Senior Workforce Planner - Regional Reemployment & Data

Houston-Galveston Area Council; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Houston-Galveston Area Council is seeking a Senior Planner to lead regional employment strategies, including 10-Week Reemployment, and to connect job seekers with opportunities. You will monitor outcomes, identify trends, and provide targeted assistance to service providers to improve reemployment results.

The role requires collaboration with Recruiters, Program Operations, Business Services, Data Analytics, and external partners to translate data into action and drive faster returns to work for

Qualifications

• Experience in workforce development, reemployment services, program operations, or continuous improvement.
• Strong understanding of employment services, job placement strategies, case management, and workforce development programs.
• Strong analytical skills to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities.
• Experience collaborating with recruiters, business services, and service providers.
• Ability to translate data and guidance into operational actions.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, Power BI, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational oversight of employment initiatives and other strategies designed to connect job seekers to employment as quickly as possible.
• Work closely with the Workforce Solutions system to implement employment strategies that strengthen customer engagement, employment-focused case management, job search assistance, and workforce attachment.
• Analyze regional, provider, office, and customer-level employment data to identify trends, gaps, barriers, and opportunities for earlier intervention and improved reemployment outcomes.
• Collaborate with Recruiters and Business Consultants to develop targeted job matching, referral, interview, hiring event, and placement strategies for priority customer populations.
• Strengthen employment-focused case management practices by evaluating customer engagement, employment planning, job search activities, follow-up, placement verification, and retention efforts.
• Provide targeted technical assistance to service providers and staff to address performance gaps, strengthen reemployment strategies, and improve service delivery.
• Develop and communicate operational and policy guidance that supports consistent implementation of reemployment initiatives and effective customer service across the Workforce Solutions system.
• May coordinate and facilitate webinars, workgroups, and performance discussions with internal staff, service providers, and community partners to promote best practices and address operational challenges.
• Collaborate with the Texas Workforce Commission on reemployment initiatives, program requirements, performance issues, policy updates, and strategies that support regional employment outcomes.

Skills

Workforce development

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication

Data visualization

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Power BI

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Houston-Galveston Area Council is seeking a Senior Planner to lead regional employment strategies, including 10-Week Reemployment, and to connect job seekers with opportunities. You will monitor outcomes, identify trends, and provide targeted assistance to service providers to improve reemployment results.

The role requires collaboration with Recruiters, Program Operations, Business Services, Data Analytics, and external partners to translate data into action and drive faster returns to work for