Riina Pilke

Dr. Riina Pilke is a senior expert/analyst in qualitative research, assessments and policy analysis. Her areas of expertise include EU policies and international partnerships, Sustainable Development Goals, inequality and poverty, disability rights, children’s rights and gender equality. She has a track record of approximately 20 years of EU affairs including policy influencing for inclusion, integration of marginalised groups and equality, analysis of the Multiannual Financial Framework, the EU financial instruments and expenditure. She also has extensive experience in international project management.

Examples of projects:  

• Project Manager UNICEF - "Advisory services to support ethical design and implementation of evidence activities – including risk assessment, supporting the development and reviews of mitigation or management plans, and preparation of external institutional ethics review documentation" (2026 - )

• Project Manager and Lead Researcher: “Gendered aspects of sexual and reproductive health: adequate screening, treatments and research, including fertility, endometriosis, HPV and toxic shock syndrome in EU Member States”, FEMM Committee, European Parliament (2023)

• Project Manager: Scientific advice to FEMM Committee, European Parliament (FWC 2021 - 2025) 

• Project Manager: Council of Europe, “Inclusive integration and "Good relations" concept in Finland“ (FWC 2023-). 

• Team Leader and Lead Researcher: “Baseline study on the situation of minority women in the OSCE area” OSCE HCNM, countries: Estonia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro (2022)

Riina supports the Radar Europe team in project / research quality assurance and is responsible for co-management of the international project portfolio, business and project development: tendering, tender evaluation.