International Certified executive coach for women in leadership

UN Women Moldova seeks an international certified executive coach to design and deliver an executive coaching component within the Academy for Women in Public Leadership. The role supports women MPs, senior and middle-level government women, and women mayors to lead with authenticity, clarity, and impact, strengthening leadership skills, resilience, and wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Design the executive coaching framework and methodology for the Academy, aligned with International Coaching Federation (ICF) standards and ethics, including intake and goal-setting instruments, coaching agreements and confidentiality protocols, optional strengths-based assessments (e.g. CliftonStrengths or equivalent), and progress-tracking tools.
• Deliver individual (1:1) executive coaching sessions for selected Academy participants (up to 30 participants, with a package of 3–5 sessions per participant, online and/or in person), focusing on leadership identity and presence, purpose and vision, strengths-based development, decision-making under pressure, work-life integration, resilience and wellbeing.
• Design and facilitate group coaching sessions / leadership circles (up to 6 sessions) to foster peer learning, collective reflection and mutual support among women leaders across the Academy tracks. Interpretation will be provided as needed for group sessions.
• Develop a Final Report on the assignment, summarizing aggregate (non-identifying) progress and outcomes, lessons learned, challenges, and recommendations for embedding coaching and mentoring in future Academy cycles, in full respect of coaching confidentiality.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Management, Psychology, Organizational Development, Communications, or other related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Professional coaching certification is required, such as an International Coaching Federation (ICF) credential at PCC or MCC level, or equivalent recognized certification (e.g. EMCC Senior Practitioner, Certified Professional Coach, Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach).
• Executive coaching training from an internationally recognized business school or accredited coaching programme would be a strong asset.
• At least 5 years of professional experience, including senior leadership roles in international corporations, public institutions or international organizations, providing first-hand understanding of executive realities, is required.
• Demonstrated experience in strengths-based and/or holistic coaching approaches, integrating leadership performance with wellbeing, resilience, purpose and work-life integration is required.
• Proven track record in designing and delivering female leadership programmes and/or coaching women leaders in male-dominated environments is required.
• At least 3 years of proven experience in executive coaching of C-suite executives, senior government officials, diplomats, political leaders or other high-level decision-makers, is considered an advantage.
• Experience in strategic communications advisory, keynote speaking or group facilitation for leadership audiences is an advantage.
• Experience working in multicultural settings and with international organizations, including the UN and/or EU institutions, is an advantage.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of Romanian language or any other UN official language is an asset (interpretation will be provided as needed for group sessions).

Skills

• Executive Coaching
• Coaching Certification
• Strengths-Based Coaching
• Holistic Coaching
• Leadership Development
• Female Leadership Programmes
• Coaching Women Leaders
• Senior Leadership Experience
• Strategic Communications Advisory
• Group Facilitation
• Multicultural Environment Experience
• International Organization Experience
• Keynote Speaking
• Organisational Development
• Psychology
• Business Administration
• Management
• Communications

Languages

English, Romanian