ASSOCIATE GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAM ANALYST

State of California•Sacramento, CA

28d•Hybrid

About The Position

The CalEPA Office of the Secretary (OOS) Border, Equity, Environmental Justice, and Tribal (BEET) Intergovernmental Relations and Environmental Justice and Equity units provides guidance on matters involving border, tribal, equity, and environmental justice affairs for CalEPA and its boards, departments, and offices (BDOs). The Border, Equity, Environmental Justice, and Tribal (BEET) team works collaboratively internally and externally across sectors BDOs and agencies to provide equitable environmental outcomes for California's most vulnerable communities and tribes. Under the general direction of the Deputy Secretary for Intergovernmental Relations, the Border and Tribal Affairs Analyst will perform the more responsible, varied, and complex technical analytical staff services assignments such as program evaluation and planning; policy analysis and formulation; systems development; and continually provide advice and consultation to CalEPA's management team, agency liaisons for border and tribal affairs, or others. The incumbent will coordinate border, tribal, and federal work at CalEPA. The Border and Tribal Affairs Analyst will work on a broad range of governmental and managerial problems that may be interdisciplinary and cross-sector, alongside state, local, tribal, and international partners. Incumbent may be assigned to work as a field representative in complex and controversial intergovernmental affairs at the state, local, or international levels. Incumbent conducts and/or reviews analytical studies and surveys relevant to issues under CalEPA's purview that impact border relations and tribes; develops procedures, policies, and program alternatives to help CalEPA improve its functions and relationships with intergovernmental partners and stakeholders; makes recommendations on a broad spectrum of administrative and program-related issues that arise in the context of tribal and border affairs; reviews and analyzes proposed legislation and policies and advises CalEPA's management team on their potential and actual impact; coordinates the efforts of representatives of various governmental agencies on larger interagency projects relevant to tribal affairs and border relations; represents CalEPA as assigned; and performs other related duties. The Border and Tribal Affairs Analyst will assist the Deputy Secretary for Intergovernmental Relations to fulfill direction of Executive Orders B-10-11, N-16-22, the CalEPA Tribal Advisory Committee Charter, Assembly Bill 3021 (Núñez, Statutes of 2006). This position requires regular in-state travel. It requires in-person or in-office work four days a week, and is eligible for telework one day per week.

Requirements

Applicants must include a Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ) for this recruitment. Applications without an SQ or including an SQ that does not directly answer all the items below will not be considered. Cover letters and resumes do not take the place of the SQ.
Required Name on SQ
Required Job Control Number on SQ
Maximum number of pages: 2
Describe your professional, volunteer, educational, and personal experience related to working with and considering the needs of tribal, border, and/or frontline communities.
Provide a brief description of your understanding of California Native American tribal history and what experiences informed this understanding.
Describe any additional education, training, experience, and skills that enable you to perform the duties listed in the Duty Statement.
The SOQ must be single spaced, with one-inch margins, and font size 12
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 www.CalCareers.ca.gov. 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.
Other - Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ) - Please see the Special Requirements section of this job advertisement for detailed instructions for the SQ submission.

Nice To Haves

The successful candidate will be a dynamic team player and will with strong analytical and communication skills, and a strong record of working collaboratively within workplace teams as well as with external stakeholders.
Commitment to and experience in working with tribes are highly desired.
Strong writing and interpersonal skills are highly desired.
The ability to work effectively with staff and executive-level officers and their deputies from CalEPA agencies, agencies outside CalEPA, intergovernmental partners, and other stakeholders are important.
Competitive candidates must be highly motivated, self-starting, enthusiastic, demonstrate initiative, and able to balance and prioritize work among multiple concurrent projects and issues.

Responsibilities

Prepare and analyze reports, advise management on potential impacts, formulate procedures, policies, and program alternatives, conduct and/or review analytical studies and surveys on activities related to the California-Mexico Border and California Native American Tribes.
Support CalEPA's Deputy Secretary for Intergovernmental Relations in logistics, facilitation, material development, report preparation, recordkeeping, and communications for meetings associated with CalEPA's tribal and border affairs, including but not limited to meetings of the California-Mexico Border Relations Council, CalEPA's Tribal Advisory Committee, and CalEPA's Tribal Liaisons and Border Contacts.
Work with the Deputy Secretary for Intergovernmental Relations to identify, develop, and implement programs and activities that support and enhance cooperation on the environment between the State and Mexico at the border and the State and California Native American Tribes, in coordination with CalEPA's six boards, departments and offices, and other state, local, and federal partners.
Work collaboratively within the Border, Environmental Justice, Equity, and Tribal (BEET) unit, including with the Deputy Secretary for Equity and Environmental Justice, to ensure coordination of overlapping and parallel efforts, as well as internal and external communication of this work. Comply with administrative reporting requirements.
Participate in professional development trainings, as well as tasks, trainings and activities that support programmatic and workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion.