Job Description

Job Description and Duties

This position is located in the Regulations Unit within the Office of Legal Affairs. The Office of Legal Affairs provides legal guidance, representation, and services designed to support the organization with decision-making and mitigation of legal risk. The Regulations Unit coordinates all rulemaking activities across the organization, and provides legal, administrative, and logistical services to support regulations from inception to adoption.

The team within the Regulations Unit are a dedicated group of hard-working professionals who value collaboration and creative solutions to complex issues. If this sounds like you, then we encourage you to apply!

Under general supervision of the Staff Services Manager I over the Regulations Unit, and working in coordination with Assistant Chief Counsel and the Chief Counsel, the Research Data Analyst II (Regulations Economist) functions as a subject matter expert in the areas of economic and fiscal analysis and development of regulations. The Regulations Economist is responsible for conducting in-depth technical analyses and research and assisting in the coordinating of sensitive and complex staff work relating to legislation, rulemaking, and policy.

Please see the attached duty statement for specific duties.

This position may be eligible for hybrid telework under Government Code 14200 for eligible applicants residing in California, subject to the candidate meeting telework eligibility criteria set forth in the CalEPA telework policy and/or future program need. Employees not residing in California are not eligible for telework. Regardless of telework eligibility, all employees may be required to report to the position’s designated headquarters location, as indicated on their duty statement, at their own expense. Beginning on July 1, 2025, all employees are expected to work in the office at least four days per week.

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Special Requirements

When submitting application in hard copy, applicants are required to submit a standard state application (Form Std.678) with an original signature, and clearly indicate RPA 24-236 & Position #  835-122-5731-701 in the “Job Title(s)” section of the Standard State Application or you will not be considered for the position.

If you would like to use education in conjunction with experience to satisfy the minimum qualifications, you must attach a copy of your degree and/or transcripts (unofficial or official) to your application to ensure the educational requirements have been met for this position. Failure to do so will result in your application being rejected.

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:

• Experience reading, writing and analyzing complicated subject matter.
• Experience meeting critical deadlines under pressure.
• Experience gaining and maintaining cooperative working relationships.
• Experience with regulation development and adoption.
• Experience with economic and fiscal analysis of complex data sets and information that is difficult to quantify.

Benefits

In addition to a compelling vision for California, CalRecycle offers competitive pay, benefits, and features for its workforce. To review the pay and benefits offered to California civil service staff, please review CalHR's website at

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

Statement of Qualifications

Applicants must complete a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) for this recruitment. The SOQ is a narrative discussion prepared by the applicant describing how the applicant's skills, knowledge, abilities, education, training, and experience qualify them for the position. Applications received without this information may not be considered for this position.

Please submit a typed response to the following questions in Arial font size 12, single or double spaced, and 1-2 pages (your response should not exceed 2 pages).

1. Describe your experience working on economic and fiscal impact analysis, if any.
2. Describe your experience working on regulations, if any.
3. Describe your experience with research, writing, and analysis of complex subject matter.
4. Describe your experience working on a team project, including your approach to critical deadlines and collaboration with team members.

Please note resumes, letters, Supplemental Questionnaire, transcripts,  degrees, your state application, cover letters and other materials will not take the place of the Statement of Qualifications. Simply copying and pasting your resume will also not be accepted. Responses must be numbered and submitted in the same order. Applications received without an SOQ may be  rejected.

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 optional. It may be included, but is not required.
• Statement of Qualifications - Please see Statement of Qualifications section.

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