Statewide Workforce Policy Lead

Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth of Massachusetts is seeking a Manager of Strategic Planning and Policy to lead statewide workforce strategy development and policy alignment. The role collaborates across agencies to meet WIOA and state objectives, guiding regional planning and MOUs with core partners.

The position emphasizes leadership, policy design, and program coordination to ensure high-quality service delivery across regions and adherence to federal mandates.

Qualifications

• MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must have at least (A) five (5) years of full-time or, equivalent part-time, professional, administrative, supervisory, or managerial experience in business administration, business management, public administration, public management, clinical administration or clinical management of which (B) at least one (1) year must have been in a project management, supervisory or managerial capacity or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and substitutions below.
• Substitutions: I. A certificate in a relevant or related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required (A) experience.
• II. A Bachelor's degree in a related field may be substituted for two (2) years of the required (A) experience.
• III. A Graduate degree in a related field may be substituted for three (3) years of the required (A) experience.
• IV. A Doctorate degree in a related field may be substituted for four (4) years of the required (A) experience.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Visioning & Alignment — Develops and implements long-term visioning strategies that align the statewide workforce system with federal priorities, state administration goals, and EOLWD strategic objectives.
• Policy Development & Integration — Designs, updates, and aligns statewide workforce policies with strategic priorities. Ensures policies reflect federal and state requirements, support consistent service delivery, and advance system modernization.
• Management of MassWorkforce Policy and Informational Systems — Manages and reviews content of all documents to be posted on the MassWorkforce Issuance System. Provides editorial quality control, and coordinates external messaging with EOLWD’s Communications Department.
• Regional Planning Support — Guides regional planning efforts across workforce areas; provides data and strategic direction to align regional plans with statewide priorities.
• Workforce Board Certification — Coordinates and conducts the statewide Workforce Board Certification process; establishes criteria and issues certification determinations.
• Statewide MOU Development & Coordination — Leads development and coordination of MOUs with core partners; ensures consistency and compliance with mandates.
• Supervision of Staff — Supervises two professional staff; provides direction and performance feedback.

Job description

Commonwealth of Massachusetts is seeking a Manager of Strategic Planning and Policy to lead statewide workforce strategy development and policy alignment. The role collaborates across agencies to meet WIOA and state objectives, guiding regional planning and MOUs with core partners.

The position emphasizes leadership, policy design, and program coordination to ensure high-quality service delivery across regions and adherence to federal mandates.