Description
Are you seeking a dynamic career with a purpose? Are you skilled in establishing collaborative relationships, providing excellent customer service, and serving as a leader in your organization? If so, then The California Department of Public Health’s’ Vital Records and Statistics Division (VRSD) has a position for you! The Vital Records and Statistics Division (VRSD) is currently hiring a Career Executive Assignment B (C.E.A.), Deputy Director of Vital Records and Statistics Division.
About the Department
The California Department of Public Health – Vital Records (CDPH-VR) maintains birth, death, fetal death/still birth, marriage, and divorce records for California. Services provided by CDPH-VR include issuing certified copies of California vital records and registering and amending vital records as authorized by law.
At the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the core of our mission to advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. We are genuinely and strongly committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness where we can grow and learn together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting for team members, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring to us and the work we do.
Responsibilities:
- The C.E.A. will serve as the Deputy Director of the Vital Records and Statistics Division.
- The Deputy Director (DD) for the Vital Records and Statistics Division (VRSD) supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by providing leadership, guidance, overarching strategic direction, and management for the VRSD which consists of over 200 staff across four branches and a budget of approximately $78 million.
- The Deputy Director of VRSD serves as the State Registrar, legally charged with statewide responsibility for implementing and maintaining a uniform system for registration and a permanent central registry for all live birth, fetal death, death, and marriage records.
- The Deputy Director serves as an integral component in the formulation of policy to achieve the mission of the CDPH.
- Supports department-wide and state-wide strategies to ensure equitable, accurate, and timely access to vital records and the generation of equitable, accurate, and timely vital statistics that forms the epidemiologic basis of public health data, program, and policy.
- Responsible for ensuring the highest level of customer service to government partners and the public when providing services relating to vital records registration, amendment, and issuance.
- The DD fosters and promotes collaborative partnerships with federal, state, and local governmental entities, including the California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS/Agency), the Governor's Office, the Legislature, local registrars, local health jurisdictions, community-based organizations, health care communities, and other stakeholders to achieve shared goals of advancing health equity for Californians.
Desirable Qualifications:
- Ability to function as part of an executive management team to plan, develop and implement department policies and priorities.
- Ability to lead and manage a professional multidisciplinary team.
- Proven ability to interact with and engage stakeholders.
- Ability to effectively plan for and manage changes in department priorities and operations necessary to respond to public health emergences.
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with the Governor’s Office, the Health and Human Services Agency, CDPH executives, other state and federal agencies, the Legislature, and CDPH partners, including local health departments.
Please note: In addition to applying to this position through CalCareers. Candidates will be asked to complete the below Supplemental Questionnaire. A resume or cover letter cannot replace the Supplemental Questionnaire, and your application may be considered incomplete without the Supplemental Questionnaire.
- Considering the desirable qualifications, please describe any key qualifications, strengths and skills that would contribute to your ability to serve successfully in this position. Include relevant experience, education, and training, and thoroughly explain your answers.
New to the State application process? To be considered for this role, you must follow the directions below. We do not accept applications from external platforms.
The deadline to apply is: 12/13/2025
Link To Apply: bit.ly/44amQfa
1. Create a CalCareer account by going to CalCareers.ca.gov.
2. Confirm that you meet the minimum qualifications for the position you are wanting to apply for. A link to view minimum qualifications is listed on each job posting.
3. After confirming that you meet the minimum qualifications, take and pass the corresponding examination. Most exams are available online and can be found on CalCareers under the exam/assessment search tab.
4. Apply! Follow all directions and be sure to submit all requested documentation.
Please reach out to Apply@cdph.ca.gov with any questions.
