Principal Analyst, CEO (Sacramento)

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). The LA County Board of Supervisors recently declared a local state of emergency for homelessness. Under this 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 this period, your work performance will be assessed and weighted 100%. Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment.

About the role

The Chief Executive Office is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Principal Analyst, CEO (Sacramento Advocacy Office) vacancies related to the homelessness crisis. This role focuses on addressing issues like housing, mental health, and substance use to directly benefit the population of LA County.

Responsibilities

• 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, influencing 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:

• 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.

• 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.

Physical Class: 2 - Light.