About
Communications and Knowledge Management Specialist
Freelance
annemoorhead@gmail.com
Summary
I am a Communications and Knowledge Management Specialist, with diverse experience gained over more than 25 years, the last five in the Pacific region. My focus subject areas include climate change, agriculture, rural development, biodiversity and linking research and policy. My core skills are writing, editing, communications project management and skill sharing/mentoring. Recent projects (and clients) include: Knowledge Management Consultant for the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) Programme (SPREP); content development and editing of the Pacific Gender and Climate Change Toolkit (GIZ); developing a Pacific Climate Change Glossary for the Pacific Climate Change Portal (SPREP); developing and facilitating a workshop on communication skills held at the University of the South Pacific; and co-authoring and editing a book on the Forests of the Pacific Islands (SPC).
Qualifications
Language: English Reading: Excellent Speaking: Excellent Writing: Excellent
Language: French Reading: Average Speaking: Average Writing: Average
Language: French Reading: Average Speaking: Average Writing: Average
Work Experience
Employment date: Tue, 01/06/2010 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Self-employed Position: Communications and Knowledge Management Specialist Location: Fiji/Australia Projects: Project date: Sat, 01/06/2013 - 12:00 Location: Fiji/Australia Position: Knowledge Management Consultant Title: Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) Programme Description: PACC is/was the largest climate change adaptation initiative in the Pacific region, with 14 participating countries. My role was to guide and support the Regional Programme Management Unit at SPREP, as well as the 14 country project teams, in their communications and KM activities.
Employment date: Sat, 01/07/2006 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/06/2010 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Green Ink Publishing Services Position: Science Writer/Editor Location: UK Projects: Project date: Mon, 01/02/2010 - 12:00 - Sat, 01/05/2010 - 12:00 Location: Fiji/Vanuatu Position: Writer Title: Child-friendly version of Vanuatu MICS for UNICEF Description: Develop a ‘child-friendly’ publication for use in schools in Vanuatu, based on a complex report of development indicators. Activities included concept development, managing an in-country participatory multi-stakeholder process to develop the content, and overall project management to final product: Life in Vanuatu (Vanuatu Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2007: Young People’s Edition) (published 2010). Project date: Sat, 01/05/2010 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/06/2010 - 12:00 Location: Fiji Position: Consultant Title: Research4Life online system survey for FAO Description: Carry out a survey of users in Fiji of the online system Research4Life; process, analyse and submit data. Project date: Wed, 01/07/2009 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/11/2009 - 12:00 Location: Fiji Position: Writer Title: CGIAR publication for UNFCCC 2009 COP meeting Description: Develop a report to raise the profile of the climate change related work of the CGIAR centres for presentation at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in Copenhagen in 2009: 'Climate, agriculture and food security: A strategy for change' (published 2009). Project date: Mon, 01/01/2007 - 12:00 - Thu, 01/01/2009 - 12:00 Location: UK Position: Writer/editor Title: Climate and Society Publication Series of the International Research Institute for Climate + Society Description: Co-author, edit and production management of the first two books in IRI’s Climate and Society series: 'Climate risk management in Africa: Learning from practice' (published 2007) and 'Index insurance and climate risk: Prospects for development and disaster management' (published 2009).
Employment date: Thu, 01/04/2004 - 12:00 - Sat, 01/07/2006 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Self-employed Position: Science Writer/Editor Location: UK
Employment date: Sat, 01/02/2003 - 12:00 - Mon, 01/03/2004 - 12:00 Current: No Company: International Potato Center Position: Science Editor and Communications Coordinator Location: Peru
Employment date: Sat, 01/02/1997 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/08/2001 - 12:00 Current: No Company: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Position: Chief Science Editor Location: Nigeria
Employment date: Thu, 01/09/1988 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/12/1996 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Self-employed Position: Science editor Location: UK
Employment date: Fri, 01/03/1985 - 12:00 - Mon, 01/08/1988 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Pergamon Press Position: Journals Production Controller Location: UK
Project name: Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) Programme Client: SPREP Project period: Sat, 01/06/2013 - 12:00 Position: Communications and Knowledge Management Consultant Deliverables Diverse communications and KM outputs including: • Restructured and revised PACC webpages • PACC news stories • PACC awareness booklet • PACC Technical Report series • PACC Experiences series
Project name: Pacific Gender and Climate Change Toolkit Client: GIZ (and partners) Project period: Tue, 01/01/2013 - 12:00 - Sat, 01/06/2013 - 12:00 Position: Writer/editor Deliverables Complete and edited 1st version of the Pacific Gender and Climate Change Toolkit
Project name: Glossary for the Pacific Climate Change Portal Client: SPREP Project period: Fri, 01/06/2012 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/07/2012 - 12:00 Position: Writer/editor Deliverables A Pacific-appropriate glossary of climate change terms.
