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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Leadership Development Lead (Facilitator & Coach) - **Company:** Collaborate Recruitment - **Location:** United Kingdom (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £45,000 - £75,000 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Collaborative Software, Program Design Languages - **Published:** November 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.cv-library.co.uk/job/225811040/Leadership-Development-Lead-Facilitator-Coach ## About the Role We are looking for a commercially astute leadership development professional who combines excellent Facilitation and coaching skills with the ability to operate confidently in a fully remote / virtual corporate consulting environment. We are looking for candidates with: * Extensive experience in leadership development and pedagogical design, gained either at Head of Learning & Development level within a large corporate organisation or at a senior level within a leadership development or organisational development consultancy. * A strong track record in designing and delivering leadership development and behavioural change programmes for senior, commercially astute audiences. * A thorough understanding of leadership capability, talent development and career progression within large, complex organisations. * Confidence and experience in facilitating group coaching, leadership workshops and development programmes, both virtually and face to face. * Experience of 1-on-1 development work, such as coaching, mentoring, 360 feedback, and advice regarding career development (particularly for women) * An accredited coaching qualification (ACC, PCC or equivalent), supported by a minimum of 200 coaching hours. * Strong commercial awareness and experience of developing and managing client relationships, ideally within a consultancy or professional services environment. * A sophisticated communicator able to deliver nuanced behavioural change interventions with impact, and has the credibility to engage, influence and present confidently to senior executives and stakeholders. * An evidence-based approach to leadership development, with a sound understanding of behavioural science, organisational psychology and effective learning methodologies. * Excellent organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple client programmes and competing priorities. * Remote working and virtual collaboration: Proven experience of working effectively within a fully remote environment, collaborating closely with colleagues and clients using Microsoft Teams or similar virtual communication and collaboration platforms. * Confident in designing and delivering training, coaching and facilitation sessions virtually, maintaining engagement and building strong relationships remotely. * Cultural awareness and adaptability, with the confidence to work across different organisations, leadership styles and international environments. * The ability to think on your feet, navigate ambiguity and exercise sound professional and commercial judgement. * A highly organised and self-motivated approach, with the discipline and time management skills required to work effectively within a fully remote environment., * Experience designing and delivering Women's leadership development programmes, together with a strong understanding of the barriers women can face in progressing into senior leadership. * Certification in recognised psychometric and leadership assessment tools, including personality assessments and 360-degree feedback, alongside substantial experience delivering assessment feedback in sensitive or high-stakes situations (ideally 50-100 or more feedback sessions). * Experience supporting organisations through large-scale AI adoption or transformation, with an understanding of the implications for leadership capability, organisational culture and the future of work. * Familiarity with emerging approaches to learning and development, including AI-enabled tools and blended learning solutions. * Postgraduate training in psychology or social sciences, or registration as a practising psychologist. ## Description * Programme design and delivery: Design and deliver engaging leadership development programmes, workshops and behavioural change interventions for senior and aspiring leadership audiences, mostly delivered virtually, but a small portion delivered face-to-face. * Group coaching: Facilitate group coaching sessions for small cohorts of established and emerging leaders (mostly delivered virtually) * Individual coaching: Provide one-to-one coaching and development support, helping participants recognise their strengths, address development needs, enhance their leadership impact and achieve their career aspirations. Much of this will be through individual development planning, working with individuals and their line managers to create structured development plans, identifying key experiences and opportunities to accelerate their progression. * Client management: Manage client projects and/or workstreams of client programmes, acting as the project lead and primary point of contact for the client, supported by an Operations Lead and a small delivery team. * Client relationships and business development: Build trusted relationships with clients, contribute to proposals and client meetings, and identify opportunities for programme extensions, renewals and wider organisational development work. * Programme and product development: Contribute to the ongoing design and evolution of innovative leadership development solutions, keeping the consultancy's offering relevant to changing organisational needs. * Market and thought leadership: Maintain an awareness of emerging trends in leadership development, behavioural science, learning technologies and AI, contributing ideas and insights to support the consultancy's profile and proposition., This vacancy is being managed exclusively by Collaborate Recruitment, who are responsible for coordinating the recruitment process on behalf of our client. All applications, including CVs and supporting information, should therefore be submitted directly to Collaborate Recruitment using the contact details provided below. This will ensure your application is received and considered as part of the formal recruitment process. Please note that any applications or expressions of interest submitted directly to our client will be forwarded to Collaborate Recruitment for the purposes of managing and progressing your application. To avoid any delays, Kindly request that you submit your application directly to Collaborate Recruitment in the first instance. Data Protection & Privacy Collaborate Recruitment and our client take the privacy and security of candidate information seriously. Any personal information supplied as part of your application will be handled confidentially and processed in accordance with applicable UK data protection legislation, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.