Principal Analyst, CEO (Sacramento)

Principal Analyst, CEO (Sacramento)

Salary

$142,601.52 - $192,186.72 Annually

Location

Los Angeles County, CA

Job Type

Temporary

Job Number

M0830G-EA

Department

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Opening Date

08/17/2026

Closing Date

8/28/2026 5:00 PM Pacific

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Position/Program Information

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT: OPEN COMPETITIVE - EMERGENCY

Applications will be accepted from Monday, August 17, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) until Friday, August 28, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). All applications must be received before Friday, August 28, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) to be accepted.

EXAM NUMBER: M0830G-EA

The LA County Board of Supervisors recently declared a local state of emergency for homelessness, and the County is working to revise and expand our response to help all who are affected. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to help us in the mission of addressing issues like housing, mental health, and substance use. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you.

The Chief Executive Office is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Principal Analyst, CEO (Sacramento Advocacy Office) vacancies related to the homelessness crisis.

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

During your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.

Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Principal Analyst, CEO (Sacramento Advocacy Office).

Essential Job Functions

• Lead high-level state policy development and funding negotiations to strengthen the County's homelessness response, driving legislative and budgetary outcomes across encampment resolution, affordable housing production, behavioral health services, substance use disorder programs, and eviction prevention.
• Strategically communicate and advance the Board of Supervisors' advocacy agenda before the Administration and Legislature, shaping state policies and funding streams by delivering coordinated, evidence-based positions on behalf of the County.
• Oversee complex, multi-departmental advocacy efforts that protect and expand state funding streams essential to homelessness initiatives, ensuring alignment across departments and resolving policy, operational, and intergovernmental obstacles.
• Direct comprehensive legislative advocacy in human services domains such as child welfare, public social services, and poverty alleviation, areas requiring subject-matter expertise to influence upstream systems that reduce homelessness.
• Continuously monitor, interpret, and influence complex state legislative and regulatory proposals, synthesizing impacts across multiple County systems and advising executive leadership on risks, opportunities, and recommended interventions.

Requirements

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

Three years of professional staff experience in analyzing and recommending solutions to problems in government programs or areas such as budget, finance, operations, legislative policy, organization and management, or intergovernmental relations or communications at the level of Senior Analyst, CEO* or higher.

Special Requirement Information

• In the County of Los Angeles, experience at the level of Senior Analyst, CEO is defined as working independently to provide professional staff support to the head of an organization, including the planning, coordination, direction and control of various functions.

Out of Class Experience will not be accepted for this examination.

LICENSE:

A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

You MUST meet the above requirement(s) in order to be appointed to fill any vacancies related to this recruitment.

PHYSICAL CLASS:

2 - Light.

Additional Information

EXAMINATION CONTENT

During your initial work period, the appointing department will evaluate your performance. Those who achieve a passing score on this evaluation will be considered for permanent appointment.

Application & Filing Information:

Applications must be filed online only and will be reviewed for interview consideration on an ongoing basis. If you have not been contacted within 60 days and the recruitment remains open or reopens for filing, we encourage you to submit a new application. This will allow you to reaffirm your interest

and update any relevant information.

Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add estranger@hr.lacounty.gov as well as noreply@governmentjobs.com, and info@governmentjobs.com to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.

You have the ability to opt out of emails from LA County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County. Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices.

Plan to submit your online application well in advance of the deadline as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty, you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

Dept Contact: Emily Stranger

Dept Contact Email: estranger@hr.lacounty.gov

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Employment Information

Any language contained in the job posting supersedes any language contained below.

This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement:

The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit: https://employee.hr.lacounty.gov/eeo-programs/.

Testing Accommodations for Applicants:

The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations, please visit: https://hr.lacounty.gov/accessibility/.

Fair Chance:

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, which may include, but is not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

Employment Eligibility:

Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

Career PathFinder:

Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles, please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application at http://career-pathfinder.hr.lacounty.gov.

Veteran's Credit:

Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy, in all open competitive examinations (i.e., examinations open to everyone), the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran, as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran, who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.

For more information on veteran's credit, please visit: https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/205102_PPG_115.pdf

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The information you provide on this supplemental questionnaire will be evaluated and used to determine your eligibility to participate in the next phase of the examination process. CHECK YOUR ANSWER CAREFULLY. Any mistakes you make and/or any incomplete responses you provide in completing these questions will be used to disqualify your application even if you possess the qualifying experience or education. Be specific as possible and include all information requested. Comments such as "see resume or application" will not be considered as a response. All information is subject to verification at any time in the examination and hiring process. Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or dismissal.

• I understand the above information and instructions.

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Do you have three (3) years of professional staff experience in analyzing and recommending solutions to problems in government programs or areas such as budget, finance, operations, legislative policy, organization and management, or intergovernmental relations or communications at the level of Senior Analyst, CEO or higher? In the County of Los Angeles, experience at the level of Senior Analyst, CEO is defined as working independently to provide professional staff support to the head of an organization, including the planning, coordination, direction and control of various functions.

• Yes
• No

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If you answered "yes" to the previous question, describe your experience analyzing and recommending solutions to problems in government programs or areas such as budget, finance, operations, legislative policy, organization and management, or intergovernmental relations or communications. If you answered "no" to the previous questions, type N/A below.

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Employer County of Los Angeles

Address

Los Angeles, California, 90010

Website http://hr.lacounty.gov