an E-Verify Employer. The salary information listed on this advertisement may not reflect recent salary increases from salary adjustments or changes in the fiscal year. Department Website: Job Description and Duties Under the general direction of the Supervisor II, Operations and Grant Management Section in the Operations Branch of the Office of Policy and Planning (OPP), the Analyst III serves as the Public Health Program and Grants Implementation Specialist for the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The Analyst III is independently responsible for leading Department-wide activities related to the implementation of innovative grant administrative and programmatic operational activities related to public health financing and the production, coordination and implementation of grant proposals and projects. This position serves as the lead technical subject matter expert for developing high-level implementation strategies for grants, projects and fiscal systems to support public health capacity, flexibility and integration. The Analyst III will make recommendations to leadership on highly complex, critical, and sensitive administrative, governmental, and programmatic operations with multi-departmental or statewide impact, requiring a high level of skills, knowledge and responsibility for work as it relates to the department’s primary mission. The Office of Policy and Planning (OPP) promotes public health policy priorities and supports CDPH capabilities for community health improvement, informed policy development, research and analysis, integrated planning, decision intelligence, lean transformation, and grants management. OPP leads comprehensive assessment, long term strategic and health improvement planning to address current and emerging cross-cutting public health and equity priorities, conducts policy analysis, monitoring and impact evaluation, cultivates partnerships with health systems, academic partners and other sectors; facilitates accountability for effective and efficient public health infrastructure funding, supports organizational capacity building to foster a culture that encourages learning continuous improvement, and empowerment of CDPH staff. In July 2025, the State of California implemented the Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025. This program temporarily reduces employees’ monthly base pay in exchange for paid leave credits. This position is subject to PLP 2025 and will have a monthly base pay reduction of 3% in exchange for 5 hours of leave credits through June 2027. The salary ranges shown on this job posting do not reflect the salary reduction. This position may be eligible for telework. The amount of telework permitted is at the discretion of the Department and is subject to change, consistent with CDPH’s Telework Program. All employees who telework are required to be California residents in accordance with Government Code 14200. Candidates who reside outside of the state of California may be interviewed; however, the selected candidate must have a primary residency in the state of California prior to appointment (and continue to maintain California residency) as a condition of employment. Failure to meet this requirement may result in the job offer being rescinded. Travel may be required for this position. Reimbursement for travel takes into consideration an employee’s designated headquarters, as reflected in the duty statement, and is subject to regulations and bargaining unit contract provisions. All commute expenses to the designated headquarters office will be the responsibility of the selected candidate. The headquarters office location for this position is identified in the attached duty statement. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Final Filing Date: 7/31/2026 Position Details Job Code #: JC-525301 Position #(s): 580-011-5402-001 Working Title: Program and Grants Implementation Specialist Classification: ANALYST III Salary Range: $6,623.00 – $8,290.00 A # of Positions: 1 Work Location: Sacramento County Telework: Hybrid Job Type: Permanent, Full Time #J-18808-Ljbffr