Project name: Regional workshop on ‘Communication skills for scientists: Communicating with non-specialists’ Client: SciDevNet Project period: Thu, 01/05/2014 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/06/2012 - 12:00 Position: Workshop developer and facilitator Deliverables Science communications workshop at the University of the South Pacific, Fiji, 6–8 June
Project name: Forests of the Pacific Islands: Foundation for a Sustainable Future Client: SPC Project period: Thu, 01/07/2010 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/06/2011 - 12:00 Position: Writer/editor Deliverables Work with researchers/authors from each of the 22 Pacific island countries and territories to develop a book that showcases the forests of the region; provide mentoring and assistance to develop consistent, well-written content; write chapters where no local author is available; edit the entire book; source photographs; oversee design and layout.
Employment date: Sat, 01/07/2006 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/06/2010 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Green Ink Publishing Services Position: Science Writer/Editor Location: UK Projects: Project date: Mon, 01/02/2010 - 12:00 - Sat, 01/05/2010 - 12:00 Location: Fiji/Vanuatu Position: Writer Title: Child-friendly version of Vanuatu MICS for UNICEF Description: Develop a ‘child-friendly’ publication for use in schools in Vanuatu, based on a complex report of development indicators. Activities included concept development, managing an in-country participatory multi-stakeholder process to develop the content, and overall project management to final product: Life in Vanuatu (Vanuatu Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2007: Young People’s Edition) (published 2010). Project date: Sat, 01/05/2010 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/06/2010 - 12:00 Location: Fiji Position: Consultant Title: Research4Life online system survey for FAO Description: Carry out a survey of users in Fiji of the online system Research4Life; process, analyse and submit data. Project date: Wed, 01/07/2009 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/11/2009 - 12:00 Location: Fiji Position: Writer Title: CGIAR publication for UNFCCC 2009 COP meeting Description: Develop a report to raise the profile of the climate change related work of the CGIAR centres for presentation at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in Copenhagen in 2009: 'Climate, agriculture and food security: A strategy for change' (published 2009). Project date: Mon, 01/01/2007 - 12:00 - Thu, 01/01/2009 - 12:00 Location: UK Position: Writer/editor Title: Climate and Society Publication Series of the International Research Institute for Climate + Society Description: Co-author, edit and production management of the first two books in IRI’s Climate and Society series: 'Climate risk management in Africa: Learning from practice' (published 2007) and 'Index insurance and climate risk: Prospects for development and disaster management' (published 2009).
Employment date: Thu, 01/04/2004 - 12:00 - Sat, 01/07/2006 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Self-employed Position: Science Writer/Editor Location: UK
Employment date: Sat, 01/02/2003 - 12:00 - Mon, 01/03/2004 - 12:00 Current: No Company: International Potato Center Position: Science Editor and Communications Coordinator Location: Peru
Employment date: Sat, 01/02/1997 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/08/2001 - 12:00 Current: No Company: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Position: Chief Science Editor Location: Nigeria
Employment date: Thu, 01/09/1988 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/12/1996 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Self-employed Position: Science editor Location: UK
Employment date: Fri, 01/03/1985 - 12:00 - Mon, 01/08/1988 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Pergamon Press Position: Journals Production Controller Location: UK
Project name: Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) Programme Client: SPREP Project period: Sat, 01/06/2013 - 12:00 Position: Communications and Knowledge Management Consultant Deliverables Diverse communications and KM outputs including: • Restructured and revised PACC webpages • PACC news stories • PACC awareness booklet • PACC Technical Report series • PACC Experiences series
Project name: Pacific Gender and Climate Change Toolkit Client: GIZ (and partners) Project period: Tue, 01/01/2013 - 12:00 - Sat, 01/06/2013 - 12:00 Position: Writer/editor Deliverables Complete and edited 1st version of the Pacific Gender and Climate Change Toolkit
Project name: Glossary for the Pacific Climate Change Portal Client: SPREP Project period: Fri, 01/06/2012 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/07/2012 - 12:00 Position: Writer/editor Deliverables A Pacific-appropriate glossary of climate change terms.
Project name: Regional workshop on ‘Communication skills for scientists: Communicating with non-specialists’ Client: SciDevNet Project period: Thu, 01/05/2014 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/06/2012 - 12:00 Position: Workshop developer and facilitator Deliverables Science communications workshop at the University of the South Pacific, Fiji, 6–8 June
Project name: Forests of the Pacific Islands: Foundation for a Sustainable Future Client: SPC Project period: Thu, 01/07/2010 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/06/2011 - 12:00 Position: Writer/editor Deliverables Work with researchers/authors from each of the 22 Pacific island countries and territories to develop a book that showcases the forests of the region; provide mentoring and assistance to develop consistent, well-written content; write chapters where no local author is available; edit the entire book; source photographs; oversee design and layout.