Ms Jodieann Dawe and Dr Mette Creaser have been announced as the National Managers Research and Business Development, and Statistics and Analytics respectively.
In announcing the appointments, Dr Craig Fowler, National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) Managing Director, said he was particularly pleased with the complementary skills and strengths of NCVER’s new Executive team.
“Jodieann’s strong understanding of the role of research in informing policy and practice will be invaluable as NCVER seeks to sharpen the applied relevance of our national research program and expand our research partnerships to deliver outcomes that are valued evidence for decision-making”, said Dr Fowler.
“Her experience includes executive roles in research and business development at a national level, particularly in managing applied research to deliver knowledge, evidence and market intelligence valued by industry and governments”.
Jodieann’s previous roles include CEO of Water Research Australia and Manager, Research Operations of Meat and Livestock Australia.
“Mette is an internal appointment, managing the National Surveys Branch since 2008, and her excellent knowledge of our business and statistical experience will be an asset to the Executive team”, said Dr Fowler.
“She has a very strong technical ability and contributed to the development and implementation of many of NCVER’s advanced tools for producing complex summative statistics.
“Mette came to NCVER from the Australian Bureau of Statistics where she was highly regarded and held a variety of roles, including Director of Environment Statistics”, said Dr Fowler.
Jodieann and Mette will become part of NCVER’s Executive team which will be fully in place by the end of June 2015.
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