" 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"