Classification and Personnel Consultation Analyst

Job Description and Duties

Are you seeking a dynamic career with a purpose? Are you great at building strong relationships, delivering outstanding customer service, and offering valuable insights to guide decision-making? If so, you may be interested in this position within the CDPH Classification and Certification Analysis Unit (CCAU).

The CDPH CCAU team is a close-knit group that works well together. We support each other and collaborate to reach our goals. Every team member's efforts are appreciated and celebrated. Join us to be part of a team that values excellence, innovation, and teamwork.

As a member of the Classification and Certification Analysis Unit, the incumbent will be responsible for analyzing, interpreting, and applying civil service laws, rules, regulations, and policies to a variety of human resources matters. The incumbent will be responsible for working on matters related to position allocation, organizational structure, reorganizations, out-of-class assignments, pay differential reviews, classification specification revisions, classification studies, and certification functions. This position will also be provided the opportunity to participate on project teams.

This position is hybrid with two days in office in accordance with the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) Telework Policy and Procedures.

The Associate Governmental Program Analyst eligibility list may be used as an appropriate for the Associate Personnel Analyst . Candidates with Associate Governmental Program Analyst eligibility must also meet the minimum qualifications for the Associate Personnel Analyst classification in order to be eligible for appointment.

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Working Conditions

Telework Information

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 Failure to meet this requirement may result in the job offer being rescinded.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.

Special Requirements

For experience/education to qualify during the application screening process, and to ensure that minimum qualifications can be determined, applicants should include all employment history on the Employment Application (STD 678) and/or Resume, including detailed job descriptions, hours worked per week , and start/end dates (MM/DD/YYYY) . Application packages without this information will experience delayed processing times and your eligibility for this position may be impacted.

A completed State application (STD. 678) and any other relevant documents (e.g. unofficial transcript, copy of degree, resume, etc.) should be submitted electronically via your CalCareers Account. Please reference Job Control #(486633) and indicate the basis of your eligibility in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) section. SROA and surplus candidates should submit a copy of their letter with their application . Please remove any confidential information (i.e. social security number, date of birth) from your documents prior to submission.

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 CalCareers Account at Submitting an electronic application through your CalCareers account is strongly recommended since electronic applications will be received/processed faster than other methods of filing. Please submit only one application.

If you are unable to submit your application electronically through your CalCareers account, please email [email protected] for assistance and a CDPH Human Resources Division staff member will contact you to assist with the online application process or, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method as explained in the How to Apply section below. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included.

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:

• Human resources experience or education
• Experience in a customer service environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of California State personnel rules and regulations
• Experience in training or public speaking
• Experience in interpreting/applying laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines
• Ability to work effectively both independently and cooperatively with others
• Ability to organize and establish workload priorities and work well under pressure
• Self-directed, reliable, and enthusiastic with a commitment to continuous learning and improvement
• Experience with essential business software including but not limited to, Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Adobe, PowerPoint, Visio etc

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Statement of Qualification (SOQ)

A Statement of Qualification (SOQ) is required . Resumes, cover letters, or any other document will not be considered a substitute for the SOQ.

The SOQ must be typed in 12-point font, single-spaced, and be no more than two (2) pages in length and have your initials on the bottom of the page.

The SOQ Must address the following:

• What do you find most interesting about working in Human Resources?

• Describe in detail your analytical experience within your previous positions. For each, please include the position(s) in which you performed these duties and the start and end dates (month and year) of each position.

Analytical experience refers to the process of studying a complex situation to find an innovative solution. This includes identifying the problem, collecting information and data, evaluating alternatives, making recommendations, determining impending impacts, implementing courses of action and monitoring results.

Include relevant experience, education, and training, and thoroughly explain your answers.

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 Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) instructions below at end of posting . Applications received without a written response to the SOQ may be rejected.