Research Consultant – London
Brendan Parker is a Research Consultant in the London office, with previous experience in social and economic research consultancies. He has worked across a wide range of policy areas, including employment, skills, education, health, and sport, delivering research and evaluation projects for central government and its agencies, local authorities, funders, and third sector organisations.
Brendan is particularly focused on quantitative methods in monitoring and evaluation, using survey and administrative data to understand what policies, services, and programmes work. He has supported clients in tracking progress against defined criteria, analysing programme implementation, and evaluating outcomes and impact.
BSc Economics and Political Science, University of Birmingham
MSc Social Research Methods, The London School of Economics and Political Science
Specialist Areas:
- Theory of change development
- Theory-based and counterfactual approaches to impact evaluation
- Survey and administrative data research and analysis
- Education, Employment and Skills
Portfolio:
- Westminster City Council – Supplier Readiness Programme Evaluation
- Fusion 21 – The Resilience Programme Evaluation
- Settle – The Settle Programme Evaluation
- Hampton Fund – Evidence Review for Future Grant making Decisions
Little Weaknesses:
- Spending too much time and money travelling around the country watching Charlton Athletic
- Holidays having to include watching a sporting event
