In July 2025, the State of California implemented the Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025. This program temporarily reduces employees’ monthly base pay in exchange for paid leave credits. This position is subject to PLP 2025 and will have a monthly base pay reduction of 3% in exchange for 5 hours of leave credits through June 2027. The salary ranges shown on this job posting do not reflect the salary reduction.
This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by advancing the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. As an employee of the Local Services Branch, the incumbent serves as part of a team that provides monitoring, training, support for and collaboration with regional local agencies that serve Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program participants.
The incumbent works under the direction of the Chief, Southern Unit, Staff Services Manager I (SSM I). The Associate Governmental Program Analyst (AGPA), Contract Monitor, performs the more responsible, varied, complex technical, and analytical staff services assignments related to all aspects of monitoring the local agency contract. This includes providing technical assistance, contract management, training, expenditure monitoring, and consultation to WIC local agency staff regarding WIC program policy, contract compliance, and administration issues in accordance with federal and state regulations. Moderate travel, up to 30%, may require overnights, to local agencies statewide is required to perform job duties.
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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 Failure to meet this requirement may result in the job offer being rescinded.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.
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 #(492194) 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 apply@cdph.ca.gov 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.
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:
Experience in:
1. Reviewing and approving contract budgets, subcontracts, and procurement requests
2. Coordinating with others to accomplish work-related assignments
3. Experience working with state and federal policies and procedures
Knowledge of:
1. Basic administrative procedures.
2. Project management methodology.
3. Microsoft Office Suite (i.e., Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.)
Desirable Qualifications:
1. Ability to communicate effectively with staff at various levels, external agencies, and the general public.
2. Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills including reviewing and editing documents.
3. Case Management ability via written, teleconference, email, and future travel.
4. Strong accounting skills.
Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.
The response shall be no longer than two pages, typed in Arial font, 12-point, single spaced, and with (1”) margins on each side. Applications submitted without the Supplemental Questionnaire will not be considered. The Supplemental Questionnaire must be formatted in a Question-and-Answer format, not as a narrative response, indicating the corresponding item number for each response. Be specific with our responses and provide specific examples.
1. Describe your experience with developing cooperative working relationships with internal and/or external stakeholders where there is a focus on customer service.
2. Describe your experience with project management. Using specific examples, describe your ability to work efficiently and effectively under pressure, manage multiple projects, and thrive under deadlines.
3. 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.
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:
Please see Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ) instructions below at end of posting . Applications received without a written response to the SQ may be rejected.
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