Brian Law // The Other Side

International Development Consulting

Alongside acting, Brian has spent over ten years building a separate career as an International Development Consultant specialising in monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) — work that feeds a different but equally important part of who he is: curious, analytical, and drawn to understanding how the world works.

A lifelong learner with an instinct for following curiosity, his academic path spans architecture and urban planning (UMiami), public policy and international development (LSE), and finance (SOAS) — each one less a qualification than a genuine attempt to answer the next big question.

He works across education, social entrepreneurship, and economic development, with regional expertise in Africa and South Asia. The work has taken him across the world, opened unexpected doors, and sharpened a way of thinking that feeds directly back into his creative life. Clients include TetraTech International Development, Bodhi Global Analysis, and Oxford Policy Management, with projects funded by the FCDO, USAID, Embassy of Ireland, World Bank, Mercy Corps and Save the Children.

He also provides strategy and evaluation services to arts organisations and heritage sites, including the Museum of Colour.

Expertise and Experience

    • STRATEGY AND EVALUATION

      Impact assessments, Process evaluations, M&E results frameworks, Theory of Change analysis, Value for Money assessment, market analysis, feasibility studies

    • QUANTITATIVE FIELDWORK

      Methodology and sampling design, survey development, enumerator training, data management and quality control

    • QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS

      Descriptive statistics, regression analysis, causal analyses (RCTs, difference-in-difference, instrumental variables)

    • QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

      Document reviews, desk research, primary data collection (key informant interviews and focus group discussions), data synthesis

    • Master of Public Administration (Economic Policy) - The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), 2013-2015

    • MSc Finance - SOAS, University of London, 2021-2024 (Distance Learning)

    • Graduate Diploma in International Development - University of London International Programmes, 2012-2013 (Distance Learning)

    • Bachelor of Architecture - University of Miami, 2007-2012

    • Education

    • Employment and Entrepreneurship / Innovation

    • Economic development / Market-based approaches

    • Gender and Youth

    • Sustainability and resilience

    • Conflict

    • IN-COUNTRY EXPERIENCE
      Uganda, Kenya, Liberia, Tanzania, Malawi, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Cambodia

    • REMOTE
      Afghanistan, Nigeria, DRC, Ghana, Guinea, Somali, Pakistan, Haiti, Philippines, Zambia, Cote D’Ivoire, Kyrgyzstan

    • DIRECT CLIENTS
      TetraTech International Development, Oxford Policy Management (OPM), Bodhi Global Analysis, Global Schools Forum (GSF), Global Partnership for Education (GPE), the World Bank, Cognoscere Consulting, Mercy Corps, Centre for Economic Performance (LSE), and various NGOs

    • INDIRECT CLIENTS
      UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), USAID, UNESCO, UNICEF, European Commission, Save the Children, Action for Hearing Loss, American Red Cross, and various international governments

    • MEL reporting for Growth Gateway Programme’s various trade and investment interventions - Africa (regional), Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Zambia (Evaluation Consultant for TetraTech / FCDO, 2024-2026)

    • Ongoing Outcome Monitoring for Digital Opportunity Trust’s Going Beyond Project - Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Cote D’Ivoire (Evaluation Lead for Bodhi Global Analysis / DOT, 2024-2026)

    • Final Evaluation of British Council’s Learning Leadership for Gender Equity Programme - Kenya, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Zambia (Evaluation Lead for Bodhi / British Council, 2025)

    • Sustainability Support to the Land Portal Foundation, under the Land Facility Programme – Global (Evaluation Consultant for TetraTech / FCDO, 2026)

    • Assessment of potential topics for ICAI’s Phase 4 reviews – Global (Evaluation Lead for DAI / ICAI, 2023)

    • Final Programme Evaluation of Mercy Corps’ LEEP and PROSPECTS youth employment and entrepreneurship programme – Liberia (Evaluation Lead for Bodhi / Mercy Corps, 2021, 2022)

    • Rapid Reviews of CIVIC’s Protection of Civilians (POC) Mobile Training Tool, under the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) Programme – Nigeria (Evaluation Lead for TetraTech / FCDO, 2020, 2022)

    • Evaluation of USAID’s Strengthening Capacity in Agriculture, Livelihoods and Environment (SCALE) Programme – Global (Evaluation Lead for Bodhi / Mercy Corps & USAID, 2022)

    • Review of FCDO’s Mozambique Skills for Employment Programme (JOBA)’s Value for Money (VfM) approach – Mozambique (Evaluation Lead for TetraTech / FCDO, 2021-2022)

    • Evaluations of SPRING, an accelerator programme in Asia/Africa that supported education-related businesses targeting girls – Global (Evaluation Consultant for TetraTech / FCDO, 2018-2020)