About me

Hi, I’m Fiona! I am a professional copy-editor specializing in technical and academic editing. I have 15 years’ experience working for a range of clients from global organizations to academic researchers. Over the past 10 years, I have gained significant experience working in the area of global health and international development, editing technical reports, guidance and strategic documents, donor reports and mission reports for the United Nations Department for General Assembly and Conference Management, Stop TB Partnership/Global Drug Facility (under the UNOPS umbrella), WHO Global Malaria Programme, PATH and MSF, among others. I have also worked on broader communications materials (e.g., newsletters, social media content) for diverse audiences.

 

Beyond my work with international organizations, I work closely with academics and researchers in a wide range of fields (including economics, organizational studies and geography), editing their journal articles for publication. The high quality of language has helped my clients to achieve publication in top-tier journals.

 

In all my work, I hold myself to the highest standards, ensuring that every document is grammatically correct, consistent throughout, clear and concise, and most of all readable. To ensure the clarity, consistency and flow of the text, I eliminate redundancies and conduct substantive editing where appropriate. Critically, I recognize the impact of language and the importance of using sensitive and respectful language in all communications. I am adept at formatting and ensuring consistency of presentation throughout. This includes conforming to the given style guidelines. In addition to my high-quality output, I strive to be communicative, flexible and positive in order to build strong, lasting working relationships. I can work to tight deadlines, juggle inputs from multiple stakeholders and provide effective feedback on works in progress.

Types of documents edited:

• technical documents

• meeting reports

• donor reports

• guidance documents

• journal articles

• research proposals

• funding applications

• accreditation reports

• advocacy documents

• communications materials

 

Example style guides:

• APA

• United Nations Editorial Manual

• World Health Organization Style Guide

• Chicago Manual of Style

• Harvard

• Vancouver

• AMA

 

 

Example areas of work:

• Global health (e.g., malaria, tuberculosis)
• International development
• Gender
• Economics
• Organizational studies
• Geography
• Education
• Humanities
• Psychology