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, specialising in advising small charities.
• 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 international management consultant and trainer in the charity sector, working on voluntary assignments in developing and developed countries. 
• 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 award for a health education booklet.
• Winner of three British Medical Association Patient Information Awards for health information booklets. 
• Jointly led a strategic review of five charities – one in Cambodia, two in Sri Lanka, one in Ghana and one in 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.
• Ran the London marathon.

Career summary