Elevate your career: targeted political, policy and legislative jobs in California

Ready for your next opportunity? C.A.R. is looking for a proactive, organized professional who enjoys collaborating with others, coordinating moving pieces, and turning ideas into results. In this role, you’ll work with colleagues and stakeholders across the organization, manage competing priorities, communicate with a variety of audiences, and help keep important projects moving forward. We’re looking for someone who brings strong written and verbal communication skills, careful attention to detail, sound organization, and a genuine commitment to delivering high-quality work. Experience in a REALTOR® association, membership or trade association, nonprofit organization, or other collaborative environment is especially relevant, as C.A.R.’s recruiting materials have repeatedly emphasized association experience, working with volunteers and committees, project coordination, and clear professional communication. If you’re someone who takes initiative, enjoys building relationships, and can comfortably balance multiple responsibilities, we’d like to hear from you. Bring your experience, ideas, and energy to C.A.R. and help support the work of California’s real estate community. Position is located in Sacramento, California.

The Fiscal Grants Supervisor leads the fiscal compliance function for the legal aid grant portfolio of the largest state bar in the country—distributing approximately $300 million annually across multiple grant programs to more than 110 legal aid nonprofit organizations statewide. The Fiscal Grants Supervisor directly supervises a fiscal compliance team of approximately five and is accountable for the sound financial management of grant funds, ensuring that grantees meet their fiscal obligations and that the State Bar’s grantmaking operations maintain the highest standards of fiscal accountability, accuracy, and integrity. The role serves as a key staff partner to the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission (LSTFC), helping advance the LSTFC’s 2024–2028 strategic plan, the State Bar’s 2022-2027 strategic plan, and ensures that every grant program is administered responsibly, equitably, and in alignment with the State Bar’s mission to close the justice gap in California. This role blends deep fiscal and accounting expertise with compliance oversight, process improvement, and people management. The position reports to the Director of Grants and works in close partnership with grants administration leadership. This is, above all, a hands-on leadership role grounded in day-to-day fiscal monitoring and staff supervision, at a time when the fiscal compliance team is in a critical period of growth. This is an FLSA Exempt/Non-Union Represented role. The annual salary range is $126,222 to $168,276. Position is located in Los Angeles or San Francisco.

Local Health Plans of California (LHPC) seeks a visionary, relationship-driven Chief Executive Officer to lead the association through one of the most consequential periods in Medi-Cal’s history. This leader will represent California’s 17 local health plans, champion the people and communities local plans serve, strengthen relationships with policymakers and partners, and help shape a Medi-Cal program that works for all Californians. The next CEO of LHPC must be both a strategic advocate and a trusted partner. We need a leader with the courage to advocate boldly, the credibility to earn trust in every room, and the skill to unite 17 plans behind a single, powerful voice. Most importantly, we seek someone who is inspired by the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of Californians and help ensure that local health plans continue to be a driving force for innovation, access, and community health. Salary $320,000 - $455,000/yr. Position is located in Sacramento, CA.