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Kelly O'Neill
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Editor, Writer and Researcher Consultant
, United Nations, international organizations
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Toronto,
Canada
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As an expert editor, writer and researcher, I craft concise, compelling and politically sensitive narratives and knowledge products accessible to multiple audiences. My objective is to help clients successfully communicate and increase the impact of their messaging, analysis and reporting among donors, government policymakers, civil society organizations and the public. |
 Contact Kelly O'Neill
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Communications, Media, Knowledge Management, Editor
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Fundraising, Business Development, Grants Writer
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Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
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SUMMARY
As an expert editor, writer and researcher, I craft concise, compelling and politically sensitive narratives and knowledge products accessible to multiple audiences. My objective is to help clients successfully communicate and increase the impact of their messaging, analysis and reporting among donors, government policymakers, civil society organizations and the public. I take raw materials or drafts and check them for grammar, syntax and logical structure. I have extensive writing, editing and research experience across the diverse subjects engaged by the United Nations. I am well-versed in the terminology and editorial practices of the UN Editorial Manual as well as other style guides. I can also advise regarding pull-out quotes, layout and image selection.
My lengthy professional experience rests on a robust multidisciplinary academic foundation that includes an MSc in Human Rights, a Master in Environmental Studies (Gender and Development focus) and an Honours BA in English. Previous and ongoing consultancies across United Nations agencies include with UNESCO, UNICEF, UNDP, UN Women, UNRISD and other leading organizations and institutions such as the OECD, the German Federal Foreign Office and Georgetown University. Past National Magazine Award nominee. I have worked or studied in Japan, Indonesia, Switzerland, Italy, England and Suriname. Direct links to online documents I have produced or edited, can be found at my LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyoneillresearch/.
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My lengthy professional experience rests on a robust multidisciplinary academic foundation that includes an MSc in Human Rights, a Master in Environmental Studies (Gender and Development focus) and an Honours BA in English.
MSc. HUMAN RIGHTS (Sociology), LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE (LSE) - 2013
* Awarded Field Research Grant by the Centre for the Study of Human Rights, LSE to interview key informants at the UN and the ILO in Geneva.
* Published dissertation "Seen and Heard? Children's Participation Rights and Corporate Responsibility" published in Canadian Journal of Children's Rights, Vol 1 No 1 (2014): Looking Back, Moving Forward: Reflecting on 25 Years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. See https://ojs.library.carleton.ca/index.php/cjcr/article/view/27
M.E.S. / MASTER’S IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, YORK UNIVERSITY - 1997
* Awarded Field Research Scholarship by the University Consortium on the Environment to conduct field work in Indonesia on informal sector micro-entrepreneurship in female-headed households in Bandung, Indonesia.
* Publication Award, Faculty of Environmental Studies Occasional Paper Series (re-named Outstanding Paper Series) for thesis “Wanita Wanita Mandiri: Stories of Independent Women”.
HONOURS BACHELOR OF ARTS in English, QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY - 1989
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
MSc. HUMAN RIGHTS (Sociology), LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE (LSE) - 2013
* Awarded Field Research Grant by the Centre for the Study of Human Rights, LSE to interview key informants at the UN and the ILO in Geneva.
* Published dissertation "Seen and Heard? Children's Participation Rights and Corporate Responsibility" published in Canadian Journal of Children's Rights, Vol 1 No 1 (2014): Looking Back, Moving Forward: Reflecting on 25 Years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. See https://ojs.library.carleton.ca/index.php/cjcr/article/view/27
M.E.S. / MASTER’S IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, YORK UNIVERSITY - 1997
* Awarded Field Research Scholarship by the University Consortium on the Environment to conduct field work in Indonesia on informal sector micro-entrepreneurship in female-headed households in Bandung, Indonesia.
* Publication Award, Faculty of Environmental Studies Occasional Paper Series (re-named Outstanding Paper Series) for thesis “Wanita Wanita Mandiri: Stories of Independent Women”.
HONOURS BACHELOR OF ARTS in English, QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY - 1989
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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