Ben Hickman
I am an evaluator and data analyst with over 20 years’ experience in health, social and political research and evaluation, and a strong track record in delivering research projects in the public and voluntary sectors. Since starting my own research business over a decade ago, my focus has been on research and evaluation work supporting charities and voluntary organisations. I can help with grant and project evaluations, development of Theory of Change and Results Frameworks, help with bids and tenders, and surveys. My particular specialisms include quantitative data analysis, mixed-methods evaluations, development of MEL frameworks, and extraction and analysis of data from existing administrative systems. I am also a Visiting Research Fellow at the NIHR Health & Social Care Workforce Research Unit, Kings College London, where I undertake quantitative analysis relating to Social Care, Education and Health.
Data protection, Evaluation and impact, IT Strategy and Support, Project management, Research and Analysis
Children, young people and families, Criminal justice, Health and social care
Clients
I have worked with clients from a range of public and charity sector including the Department of Education, Association of Ambulance Chief Executives, Department of Health, UNISON, Advice Workforce Development Fund, GamCare, Public Law Project, Work Advance, Doctors of the World, Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, International Drug Policy Consortium, Harm Reduction International, GambleAware and Reprieve.
Qualifications
I have a BA in Philosophy and an MSc in Society and Space. I am also a full ONS accredited researcher, fluent in SQL, C# and R, can undertake GIS analysis and I’m adept at using data visualisation software like Power BI.
Experience
I have run my own social research company for the last 11 years, overseeing all projects and undertaking the majority of primary research. During this time I have been involved in analysis, research and evaluations of charities, grants and public sector projects. Alongside running my business I have twice been a visiting research fellow at Kings College London. Prior to this I worked as a data analyst at the Local Government Association specialising in labour market statistics and data standardisation. Selected recent projects include:
A mixed-methods contribution analysis evaluation Harm Reduction International.
A full-life evaluation of the Support Don’t Punish campaign
An evaluation of the impact of Post-Proceeding support in Family Drug and Alcohol Courts in Gloucestershire.
Research on the pay and working conditions in the London Advice Sector for the Advice Workforce Development Fund.
GIS analysis of IMD to map the impact of Community First Responders in relation to deprivation and service isolation.
Secondary research for the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre on further education data across the four UK nations.
Migration of GamCare CRM data to a new system.
Assessment of the impact of Gambling Treatment for GambleAware.
