Leadership Coaching Network (LCN)

Our vision

A community where coaching helps humanitarian leaders grow, thrive, and make a lasting impact.

About the Leadership Coaching Network

The Humanitarian Leadership Academy’s Leadership Coaching Network (LCN) represents coaches with a diverse set of skills, experiences, and cultural backgrounds enabling us to respond effectively to a wide range of coaching needs and topics.

LCN Coaches are volunteers strategically positioned to:

Deliver individual, team, and group coaching to humanitarian leaders worldwide.
Act as advocates and champions for creating a coaching culture in the sector.
Share expertise and insights to strengthen leadership capacity and resilience.
The network includes trained coaches with humanitarian experience and professional coaches from other sectors who bring objectivity, diversity, and broader perspectives – critical during times of uncertainty and complexity.

For coachees, coaching is a future-focused approach designed to help you gain clarity and move forward when you’re at a crossroads or working toward a big goal. It provides a non-judgmental space to explore your options and identify the best path for you. A coach will listen actively, ask thoughtful questions, and challenge from a place of curiosity to help you uncover the answers that work best for you.

How to apply

Before applying to the LCN, please read the flyer and frequently asked questions (FAQs) at the bottom of this webpage (you can also access the FAQs in PDF format).

If you’re ready to go ahead and apply, please complete the relevant Expression of Interest (EOI) Form. We accept applications on an ongoing basis.

For Coaches (Apply to Coach)

If you are a qualified coach and interested to support coaching, please complete an Expression of Interest Form. This captures biographical, technical, and criteria-based information to assist with matching.

Assessment: The information shared will be assessed based on specific criteria such as need and availability.

If you’ve read the details, please now fill in the EOI Form for Coaches.

Apply to be a coach

For Coachees (Apply for Coaching Support)

The HLA welcomes coachees from INGOs, NGOs, local organisations and individual humanitarian actors.

If you need coaching support, you can apply as a coachee. Please complete an Expression of Interest Form which captures biographical, technical, and criteria-based information to assist with matching.

Assessment: The information shared will be assessed based on specific criteria such as clear coaching objective(s).

If you’ve read the details, please now fill in the EOI Form for Coachees.

Apply to be a coachee

Timescales

Applications are reviewed as received. We’ll notify you about the next steps within 2 weeks.

Please note: Demand for our coaching pool is high, so we can’t guarantee a match for everyone. Coachee applicant details remain on file and are reviewed regularly as new matches become possible. Thank you for your interest!

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – please read before applying

Please read the FAQs before submitting your Expression of Interest (EOI) Form. These FAQs may be periodically updated.

What is the LCN?

The Leadership Coaching Network (LCN) includes:

Coaches with coaching qualifications and experience.
Some of them are from former HLA pools like the Humanitarian Coaching Pool and Pro Bono Coaching Network, and others have newly joined LCN. The coaches on the LCN provide services voluntarily. (Some coaches are also on the HLA roster for paid opportunities).

Coachees are humanitarian workers who need coaching to support or improve their careers or work styles. They can be a part of the Save the Children movement, other INGOs, NGOs and local leaders.

How do I apply to the LCN as a coach?

To join the LCN as a coach, complete the EOI form above. This form captures biographical, technical, and criteria-based information to assist with matching.

What happens after I apply to the LCN as a coach?

All new coaches will go through an assessment process, including checks of their coaching qualifications and relevant experience to ensure maintenance of high quality coaching under LCN. Coaches will also be required to commit to Save the Children’s core policies like Safeguarding and Code of Conduct.

How do I apply to the LCN as a coachee?

All coachees from SCUK, SCI or externally can express their interest in having a coach from LCN through the Form above. The form captures biographical, technical, and other information that will support the matching with the suitable coach.

What happens after I apply to the LCN as a coachee?

Coachees do not go through assessment processes and will usually be accepted to the LCN. Except for exceptional cases where requests lean more towards psychosocial support. This will be treated carefully and may not be matched with an LCN coach. It is very important to distinguish between coaching needs and psychosocial needs.

How will my data (as a coach or coachee) be used in the future?

Your data will be treated confidentially with highly restricted access, similar to HR files within SCUK. Your details will be available only to those working on LCN. We’re working on using an internal SCUK system (Assembl) to manage the coaching data, again with the same restrictions

Contact

Please email:

coachingandmentoring@savethechildren.org.uk

It was a pleasure speaking with the coach online. I’m excited about this wonderful opportunity of working with him and learning from his wealth of experience and knowledge. Once again, thank you for your support in making this happen. A special thanks to my coach for the time he’s given me and will give me throughout this journey.

Coachee

I truly appreciate the support, especially during this challenging period.