“I worked with Natalie throughout her sixteen year career at Global Witness, during which time we evolved from a small to a medium/large NGO, and she was a crucial part of that growth. She has built up an amazing body of campaigning experience during a very exciting period globally, being part of the movement that worked on and developed issues that were not previously worked on but are now mainstream (eg corruption, links between human rights and environmental abuses, forest campaigning, conflict resources etc). She is a truly great team leader and campaign strategist, added to which she is extremely well organised, from campaigning to networking to budgeting, so her campaigns went according to plan – a quite rare thing. In her time with us she contributed to and later became responsible for producing top class campaign materials She is a great network builder, working especially well with our partners in national civil society organisations, both on home territory and in the global south. Crucially Natalie is always very willing to learn lessons from her work. She is someone you can trust to do the job, but isn’t frightened to ask if she needs guidance.’s. She will stand her ground to defend what’s right, both in the workplace and in her work.”
Natalie Ashworth
Director specialising in Human Rights, Environment & Combating Modern Slavery
London, England, United Kingdom
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About
I have 20 years of experience working on human rights and the environment developing strategic campaigns in the climate sphere with strong communications components. I was most recently a Campaign Director at Global Witness and am now an independent consultant supporting organisations to develop and implement strategic and impactful campaigns, investigations and programmes.
I am driven by a committed to protect the rights of the world’s most vulnerable people and the environment they rely on and support grass roots ownership of solutions.
As a Campaign Director and Deputy Director at Global Witness I led 22 staff in 7 teams, including remote workers, carrying out campaigns across 10 countries with a budget of £2 million. I supported the organisations strategic revisioning which placed climate at its heart and oversaw subsequent campaign redesigns in response. I improved the departments digital and physical security and supported pioneering undercover work in South America which led to criminal indictments.
Prior to being a director I conducted investigations, campaigns and advocacy on natural resource governance, conflict and corruption in West Africa and Burma.
Key skills:
Expertise in human rights and the environment, environmental defenders, Liberia and Sierra Leone, and strategic communications. Excellent track record in leadership, management and team building/ in-depth investigations, research, high level advocacy and policy analysis, attracting and managing complex funding. Significant experience working with local civil society and publishing creative communications materials and in litigious environments.
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Inclusive Development International, Accountability Counsel, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), and Urgewald welcome The World Bank…
Inclusive Development International, Accountability Counsel, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), and Urgewald welcome The World Bank…
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The EU has finally agreed its Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive – a law governing business’s environmental and human rights impacts…
The EU has finally agreed its Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive – a law governing business’s environmental and human rights impacts…
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On thursday we marked Swedwatch 20 years of working to advance human rights and environment in business. Honored to work with such an amazing team…
On thursday we marked Swedwatch 20 years of working to advance human rights and environment in business. Honored to work with such an amazing team…
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Independent Consultant
Independent Consultant
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Sabbatical
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Global Witness
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Education
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SOAS University of London
Master of Arts - MA Violence, Conflict and Development
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Thesis: The role of diamonds and the diamond industry in Sierra Leone
Extended research: Justice in Cambodia -
University of Nottingham
Bachelor of Arts - BA Law and Politics
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Activities and Societies: Editorial Committee of the Human Rights Law Journal Nottingham University Human Rights Law Centre
Thesis: Race and the death penalty
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