Rosie Leyden

Profile

• 30 years’ experience as a writer/editor, specialising in Plain English writing.

• 25 years’ experience of running a small business – an editorial and publishing company offering writing, editing, design and print services.

• An experienced international management consultant and trainer in the charity sector, working on voluntary assignments in developing and developed countries.

• A high-quality writer/editor of health promotion materials (booklets and leaflets) for the general public on subjects such as healthy eating, heart health, immunisation, pregnancy, and family planning.

• Editor of annual reports, conference reports, specialist reports for professionals, and text for computer helpfiles and internet sites.

• An experienced board member of an inner London primary school

• Writer of Spanish language teaching materials and editor of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) materials for primary and secondary school levels and for adults.

• Trained to teach adults in the ‘Lifelong Learning’ sector.

• Fluent in Spanish, French and Italian. 

Key achievements

• Has run a successful small business for 28 years.

• Winner of a Plain English Campaign awasd for health education booklets.

• Winner of three British Medical Association Patient Information Awards for health information booklets. 

• Jointly led a strategic review of five charities – in Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Ghana, South Africa, Rwanda and the UK – and provided executive coaching and training to the management teams.

• Project manager of large mixed-media course for teaching English as a Foreign Language to primary school level children.

Career summary