A/Prof. Jo Ingold

Jo is an Associate Professor of Human Resource Management in Deakin Business School. Jo has spent over two decades working in and around employability support services, in the third sector and in policy, research and people development in UK central government departments. Prior to joining Deakin, Jo worked at Leeds University Business School.

Jo’s research, teaching and knowledge mobilisation activities fuse human resource management and public policy. She has published on the employability and skills sector (programme design, delivery and workforce issues); business engagement in labour market policy; and the workplace inclusion of disadvantaged labour market groups.

Jo has been a recipient of a number of Economic and Research Council funding awards, including a Future Leaders Fellowship. She is currently a Co-Investigator on an ESRC-funded Covid Rapid Response project examining the employment support needs of newly-unemployed job candidates during and post-Covid and ESRC-funded research on digital employment service delivery.

Jo has led on research impact and is recognised for her expertise on improving employer engagement in employability and skills programmes. She is a member of the Editorial Board of Work, Employment and Society and from January 2021, Jo will be an Editor.