Jen Ehlers
Director, Consulting (WA)
I grew up being told that I lived in the ‘lucky country’ but it didn’t take long before I realised that it wasn’t ‘lucky’ for everyone. Through my work at SVA I have the opportunity to help create thriving communities where everyone has an equal opportunity to not only participate, but to flourish.
Jen is a Director in the Consulting team and has over 25 years of multi-disciplinary business acumen combined with education, MBA, and social impact qualifications to support organisations to develop and carry out strategies to improve their impact and performance.
Throughout her career, Jen has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to building strong partnerships between government, the corporate sector, and the community to drive change. Her expertise in collaboration and stakeholder engagement has been instrumental in bringing together diverse groups to achieve common goals and make a real impact on social issues.
During her time at SVA, Jen has worked on a range of diverse projects including leading projects across nonprofit, government, and corporate sectors, with a focus on strategy development, program evaluation, and outcomes management. Her work includes supporting Ronald McDonald House Charities in outcomes management, evaluating a range of Aboriginal empowerment programs for Wunan Foundation, and facilitating co-design initiatives for health and mental health services in WA and NSW.
Prior to joining SVA Jen was with EY in the Performance Improvement Advisory team working with clients on organisational effectiveness, strategy and governance particularly on large public sector transformations. Previously she was the founding director of a manufacturing and export-import business in Vietnam, trading internationally, and creating employment opportunities in Vietnam during the US embargo. Earlier in her career, she was a teacher. Jen is a firm believer in the importance of a supportive community to the health and wellbeing of our social fabric and to that end, has served on three not-for-profit boards.
She is currently Chair of Ngala, one of the oldest not-for-profits in WA that responds to the changing needs of families and communities, to meet the challenges of raising children and young people.
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