Fleur Macdonald also works as a consultant.

She does on-the-ground and remote business investigation and integrity audits for due diligence consultancy firms including Africa Integrity, which provides human source-based intelligence work to support investment on the continent. She has worked on numerous investigations spanning Francophone Africa with Africa Integrity.

In May 2019, she worked for the British Council’s Young Storymakers programme. She helped select applicants and organise and implement a week-long training programme for 14 young journalists from Brazil, Egypt, UK, Pakistan, Indonesia and South Africa.