Nidhi Mittal
Strategic leader and consultant with 20 years in environmental and developmental sectors across Asia, Africa, the UK, and Europe. Led research, programme, policy, advocacy and evaluation initiatives centred on social inclusion, poverty, climate resilience, urban planning, governance and ecosystems. Expertise in project and programme management and development, research and evaluation studies, stakeholder engagement and driving evidence-based policy transformation, organisational development and change management. Passionate about inclusive research, co-production and using evidence to drive innovation, systems change and community resilience.
Change management, Coaching and mentoring, Evaluation and impact, Project management, Research and Analysis, Strategic planning
Children, young people and families, Community development, Disability, Environment and climate crisis, Global majority, Health and social care, International development, Mental Health and Counselling, Social enterprise, Women
Clients
UK Charities – Trussell, Reach Community Projects, Cambridge City Foodbank, Music Relief Foundation, Stand-by-Me Bereavement Services. Previously delivered consulting projects for DFID, European Commission, Rockefeller Foundation, UNICEF, UK Research Councils, GIZ, World Resources Institute.
Qualifications
Msc. Environment and Sustainable Development, UCL (with Distinction), 2009-2010
Msc Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy (Diversity and intersectionality focus), 2023 – Present
Research and Statistical Methods (UCL), 2020
Managing Successful Programmes (Foundation and Practitioner), 2020
Experience
Strategic research, advisory and policy specialist with over 20 years of experience leading multidisciplinary projects and programmes, process, impact and policy evaluations, mixed methods research studies and evidence synthesis across charities, consultancies, governments and international organisations in the UK, Europe, Asia and Africa. My social and public policy research work aligns closely with HM Treasury Green Book and Magenta Book principles, including developing robust theories of change, business cases, assessing social value, and generating evidence to inform appraisal, policy and programme design and value for money judgements.
Project management and research portfolio centres on vulnerable populations, women, children and youth, inequality and systems level disadvantage. Experienced in leading multi agency and cross sector programmes, conducting implementation focused studies, and generating practice relevant evidence that informs policy, programme design and learning.
Recognised for developing collaborative partnerships, directing high profile evaluations, and producing influential evidence syntheses that shape policy debates and strengthen programme implementation.
Skilled in managing donor funded research portfolios, supervising multidisciplinary teams and building partnerships that bridge academic, practitioner and policy communities, and support organisational sustainability.
Committed to inclusive, participatory and co produced research approaches that elevate lived experience and enhance epistemic justice. Passionate about advancing methodological innovation and contributing to improved practice and systems change through effective programming, robust, policy relevant research and evaluation studies.
