Recruitment Analyst (Analyst III)

Department of Resources Recycling & Recovery · Sacramento County

Salary: $6,623 – $8,290 per month

Closes: 2026-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

Job description and requirements

Job Description and Duties Under the general direction of the Supervisor I, the Analyst III serves as the department's lead recruitment analyst, coordinating recruitment outreach, career fairs, candidate engagement, and targeted sourcing activities. The incumbent conducts reference checks and OPF reviews, supports hiring and selection activities, and ensures compliance with civil service laws, rules, and policies. The incumbent creates recruitment policies and procedures.The Analyst III also independently analyzes and responds to merit issue complaints related to qualifications, eligibility, certification, hiring, selection, appointments, and other merit system matters. Additionally, the incumbent provides backup support for hiring operations, manages the Classification, Recruitment and Selection Units shared inbox, and serves as a resource to managers, applicants, and staff on recruitment and selection processes. This position is required to be in office a minimum of four days a week and is required to travel to off site facilities for recruitment efforts. This position must be able to regularly work in environments that have large number of people, has a large amount of stimuli including noises, and be able to independently perform complex analysis. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. 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 JC 537801 Position # 835-332-5393-701 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 researching, analyzing, and resolving complex personnel or merit-related issues and preparing written responses, recommendations, and correspondence for management and external stakeholders. • Experience planning, coordinating, and participating in recruitment outreach activities, such as career fairs, workforce development events, college recruitment, and community engagement initiatives. • Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter or similar sourcing tools to identify, attract, and engage qualified candidates for professional, technical, and hard-to-fill positions. • Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and recommend process improvements to enhance recruitment and hiring outcomes. 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. SOQ should have a title of “Statement of Qualifications, Your Name,” be no more than 2 pages, and no smaller than 12-point font. Describe your experience performing recruitment, hiring, and merit-related personnel activities. Include specific examples that demonstrate your ability to: 1. Conduct recruitment and outreach efforts to attract qualified candidates.2. Evaluate candidate qualifications and support hiring and selection decisions.3. Research, analyze, and resolve complex personnel or merit-related issues.4. Provide consultation and customer service to managers, applicants, and other stakeholders while managing competing priorities. For each example, describe your role, actions taken, and the outcome.
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Job Description and Duties

Under the general direction of the Supervisor I, the Analyst III serves as the department's lead recruitment analyst, coordinating recruitment outreach, career fairs, candidate engagement, and targeted sourcing activities. The incumbent conducts reference checks and OPF reviews, supports hiring and selection activities, and ensures compliance with civil service laws, rules, and policies. The incumbent creates recruitment policies and procedures.The Analyst III also independently analyzes and responds to merit issue complaints related to qualifications, eligibility, certification, hiring, selection, appointments, and other merit system matters. Additionally, the incumbent provides backup support for hiring operations, manages the Classification, Recruitment and Selection Units shared inbox, and serves as a resource to managers, applicants, and staff on recruitment and selection processes.
This position is required to be in office a minimum of four days a week and is required to travel to off site facilities for recruitment efforts. This position must be able to regularly work in environments that have large number of people, has a large amount of stimuli including noises, and be able to independently perform complex analysis.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

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 JC 537801 Position # 835-332-5393-701 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 researching, analyzing, and resolving complex personnel or merit-related issues and preparing written responses, recommendations, and correspondence for management and external stakeholders.
  • Experience planning, coordinating, and participating in recruitment outreach activities, such as career fairs, workforce development events, college recruitment, and community engagement initiatives.
  • Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter or similar sourcing tools to identify, attract, and engage qualified candidates for professional, technical, and hard-to-fill positions.
  • Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and recommend process improvements to enhance recruitment and hiring outcomes.

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. SOQ should have a title of “Statement of Qualifications, Your Name,” be no more than 2 pages, and no smaller than 12-point font.
Describe your experience performing recruitment, hiring, and merit-related personnel activities. Include specific examples that demonstrate your ability to:
1. Conduct recruitment and outreach efforts to attract qualified candidates.2. Evaluate candidate qualifications and support hiring and selection decisions.3. Research, analyze, and resolve complex personnel or merit-related issues.4. Provide consultation and customer service to managers, applicants, and other stakeholders while managing competing priorities.
For each example, describe your role, actions taken, and the outcome.

About this opportunity

Salary context

The annualized midpoint for this posting is $89,478. That matches the $89,478 median among 31 current California public jobs with the same normalized title.

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Department of Resources Recycling & Recovery currently has 13 other open positions in this database.

Regional hiring context

There are 658 current state openings in Sacramento County, including this position.

Application timeline

Applications close in 10 days, on November 14, 2026.

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Posting history

This posting appears on CalCareers. CA Public Jobs first observed it on November 4, 2026. It was last verified open on November 4, 2026.

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