Services

I offer bespoke research and evaluation services tailored to your needs and context. Below are the main types of work I do — but if you’re not sure what you need, get in touch and we can work it out together.

Qualitative Research I design and deliver qualitative research — interviews, focus groups, case studies, and ethnographic approaches — to explore experience, process, and context in depth. Particularly valuable where numbers alone won’t answer the questions that matter most. Suitable for: any organisation needing rich, contextual evidence to inform decisions

Participatory Research I use participatory approaches — including Photovoice and collaborative inquiry — to centre the voices of the people most affected by a service or programme. Particularly valuable where standard methods risk missing what matters most. Suitable for: community organisations, charities, services working with marginalised populations

Policy and Programme Evaluation I design and deliver evaluations that go beyond what happened to explain how and why — drawing on qualitative methods with a focus on process evaluation and implementation outcomes. Whether you’re evaluating a pilot, a long-running programme, or a national policy, I can help you make sense of the evidence and use it constructively. Suitable for: statutory agencies, government departments, funded programmes, health and social care services

Facilitation I facilitate workshops, focus groups, and strategic planning processes — including Theory of Change development — that help teams and organisations think clearly together. I bring a research sensibility to facilitation: structured, purposeful, and grounded in evidence. Suitable for: organisations developing or reviewing their strategy, theory of change, or evaluation approach

Literature and Evidence Reviews I design and deliver literature and evidence reviews — from rapid evidence assessments to more in-depth systematic approaches — to help organisations understand what is already known before designing a programme, making a policy decision, or commissioning new research. Suitable for: government departments, statutory agencies, funded programmes, and any organisation wanting to build on existing evidence rather than start from scratch

Training and Capacity Building I support organisations to build their own research and evaluation capability — through training, coaching, and practical tools. This includes helping teams set up systems for self-evaluation, develop internal monitoring approaches, and feel more confident using evidence in their work. Suitable for: charities, community organisations, in-house teams new to research and evaluation

Research Consultancy and Advisory Support Sometimes you need a critical friend more than a full research project. I offer advisory support to organisations developing research capacity, reviewing existing approaches, or navigating complex evaluation questions. I can also help with scoping, refining, and drafting tenders for research and consultancy contracts. Suitable for: in-house research teams, managers commissioning research for the first time, organisations preparing to go to tender