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Lisa has led SVA’s Employment work for the last 4 years. This work aims to contribute to system change by generating new ideas and insights as well as improving the effectiveness of existing approaches. A key focus is on improving career paths for young people facing disadvantage by working in partnership with young people, employers and community organisations. The Employer Innovation Lab is the most recent example, assisting medium-large employers to design and implement practical initiatives within their organisations. 

Lisa has spent nearly 2 decades as a practitioner, researcher and policy advocate in the area of ‘welfare to work’. For nearly ten years she worked in senior roles at a large national non-profit employment services provider, for three and a half years as its CEO. This included working with local community based organisations across the country to improve their capacity to support long term unemployed people into work. She has managed large scale programs for young people, for people with disabilities, ex-offenders and for those seeking apprenticeships.