Joanne has worked both nationally & internationally for over 25 years in the human development sector with a diverse group of individuals & organisations.
She has a proven track record of facilitating high levels of achievement through mentoring, coaching & training.

KEY STRENGTHS
My key strengths include the ability to:
• Connect deeply with people from a range of cultural backgrounds.
• Operate from a deep sense of personal intuition, built on a breadth of expertise & experience.
• Communicate with sincerity and openness, practicing authenticity.
• Enable others to develop a sense of self-belief & confidence in order to empower them to get where they want to go.
• Facilitate the development of creative & strategic thinking in order to ensure better planning, implementation and problem-solving.
• Communicate fluently in Farsi, including dialects spoken in both Iran & Afghanistan. Speak & understand simple Pashto.

EXPERTISE
Areas of expertise include:
• Leadership Development, especially cross-cultural leadership.
• Staff training & development, including performance management.
• Community Mobilisation, from grass-roots to community leadership.
• Coaching & Mentoring.
• Team Building, especially with cross-cultural teams.
• Building resilient life style practices for staff on hardship postings.

EXPERIENCE
Experience & success in the following sectors:
• Educational sector, incorporating management & leadership.
• Non-profit sector, including project design & management, cross-cultural leadership & staff training.
• Community Development, including developing community leadership & facilitating grass-roots mobilisation.
• Coaching & mentoring expatriate employees.

KEY EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Post Graduate Certificate in Education (Distinction)
• CELTA (Distinction)
• Certificate in Community Development TOT
• Certificate in BLISS TOT (Maternal & Child Health Programme)
• MA Peace & Reconciliation (Distinction)
• Graduate from ICF approved Coach Training Programme
• Certificate in Personal Resilience Coaching
• Coaching the Global Village (Approved Trainer)
• Certified Stressed to best coach