C005018 Senior Performance and Leadership Coach (NS) - WED 29 Jul

Deadline Date: Wednesday 29 July 2026

Requirement: Senior Performance and Leadership Coach

Location: OFFSITE [See Specific Working Conditions. We have asked NATO for a clarification]

Total Scope of the request (hours): 640

Required Start Date: 1 September 2026

End Contract Date: 31 December 2026

Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET

Duties & Role:  

A senior Performance & Leadership coach that can help managers improve performance practices through observing, coaching, challenging and providing practical support.

The resource will be part of a performance enablement team, working together with the Performance Management Lead and HR Excellence Lead.

The mission of this team is to increase manager capability in performance management practices so that it becomes normal management practice.

The coach would act as behavioural change agent, supporting this mission by:

• Attending leadership and management meetings to strengthen accountability, and provide feedback and coaching;
• Identifying patterns across teams and advising on capability gaps;
• Helping managers prepare for difficult performance and development discussions;
• Helping managers set clear results and expectations and provide meaningful feedback;
• Reviewing performance cases and provide guidance on managing issues consistently and fairly;
• Coaching managers to have regular, high-quality performance conversations;
• Challenging leaders when performance is not being discussed;
• Following up with managers to reinforce behaviours.

Specific Working Conditions: Working onsite in Brussels or the Hague offices, however with flexibility to sporadically work from home as well. [We have asked NATO to clarify the work location]

Requirements

Skills, Knowledge & Experience:

• The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
• 8–15 years' experience in leadership development, organizational development, HR business partnering and/or operational leadership.
• Ability to build credibility with senior managers quickly.
• A strong understanding of effective management practices.
• Excellent coaching and influencing skills.
• Experience embedding sustainable behavioural changes in organisations.
• Confidence to challenge managers and executives constructively.