We help people strengthen and use their evidence base

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Our services

    • Outcome mapping

    • Logic modelling

    • Design of monitoring and evaluation frameworks

    • Mixed method, experimental and non-experimental designs

    • Process, outcome and economic evaluation

    • Developmental and participatory approaches

    • Evaluation feasibility and needs assessment

    • Survey design and analysis

    • Interviewing, focus groups and other qualitative approaches

    • Participatory action research

    • Analysis of administrative, financial and program data

    • Policy analysis

    • Evidence reviews

    • Engagement of hard-to-reach and disenfranchised groups

    • Journey mapping and persona development for person centred design 

    • Contextual analysis, needs analysis, prioritisation 

    • Evidence review, horizon scanning, identifying promising practice 

    • Facilitation of design processes, evaluating potential options 

    • Articulating theory of change, developing and testing program logic 

    • Risk analysis, development of risk mitigation and monitoring strategies 

    • Implementation planning, including strategic, operational and governance 

    • Development of monitoring, evaluation, reporting and learning frameworks 

    • Interactive and participatory workshops and meetings

    • Online and face-to-face

    • Group process for needs analysis, evidence reviews, sense-making, decision making and governance

    • Stakeholder and group engagement in strategy development and evaluation

    • User-centred service design

    • Conference design and facilitation

    • Development, delivery and review of capacity building programs in evaluation and research

    • Group training: from one hour sessions to two day courses, online and face-to-face

    • On-the-job coaching and mentoring for individuals and teams

    • Methodological advice and technical support

    • Peer review

Our team

You can expect technical rigour and professional service, every time.

  • Duncan Rintoul

    Managing Director

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    Duncan is a mixed methodologist with 25+ years’ experience in social research and evaluation across a broad range of policy areas. He is a specialist in capacity building and has trained thousands of people in the fundamentals of evaluative practice. He is a former Director of the Australian Evaluation Society and an active contributor to the AES mentoring program, as well as a lay member of the UOW Human Research Ethics Committee for the social sciences. He lives and works on Dharawal land.  

  • Claire Grealy

    Director

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    Claire brings specialist expertise in health and human service strategy, design and governance. Originally trained in social work, she brings a practitioner lens as well as senior public sector experience and 20+ years’ consulting experience. Prior to joining Rooftop Social, Claire was a Director and partner at Urbis. She lives and works on Dja Dja Wurrung land.

  • Vanessa Hood

    Director

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    With a dual background in facilitation and evaluation, Van loves using participatory processes to help people engage with evidence. Her consulting practice draws on rich experience from research and evaluation leadership roles in Victorian Government (e.g. at Sustainability Victoria) and in the community sector (e.g. with Financial Counselling Australia). She lives and works on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung land.

  • Kate Miller

    Senior Consultant

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    Kate is an experienced social researcher, evaluator and policy analyst with a qualifications in economics and development. She brings experience from prior roles at the NSW Department of Education, the Institute of Public Policy and Governance (UTS), the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation. She lives and works on Gadigal land.

  • Jessica Carroll Smith

    Consultant

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    Jess brings specialist expertise in project management and not-for-profit project scoping, business development and fundraising. She started out in social research consultancy back in early 2000s, then then switched across into organisational management and leadership work in churches, para church organisations and social change organisations – overseeing projects, managing budgets, coordinating teams, synthesising data and turning ideas into action. She lives and works on Gadigal land. 

Who we work for

We work closely and creatively with organisations that care about people and the planet.

Bridge Housing

Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

Victorian Country Fire Authority

Bridge Housing • Asylum Seeker Resource Centre • Victorian Country Fire Authority •


National Centre for Indigenous Excellence

Mental Health Australia

Yoowinna Wurnalung Healing Service

Cancer Council NSW

National Centre for Indigenous Excellence • Mental Health Australia • Yoowinna Wurnalung Healing Service • Cancer Council NSW •

Paul Ramsay Foundation

University of Technology Sydney

ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage

Paul Ramsay Foundation • University of Technology Sydney • ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage •

NAPCAN

St Kilda Legal Centre

Odyssey House

Anglicare

Girl Guides Australia

East Melbourne PHN Institutes

NAPCAN • St Kilda Legal Centre • Odyssey House • Anglicare • Girl Guides Australia • East Melbourne PHN Institutes •

NSW Environment Protection Authority

Transport for NSW

NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation

Worksafe Victoria

NSW Environment Protection Authority • Transport for NSW • NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation • Worksafe Victoria •

Victorian Education and Training

Magistrates’ Court of Victoria

Legal Aid NSW

Multicultural NSW

Victorian Education and Training • Magistrates’ Court of Victoria • Legal Aid NSW • Multicultural NSW •








Recent work

  • “The team engaged efficiently with our draft business case, expertly enhancing our logic model through an effective consultation process…”

    NSW Department of Education 

  • “The team was professional, approachable and reliable… Vanessa Hood’s interview and workshop facilitation was exemplary, drawing informative responses from stakeholders.”

    ACT Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate

  • “Each meeting was well resourced and facilitated… we particularly appreciated the detailed lived experience scenarios they developed for the co-design workshop.”

    NSW Department of Communities and Justice

  • “Duncan worked seamlessly with changes… his stakeholder engagement process added significant value to the project.”

    NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation

  • “Attendees were highly engaged through the training program and reported positive impacts on their understanding of evaluation…”

    Transport for NSW  

  • “Rooftop Social demonstrated fantastic knowledge in content and learning design… Duncan was really engaging throughout, and the feedback has been super positive.”

    NSW Department of Planning and Environment

  • “Through the creativity and expertise of the team at Rooftop Social, we developed a sustainable and scalable service model… shared with other states as the benchmark.”

    NSW Legal Aid

  • “They delivered the MEL framework in a timely, collaborative manner… their staff demonstrated expert skill in governance advice, and we received great feedback on their high-quality facilitation.”

    NSW Department of Communities and Justice

  • “Jess interviewed over 40 of our participating young people… the report brought together learnings to provide an insightful assessment of the program’s performance.”

    Anglicare

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