Program Supervisor

Program Supervisor For Fiscal Compliance

The Program Supervisor for fiscal compliance serves a key leadership role in the Office of Access & Inclusion (OAI), providing direct supervision and strategic oversight of a small fiscal compliance team. This position ensures the accurate administration and monitoring of grant funds distributed to legal aid organizations and pro bono programs throughout California. The Program Supervisor is responsible for maintaining the highest standards of fiscal accountability, regulatory compliance and operational excellence while fostering a collaborative team environment and strong relationships internally and with our grantee partners and other stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will bring a unique combination of fiscal compliance expertise in grantmaking, supervisory experience, and passion for access to justice work. They will be a detail-oriented professional with a growth-mindset and highly empathetic, who can balance the technical demands of fiscal compliance with the leadership skills to inspire, guide, and develop a small team that is in the middle of a critical growth period.

While not a requirement, the ideal candidate will have experience working in grantmaking and with legal organizations or other nonprofits in CA. The Program Supervisor will :

• Oversee grant fiscal compliance and monitoring, in close collaboration with grants administration leadership, to ensure compliance with grant terms and government regulations
• Supervise, mentor and develop a small team who have varying levels of skills and experience
• Identify areas for process improvements and / or trainings, including standardization of knowledge and tools to improve efficiency and accuracy of grantee compliance
• Collaborate with team leadership to update policies and procedures that reflect best practices in fiscal compliance
• Write memos and present to Legal Trust Fund Commission or their relevant committees on fiscal compliance issues, as needed
• Represent OA&I at regional meetings and conferences related to legal aid funding and compliance

Under general supervision, the Program Supervisor is responsible for supervising the management of programs, policies, and procedures, facilitating the development of operational guidelines for new programs and ensuring activities of programs are completed in accordance with procedures and policies.

The Program Supervisor is distinguished from the Administrative Supervisor in that the former has knowledge of complex and advanced program functions and supervises staff in the performance of specialized program functions.

The Program Supervisor provides first level supervision over support staff in an assigned division / unit and performs the most complex work. This class is characterized by the responsibility for assuring the activities of the assigned major programs or support functions are completed in accordance with the procedures and policies of the Bar.

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following :

Knowledge of :

Ability to :

Minimum Qualifications :

Applicants who meet the Minimum Qualifications will be required to successfully complete the State Bars selection process for this classification.

The State Bar of Californias mission is to protect the public and includes the primary functions of licensing, regulation, and discipline of attorneys; the advancement of the ethical and competent practice of law; and support of efforts for greater access to, and inclusion in, the legal system.

Our Values :

Clarity | Investing in Our People | Excellence | Respect | Growth Mindset