"Jo is one of the most exceptional editors and writers I’ve encountered across the journalism, international development and human rights sectors. She brings a rare blend of editorial precision and creative storytelling, with a gift for transforming dense, technical material into clear, engaging content—whether reports, feature stories or strategic communications for diverse audiences. During the time I worked with her at UN Women, she consistently delivered with a fine eye for detail, a strong sense for the human story and a deep understanding of how to connect people to issues—no matter how tight the timeline or complex the subject. Through her work with various UN regional and country offices, she also helped shape communication strategies and develop powerful, purpose-driven narratives. She’s efficient, thoughtful and a pleasure to work with."
- Jaya Jiwatram, Communications Manager, United Nations, New York.
"I worked with Ms. Baker on an intensive training program designed to implement human rights protections for women in prison. I recruited Ms. Baker because of her strong-track record in researching and writing within this topic. She is an excellent writer and researcher, showing a deep understanding of the range of complicated issues surrounding her topics. Ms. Baker was an en excellent team member, taking the lead when needed and collaborating cheerfully throughout the project. She was detail-oriented while sustaining an overall vision of the work. Ms. Baker also an outstanding presenter, engaging a large and diverse class of non-native English speakers throughout the two week course."
- Barbara Owen, Professor Emerita, CSU Fresno
"I worked with Jo during her time at Anti-Slavery International. She was an extremely committed and organised colleague. As a colleague whose position cut across the organisation’s work, she showed an ability to get to grips with each topic and the nuances within, by far not an easy task given the range of issues ASI covered. She also brought deep knowledge on gender/intersectionality and other areas to the organisation."
- Chloe Cranston, Senior Program Manager, the Freedom Fund
"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Jo over the past 2.5 years at Anti-Slavery International. We worked closely together on advocacy on complex slavery issues affecting children and adults in Africa. She has demonstrated a willingness to learn and understand the context our partners operate in, to find effective ways of working together and a determination to achieve positive results that our local partner organisations can capitalise on. She had an-in depth knowledge of the multilateral systems and the international human rights framework and has demonstrated strategic thinking: she can develop strategies effectively and advise on what opportunities are worth pursuing for small organisations who don’t have many resources. Jo has also contributed enormously to our organisational work on decolonisation and equality, diversity and inclusion, to strengthen our coherence with our mission and values.
What I appreciated the most about her is her professionalism, effectiveness and willingness to learn, and also her interest in people, her ability to bring colleagues together and her care for her co-workers. Jo is a brilliant colleague to have, and I would highly recommend her to any organisation in the advocacy and philanthropy sectors. If you have a chance to work with Jo, take it!"
Miriana Giraldi, Head of Regional Advocacy, Anti Slavery International