C.E.A. Level A - Chief of Human Resources

The Department of Industrial Relations has an exciting opportunity for a Chief of Human Resources who is passionate about transforming, building, and developing a human resources organization. If you are looking for a challenge where your expertise can make a difference and support our mission of improving the health, safety, and economic well being of all California workers, this may be the opportunity for you!

Under the direction of the Chief of the Division of Administrative Services, Career Executive Assignment B (CEA B), the Chief of Human Resources (CEA A) has full responsibility for developing policies impacting human resources and has broad decision-making authority in executing human resources strategies that support the overall mission, organizational plan, and strategic objectives of the Department of Industrial Relations' (DIR). The CEA oversees all aspects of human resource management, practices, and operations and provides strategic support to and partnership with the director and executive management while ensuring compliance with the State's civil service rules and regulations. The CEA plans, directs, and organizes the following areas: payroll and benefits, classification and pay, examination development and administration, recruitment, labor relations, performance management, and return to work. The CEA also sponsors information technology projects designed to enhance organizational performance and efficiency.


Working Conditions
This position is located at:
1416 9th Street, 13th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

The incumbent works in an air conditioned, office building with natural and artificial lighting. In addition, the incumbent works in an enclosed private office in close proximity to others.


Minimum Requirements This position does not have a Classification Specification. Requirements and qualifications for this position can be found in this announcement. For additional questions, please contact the hiring department listed below.

• C. E. A.

Additional Documents

• Job Application Package Checklist

Position Details Job Code #:
JC-519341


Position #(s):
400-107-7500-018

Working Title:
C.E.A. Level A - Chief of Human Resources


Classification:
C. E. A. $10,349.00 - $12,526.00 A
New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.


# of Positions:
1


Work Location:
Sacramento County


Telework:
Hybrid


Job Type:
Career Executive Assignment - Non Tenured, Full Time


Department Information
The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) was established in 1927. Its mission is to improve working conditions for California's wage earners and to advance opportunities for profitable employment in California. DIR administers and enforces laws governing wages, workplace safety and health, apprenticeship training programs, and medical care and other benefits for injured workers.


Electronic Submission of Applications preferred. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at . The application must be received electronically by 11:59 p.m. on the final filing date.


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Special Requirements All interested applicants are required to submit the Standard State Application (STD 678) and Statement of Qualification (SOQ). Within each response, include specific information as to how your professional experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities meet the qualifications and desirable qualifications of this position.

Please limit your SOQ to a maximum of 6 pages, double spaced, 12 point Arial or Times New Roman font, and 1 inch margins. The SOQ should be numbered in the same order as the Statement of Qualification and should address each of the questions. Each response should be in their own paragraph(s). Applicants who do not follow these requirements shall be disqualified from the examination. Applicants who do not provide responses to the 6 specific questions below will be disqualified.

Cover letters and resumes do not take the place of the SOQ.

1. Describe the scope of your responsibility and the number of years of experience in overseeing and managing a broad scope of human resources disciplines through subordinate managers and supervisors in State Government.

2. Describe the number of years of your managerial experience representing, advocating, and promoting human resources policies and programmatic objectives to executive management, control agencies, and other government agencies.

3. Describe the number of years of your leadership and managerial experience working with subordinate managers and multidisciplinary professionals in promoting accountability, setting expectations, developing and setting operational and strategic goals, and evaluating the quality and quantity of work performed by subordinate managers and staff.

4. Describe the scope of your responsibility and the number of years of experience developing, enhancing and implementing human resources information technology systems to support organizational objectives. Provide specific examples.

5. Describe your experience and the number of years developing and implementing strategic goals to meet human resources policy objectives of a state government agency, the methods and techniques used obtaining buy-in from others, and the methods used to evaluate success.

6. Describe the number of years of experience that demonstrates your ability to analyze complex and sensitive human resources issues and make recommendations to ensure an effective course of action. Provide specific examples and the number of years.


Applicants will also be evaluated on how clearly and concisely their qualifications were presented throughout the SOQ (including grammar and puctuation.).

Applications received without a Statement of Qualifcation shall be rejected.



Application Instructions
Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.
Final Filing Date: 6/6/2026
Who May Apply
Individuals who are eligible to be appointed to this Career Executive Assignment (CEA) by the State of California.


How To Apply
Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included. If you choose to not apply electronically, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method listed below:


Address for Mailing Application Packages


You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:


Department of Industrial Relations
Department of Industrial Relations
Attn: Examinations Unit
1416 9th Street, 13th Floor


Sacramento , CA 95814


Address for Drop-Off Application Packages


You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:


Department of Industrial Relations
Department of Industrial Relations
Department of Industrial Relations
1416 9th Street, 13th Floor


Sacramento , CA 95814


08:00 AM - 04:00 PM


Required Application Package Documents


The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Statement of Qualifications -
  Please see Special requirements section of the posting for instructions on the Statement of Qualifications.
  

Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations for the hiring interview process must request the necessary accommodations if scheduled for a hiring interview. The request should be made at the time of contact to schedule the interview. Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directed to the EEO contact listed on this job posting.


Examination Qualification Requirements All applicants must possess the knowledge and abilities, and any other requirements, described in this announcement.


Note: Eligibility to take a CEA examination does not require current permanent status in the civil service.


Minimum Qualifications
This position does not have a Classification Specification. Requirements and qualifications for this position can be found in this announcement. For additional questions, please contact the hiring department below.


General Qualifications
State civil service employees must possess essential general qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, and ability to work cooperatively with others.

Knowledge and Abilities
Applicants must demonstrate the ability to perform high administrative and policy - influencing functions effectively. Such overall ability requires possession of most of the following more specific knowledge and abilities:


1. Knowledge of the organization and duties of California State Government including the organization and roles of the Legislature and the Executive Branch; principles, practices, and trends of public administration, organization, and management; techniques of organizing and motivating groups; progam development evaluation; methods of administrative problem solving; practices of policy formulation and development; and personnel management techniques; and a manager's role in the the Equal Employment Opportunity Program.

2. Ability to plan, organize, and direct work of multidisciplinary professional and administrative staff; analyze administrative policies, organization, procedures and practices; integrate the activities of a diverse program to attain common goals; gain the confidence and support of top level administrators and advise them on a wide range of administrative matters; develop cooperative working relationships with representatives of all levels of government, the public, and the Legislature and Executive branches; analyze complex problems and recommend effective courses of action; and prepare and review reports.

These knowledge and abilities are expected to be obtained from the following kinds of experience with substantial participation in the formulation, operation and/or evaluation of program policies (experience may have been paid or volunteer; in State service, other government settings, or in a private organization):


CEA Level A - Responsible for broad administrative and program activities, including the execution and/or evaluation of program policies.


CEA Level B - Responsible for extensive managerial and program administration or broad program manager experience with substantial participation in the formulation, operation, and/or evaluation of program policies.


CEA Level C - Responsible for extensive highly professional influence and contributes to program, policy, and the methods to provide professional services needed to set policies, to meet the mission of the State department and often exercising technical and or professional skills that are required at this level.


Desirable Qualifications In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• Demonstrated experience overseeing and managing a broad scope of human resources disciplines through subordinate managers and supervisors.

• Demonstrated managerial experience representing, advocating, and promoting human resources policies and programmatic objectives to executive management, control agencies, and other government agencies.

• Demonstrated leadership and managerial experience working with subordinate managers and multidisciplinary professionals in promoting accountability, setting expectations, developing and setting operational and strategic goals, and evaluating the quality and quantity of work performed by subordinate managers and staff.

• Demonstrated experience developing, enhancing and implementing human resources information technology systems to support organizational objectives.

• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing strategic goals to meet an organization's human resources policy objectives, the methods and techniques used obtaining buy-in from others, and the methods used to evaluate success.

• Demonstrated experience analyzing complex and sensitive human resources issues and making recommendations to ensure an effective course of action.

• Demonstrated experience serving as a business partner to senior management of an organization and how it directly relates to advancing the mission of the organization.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in writing, as evidenced by the Statement of Qualification (SOQ).

Examination Information


If you meet the requirements stated in this announcement, you may take this competitive examination. Possession of the Examination Qualifications requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination will be compared with the performance of others who take this examination, and all successful candidates will be ranked according to their scores.


A minimum rating of 70% must be attained in the Examination to obtain list eligibility for this position. All candidates will receive written notification of their examination results.


The results of this examination will only be used to fill this position. Applications will be retained for twelve months.


Hiring interviews for the Job may be conducted with the most qualified candidates.


The examining Department reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service law and rules and all competitors will be notified.


Special Testing Arrangements If you have a disability and need special testing arrangements, answer the Reasonable Accommodations question appropriately on your Application (STD 678). You will be contacted to make specific arrangements. Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directed to the EEO contact listed on this announcement.


Benefits



Contact Information
The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position or application process.
Department Website:
Human Resources Contact:
Examinations Unit
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Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.
EEO Contact:
Diversity and Inclusion Office
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Special Instructions
The results of this examination will be used only to fill this position and may be used to fill subsequent vacancies for this position for a period of up to twelve months.


Equal Opportunity Employer
The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.


It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.