Julian specialises in evaluation and value for money
His two decades of consulting experience span multiple sectors including health, education, social development, justice, housing, transport, environment and climate, trade and enterprise, governance, public finance, market development, energy, agriculture, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, international development, philanthropy and social impact.
The Value for Investment evaluation system, developed through Julian’s doctoral research, is used globally to evaluate complex and hard-to-measure programmes and policy reforms. Julian received the 2021 Australian Evaluation Society Evaluation Systems Award, recognising the widespread adoption of the approach. Much of Julian’s current work involves helping decision makers and evaluation teams using the approach.
Julian is a member of the Kinnect Group, an Associate of Oxford Policy Management, an Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne and a University Fellow at Charles Darwin University. His career has included policy roles with the governments of New Zealand and Canada, senior consultancy roles with KPMG Australia, and establishing and leading the NZ office of an Australian consulting firm.
Julian is a member of the Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association, the Australian Evaluation Society, the UK Evaluation Society, and the American Evaluation Association.
Examples of Julian’s work and writing:
2025
Collis, J., Hurrell, A., Franzen, S., King, J. (2025). Maximising public value through better data and evaluation: towards an integrated framework for value-for-money in public investments. Verian Group.
Mejia Toro, C., King, J., Mackay, S., Tipene-Leach, D., Swinburn, B. (2025). Free, healthy school lunches in New Zealand: a Value for Investment analysis. BMC Public Health 25, 3546 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24529-8
2024
King, J. (2024). Value for Money and the 5Es: Designing a context-specific VfM framework. Julian King & Associates Ltd.
King, J., Hurrell, A. (2024). A Guide to Evaluation of Value for Money in UK Public Services: Why cost-benefit analysis alone may be insufficient to evaluate VfM, and how to navigate a solution. Verian Group.
2023
King, J. (2023). How should Program Evaluation Standards inform the use of cost-benefit analysis in evaluation? Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation. Vol. 19, No. 43.
Gargani, J., King, J. (2023). Principles and methods to advance value for money. Evaluation, 1-19. DOI: 10.1177/13563890231221526. Open access preprint.
King, J., Wate, D., Namukasa, E., Hurrell, A., Hansford, F., Ward, P., Faramarzifar, S. (2023). Assessing Value for Money: the Oxford Policy Management Approach. Second Edition. Oxford Policy Management Ltd.
King, J., Crocket, A., Field, A. (2023). Value for Investment: Application and Insights. Youth Primary Mental Health and Addictions Evaluation. Exemplar report for Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand. Dovetail Consulting Ltd.
2022
King, J., Arau, A., Schiff, A., Garcia Aisa, M., McKegg, K. (2022). Social and Economic Impact Assessment of the RCA Programme: Non-Destructive Testing Case Study. International Atomic Energy Agency.
King, J., Arau, A., Schiff, A., Garcia Aisa, M., McKegg, K. (2022). Social and Economic Impact Assessment of the RCA Programme: Radiotherapy Case Study. International Atomic Energy Agency.
2021
King, J. (2021). Expanding theory-based evaluation: incorporating value creation in a theory of change. Evaluation and Program Planning. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2021.101963.
2020
King, J., McKegg, K., Arau, A., Schiff, A., Garcia Aisa, M. (2020). Social and Economic Impact Assessment of Mutation Breeding in Crops of the RCA Programme in Asia and the Pacific. International Atomic Energy Agency.
2019
King, J. (2019). Evaluation and Value for Money: Development of an approach using explicit evaluative reasoning. (Doctoral dissertation). University of Melbourne.
King, J. (2019). Combining multiple approaches to valuing in the MUVA female economic empowerment program. Evaluation Journal of Australasia, 19(4), 217-225.
Hansford, F., Akkurt, O., King, J., Vanzetti, D., Rasulova, S., Namukasa, E. (2019). Independent Evaluation of TradeMark East Africa Deliverable 6D: Strategy 1 Value for Money Assessment. Oxford Policy Management
2018
FSD Africa. (2018). VfM Framework. Prepared for FSDA by Oxford Policy Management Ltd and Julian King & Associates Ltd.
FSD Africa. (2018). VfM Design, Analysis and Reporting: A Practical Guide. Prepared for FSDA by Oxford Policy Management Ltd and Julian King & Associates Ltd.
King, J., & OPM. (2018). The OPM approach to assessing value for money: A guide. Oxford: Oxford Policy Management Ltd.
King, J., Allen, S. (2018). Applying evaluative thinking to value for money: the Pakistan Sub-national Governance Programme. Evaluation Matters – He Take Tō Te Aromatawai 4:2018
Up to 2017
King, J. (2016). Using Economic Methods Evaluatively. American Journal of Evaluation. April 29, 2016
King, J., Dow, J., Stevenson, B. (2016). Measuring outcomes for TC clients: Higher Ground Drug Rehabilitation Trust. The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities. Vol 37 (3), pp.121-130.
King, J., Guimaraes, L., Evaluating value for Money in international development: the Ligada female economic empowerment programme. Evaluation Matters, Third quarter, 2016. Africa Development Bank
King J., & Panther G. (2014). Peer Support Themes. A Report prepared for AOD Collaborative Group. Auckland: Julian King & Associates Limited – a member of the Kinnect Group.
Oakden, J., King, J., & Allen, W. (2014) Evaluation of the Sustainable Farming Fund: Executive Summary, prepared for Ministry for Primary Industries. Wellington, Kinnect Group.
Oakden, J., King, J., & Allen, W. (2014). Evaluation of the Sustainable Farming Fund: Main Report, prepared for Ministry for Primary Industries. Wellington, Kinnect Group.
Allen, W., King, J., & Oakden, J. (2014). Three case studies: companion document to the Evaluation of the Sustainable Farming Fund, prepared for Ministry for Primary Industries. Wellington, Kinnect Group.
King, J., Pipi, K., Kennedy, V., Paipa, K. Akroyd, S., (2013). Evaluation of the Investment by Te Puni Kōkiri in the Māori Wardens Project 2007-2010. Report to Te Puni Kōkiri. Wellington, Te Puni Kōkiri
King, J., Corter, A., Brewerton, R., Watts, I. (2012). Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care: Benefits for your Practice. Australian General Practice Network, Auckland: Julian King & Associated Limited; Kinnect Group.
King, J., McKegg, K., Oakden & Wehipeihana, N. (2013). Evaluative Rubrics: a Method for Surfacing Values and Improving the Credibility of Evaluation, Journal of Multidisciplinary Evaluation, 9 (21), 11-20.
