Nadia Hashmi

• Served as strategic lead advisor to Ambassador, coordinating Council of Europe and human rights initiatives.
• Oversaw accountability efforts and established Ukraine Tribunal under UK chairmanship.
• Directed budgets, office operations, and programme management aligned with overarching strategy.
• Chaired Group of Friends on Media Freedom, organising events addressing emerging legal challenges.
• Delivered presentations at conferences to enhance media freedom awareness among stakeholders.
• Launched comprehensive communications strategy, significantly increasing online follower engagement.
• Curated exhibition highlighting women's contributions to Council’s 75-year history.
• Engaged proactively with Ministers to advocate for youth involvement in democratic development.

• Coordinating policy and programmes across 6 Gulf countries including Yemen, streamlining team communications with new channels.
• Proactively worked with operational security, defence, humanitarian assistance teams and external international organisations.
• Improved strategic logistics and security training to offer governments hosting Expo and World Cup.
• Created and delivered new Business Plan Goals by building strong relations with think tank suppliers, to understand Yemen, despite Covid constraints.

• Led team to shape the UK relationship with Ukraine, engaging with businesses, think-tanks and Parliament, other countries and in multilateral fora.
• Developed and led new UK position on MH17 with UK, Dutch and Australian Ministers.
• Devised strategic communication and press plans to support UK work.
• Led the UK Government Ukraine Board on reforms, and to respond to Russian aggression including working with financial sectors, EBRD, EU, NATO and UN bodies.
• Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.

• Leading on and coordinated urgent operational preparations on France-UK borders ahead of any No Deal.
• Leveraged my language skills to communicate effectively with UK and French businesses and officials and build positive working relationships.
• Oversaw contingency preparations, facilitating collaboration between transport operations and key authorities.

• Collaborated with French counter-terrorism leads to address radicalisation through security and justice cooperation.
• Developed UK policy on Victims of Terrorism in partnership with key stakeholders.
• Utilised academic expertise to produce work on community and religious affairs.
• Presented projects at think-tank panels and multilateral fora, enhancing visibility.
• Led the contribution on France for the UK "Lammy Review" on minority representation in criminal justice.
• Led engagement in this work area with EU, OECD, and UNESCO, to promote security and justice cooperation initiatives.

UK’s lead for Turkey on fundamental rights and internal political matters.

• Developed policy on religious minority rights in collaboration with civil society.
• Designed and delivered projects for Syrian refugees, overseeing programme implementation.
• Leveraged press contacts and language skills to lobby political advisors and business leaders.

• Directed public affairs, programmes, and education initiatives to enhance scholarship impact.
• Led press, communications, digital diplomacy, and campaign strategies while delivering training sessions.
• Managed crisis response for significant regional issues with a dedicated team.
• Established partnerships with think tanks to foster programme collaborations.

• Managed human rights advocacy and comms work in collaboration with EU representatives.
  Counselled Turkish government officials on communications and parliamentary matters.
  Facilitated discussions aimed at improving human rights conditions in Turkey.

• Managing and advising large-scale (£2 million+) EU projects and shaping the UK's EU enlargement policy.

• Lead official for Radicalisation and Counter terrorism policy at DG Justice, Freedom and Security. Wrote The European Commission’s Official Communication on “Radicalisation and Terrorist Recruitment” (adopted 2005).

• Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
• Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
• Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.

Gained PhD through extensive research on citizenship, religion, and post-colonial immigration.
Published findings on gender issues within Islamic World contexts.
Presented research at networks including University Utrecht, LSE, and Berlin.
Served as siting researcher in Paris, enhancing academic collaboration.
Worked as visiting lecturer in New York, instructing on multiculturalism and European Studies.
Trained high school teachers on European content as part of a curriculum development programme.