Leadership Coach and Facilitator

Accountabilities

• Deliver individualized career transition and outplacement coaching, helping professionals navigate career changes, explore opportunities, and develop practical strategies for their next steps.

• Provide one-on-one leadership coaching to emerging and mid-level leaders, focusing on leadership presence, strategic communication, emotional intelligence, team dynamics, and effective management practices.

• Support clients in preparing for new leadership responsibilities, navigating difficult conversations, strengthening professional confidence, and managing career transitions.

• Conduct structured introductory sessions to establish trust, understand individual goals, identify development needs, and create clear, actionable coaching plans.

• Design and facilitate engaging, interactive workshops and group learning sessions for corporate teams across Canada, primarily through virtual platforms, with occasional on-site delivery.

• Apply modern adult learning principles to create practical learning experiences that encourage participation, open dialogue, psychological safety, inclusion, and real-world skill development.

• Adapt facilitation approaches to different audiences, learning preferences, organizational contexts, and participant needs.

• Use digital collaboration tools, virtual meeting platforms, and interactive whiteboards to enhance engagement and support effective learning outcomes.

• Collaborate with internal People and Culture teams to coordinate workshop preparation, technology requirements, participant engagement, and post-session follow-up.

• Incorporate feedback, reflection, and continuous improvement into coaching and facilitation practices to enhance participant outcomes.

• Support a culture of accountability, empathy, resilience, mutual respect, and ongoing professional development.

• Maintain a professional, adaptable, and client-centered approach while managing multiple coaching engagements and facilitation assignments.

Requirements:

• Three to five or more years of relevant experience in mid-to-senior management, learning and development, talent development, professional coaching, or consulting within the private sector.

• Demonstrated experience supporting professionals through career transitions, leadership development, onboarding, or outplacement initiatives.

• Strong coaching capabilities, with the ability to help clients build leadership presence, improve communication, strengthen emotional intelligence, and navigate workplace challenges.

• Proven experience facilitating interactive, inclusive, and engaging workshops, corporate training sessions, or group learning experiences.

• Formal coaching credentials, such as International Coaching Federation (ICF) ACC or PCC accreditation, active progress toward ICF certification, or equivalent formal leadership coaching experience.

• Strong understanding of modern adult learning principles and the ability to translate concepts into practical, engaging learning activities.

• Confidence using virtual collaboration and facilitation tools, including Microsoft Teams, Zoom, digital whiteboards, CRM platforms, and Microsoft 365 environments.

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, listening, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to establish trust and create psychologically safe learning environments.

• A human-centered, empathetic, and adaptable coaching style, combined with strong organizational skills and a commitment to measurable participant outcomes.

• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, respond constructively to feedback, and continuously improve coaching and facilitation practices.

• Professional proficiency in both French and English is a strong asset, particularly for engagements with clients across Canada.

• Experience administering or debriefing assessment tools such as EQ-i 2.0, DiSC, Insights, or 360-degree feedback surveys is an advantage.

• Familiarity with learning and development frameworks, including the 70/20/10 model, and experience designing interactive learning programs are desirable.

• A collaborative mindset, strong professional integrity, resilience, and a genuine passion for helping people develop and succeed.

• Applicants should be prepared to submit a brief, approximately two-minute introductory video alongside their résumé, explaining their interest in leadership transitions and how they maintain engagement and inclusion in virtual workshops.

Benefits:

• Work arrangement: Remote, with opportunities to deliver virtual coaching and workshops to clients across Canada and occasional on-site engagements.

• Employment type: Independent contractor.

• Professional impact: Opportunity to help professionals navigate career transitions, develop leadership capabilities, and achieve meaningful career growth.

• Varied engagements: Work with emerging managers, mid-level leaders, professionals, and corporate teams across a range of organizational contexts.

• Professional development: Opportunity to apply and expand coaching, facilitation, leadership development, and modern adult learning expertise.

• Technology-enabled delivery: Use contemporary virtual learning and collaboration tools to create engaging and accessible development experiences.

• Collaborative environment: Work alongside internal teams to coordinate and deliver effective coaching and workshop programs.

• Values-driven culture: Contribute to an environment centered on commitment, character, competency, mutual respect, trust, continuous improvement, and compassion.

• Compensation: Salary, hourly rate, contractor fees, and payment terms are not specified in the available job description.

• Additional benefits: Healthcare coverage, paid time off, retirement contributions, equipment allowances, and other contractor benefits are not specified and should be confirmed during the recruitment process.