Tailored coaching and assessment services for UN personnel

The call for a transformed and agile United Nations (UN) is more urgent than ever. Achieving the Secretary-General's vision of UN 2.0 requires investing in people to equip them for cultural change and organizational transformation. Partnering with UNSSC offers proven expertise to enhance individual growth and team performance. Our tailored tools include coaching, leadership 360s and team-dynamics analysis, aimed at supporting the development of UN personnel worldwide. Through evidence-based assessments and personalized coaching, we enhance self-awareness, navigate challenges and lead with impact.

Our services include:

Personalized coaching delivered by highly experienced and credentialed coaches who work in our programmes, allowing them insight into the United Nations context;

UN-calibrated 360-degree assessments benchmarked against system-wide data so staff can see exactly how their behaviours land within a multilateral context;

Team-building assessments that support team development and work-style dynamics to support greater understanding and collaboration;

Individual personality assessments provide a structured way to explore your personal strengths, preferences and behaviours, enabling greater self-awareness and more effective collaboration in diverse work environments.

Evidence-based resilience and well-being instruments tailored to high-stress, politically complex environments.

Coaching packages

Imagine having a confidential sounding board that helps you surface blind spots, sharpen decision-making and turn ambitions into clear, actionable steps—that is the power of coaching. At UNSSC, professionally accredited coaches create a safe, structured space to let you reflect, learn and grow. Coaching benefits everyone in the UN system, no matter your role, level or experience.

Whether you are looking for executive coaching to elevate strategic impact, stress and resilience coaching to stay balanced under pressure, or career coaching to navigate your next step,  we can pair you with the right expert.

Executive coaching

Career coaching

Stress management and resilience coaching

Junior professional officer-level staff

UN Coaching Skills Catalyst Programme

This programme introduces participants to the essential skills of coaching that can be applied in everyday work across the UN. Grounded in global best practices and the core values of the United Nations, it focuses on building practical abilities such as adopting a coaching mindset, listening with intention, asking thoughtful and effective questions, and supporting accountability in teams and colleagues.

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Assessments

High-quality assessments turn questions, ambiguities and instincts into data-driven evidence. A well-chosen psychometric or 360-degree survey converts fuzzy impressions into clear data on how both individuals and teams can lead, communicate and collaborate. By giving colleagues a shared language for strengths and work styles, these tools dissolve friction, build trust and rapidly improve team dynamics. This clarity drives real gains: 90 per cent of Fortune 500 companies embed 360-degree feedback in their leadership programmes. Our toolbox spans 360-degree assessments, DiSC, Belbin, Five Behaviours of a Cohesive Team, Clifton Strengths, MBTI, and EQ-i 2.0.

360-degree Assessments

It is the secret to unlocking incredible performance. Traditional feedback often misses crucial perspectives. With our comprehensive 360-degree assessments, you will gain a complete, unbiased view of your leadership, communication and collaboration skills. This is not just feedback; it is a powerful tool for self-awareness, targeted development, and building a truly high-performing team.  As part of the 360-degree assessment package, you will receive coaching sessions designed to help you unpack your results, understand key insights, and chart a practical path ahead.

DiSC Workplace Assessment (Team)

The DiSC Workplace Profile Assessment is a team development tool that helps individuals and groups understand how different personality styles influence the way they work, communicate and collaborate. By revealing each person’s priorities, motivators and stressors, DiSC fosters greater empathy and appreciation for diverse work styles. It offers practical strategies for improving teamwork, enhancing communication and building stronger, more effective relationships across the team.

Belbin Team Roles Profiles (Team)

What makes some teams succeed while others fail? Dr. Meredith Belbin addressed this in the 1970s, discovering that the key factor was not intellect, but balance among team members. Belbin's Team Roles consist of nine clusters of behaviours, emphasizing that success at work hinges on behaviour, not personality. Each role has distinct strengths and weaknesses, and all are equally valuable. Discovering your role can enhance both your individual performance and your team’s success!

Five Behaviours of a Cohesive Team (Team)

We know what being part of a team is like. Or do we? It is not always about individual talent. Often, it is about how the team functions as a unit. Based on Patrick Lencioni’s ‘The Five Dysfunctions of a Team’, the Five Behaviours of a Cohesive Team provides a powerful, actionable roadmap to transform dysfunction into high-performance. We help your team master the essential elements: building trust, embracing productive conflict, achieving commitment, fostering accountability, and focusing on collective results. Fill the gaps and achieve more!   

Gallup's CliftonStrengths 34 (Team)

Every person brings a distinct set of talents to the table, yet many remain unaware of their true impact. The Gallup CliftonStrengths 34 Report goes beyond surface-level insights, revealing your complete talent profile across all 34 themes. For individuals, it fosters profound self-awareness and targeted development. For teams, it builds a common language to appreciate diverse talents, optimize collaboration, and strategically align roles for peak collective performance.  

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (Individual)

Often, communication breakdowns stem from fundamental differences in how we are wired. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) offers invaluable insights into these preferences, helping you understand not just yourself, but also the different ‘lenses’ through which others see the world. By identifying your four-letter type, you gain a powerful vocabulary to describe your approach, appreciate differing perspectives, and build more effective, harmonious relationships both professionally and personally.

The Emotional Intelligence 2.0: Cultivating Emotional Intelligence (Individual)

Talent is not enough. In today's dynamic world, emotional intelligence (EQ) is the true differentiator. The EQ-i 2.0 assessment provides profound insights into your emotional and social functioning, revealing the skills that drive success in leadership, teamwork and navigating change. Understand your strengths in self-perception, self-expression, interpersonal relationships, decision-making, and stress management to elevate your impact and build a more resilient, high-performing you.

Testimonials

Marybeth Pua

UN World Health Organization (WHO)

The coaching and 360-degree assessment experience was transformative for me. Through comprehensive feedback and personalized coaching, I gained deep insights into my leadership skills and identified clear paths for personal and professional growth. I highly recommend this process to anyone seeking meaningful development in their career.

Endang Widuri Wulandari

UN World Health Organization (WHO)

Going through the 360-assessment using a systematic, accountable, and evidence based scientific method gave me a valuable opportunity to understand myself through feedback from diverse groups including my supervisors, colleagues, team members, external partners, and even from my own perspective. This helped me use the results to further professional development, adjust my leadership style to become a more effective leader, and adapt to different contextual situations.

Su Hong

UN World Health Organization (WHO)

The DiSC assessment was particularly eye-opening for me and remains etched in my mind. It helped me to view myself objectively, but furthermore, I understand how other people would view me and vice versa. It has helped me understand other styles of people and where they are coming from.

Randa Akoury

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

The 360-degree assessment gives a balanced approach and opens our eyes to some hidden spots that could be improved. It is a unique opportunity to stocktaking and bridge the gap between how we evaluate our strengths and weaknesses and how our supervisors and direct reports assess us – the blind spots are revealed.

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