Jim Vine

Experience

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  Whitegates Residential Lettings

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2005

  Lettings Manager

  Residential lettings agency, managing private rented sector housing in and around the Nottingham area.

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  LetsUni

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Managing Director

  Student housing portal for Nottingham.

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  World Habitat

  Jun 2007 - May 2013

  Head of Programme (UK Housing Policy and Practice)

  Leading the UK housing research programme for BSHF. Included dissemination of findings to policy makers and others, as well as undertaking research and managing the team of researchers.

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  HACT

  May 2013 - Sept 2016

  Delivering valuable insights to housing associations and other related organisations. Focused on conducting research that was of highest quality whilst being tailored to the real business information needs of housing providers. Typically undertook quantitative work, often with qualitative colleagues on mixed-methods projects. Leadership role on social impact measurement work. HACT's lead for Community Insight, an online mapping tool used by the majority of the largest housing associations in the country. Member of senior management team. Show less

  • Director of Evidence, Data and Insight

    Jan 2015 - Sept 2016

  • Director of Innovation and Business Development

    May 2013 - Jan 2015
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  University of Essex

  Sept 2016 - now

  Performing data-driven research and analysis that is both academically rigorous and provides valuable insights to inform practice or policy. Working across business and public/non-profit sectors.

  • Research Fellow, Catalyst Project, Department of Government

    Sept 2018 - now

  • Research Fellow, ESRC Business & Local Government Data Research Centre, Essex Business School

    Sept 2016 - Sept 2018