Trainers & Coaches - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Foreground

Description

Job Description:

About Foreground & Our Learning & Transformation Network

Foreground is a people and advisory firm delivering strategic HR, organizational, and workforce solutions to organizations across multiple sectors and geographies. As part of our continued expansion, we are building a curated Learning & Transformation Network of senior, independent Trainers, Facilitators, and Executive Coaches who deliver high-impact leadership, capability, and future-skills development programmes.

Our clients require practical, commercially relevant, and outcome-driven learning interventions, from executive leadership programmes to AI enablement workshops and organizational capability building.

By joining the Foreground Learning & Transformation Network, professionals gain access to project-based training and coaching engagements aligned to their expertise, while retaining full independence and flexibility. Inclusion in the network does not constitute an employment relationship or ongoing commercial commitment. Engagements are activated when client needs align with your expertise and availability.

Role Overview

As a Trainer or Coach within the Foreground Network, you will be considered for client engagements that match your subject-matter expertise and facilitation style.

Assignments are outcome-driven and typically involve senior stakeholder interaction. You will be expected to operate as a credible facilitator and trusted development partner, delivering engaging, practical, and measurable learning interventions aligned with business objectives.

Engagement Model

Independent engagement through the Foreground Learning & Transformation Network.

No employment relationship is implied.

All assignments are governed exclusively by project-specific Statements of Work (SOWs).

Areas of Expertise We Engage Across

Depending on your specialisation, you may be engaged in one or more of the following domains:

1. Leadership Development

• Executive leadership programmes
• Emerging leader and high-potential development
• Strategic thinking and decision-making
• Leadership presence and executive communication
• Leading through complexity and change

2. Executive & Professional Coaching

• 1:1 executive coaching
• Performance and behavioural coaching
• Leadership transition coaching
• Team coaching and alignment workshops
• Coaching for succession and talent acceleration

3. Artificial Intelligence & Digital Capability

• AI awareness and executive briefings
• Practical AI adoption workshops for business leaders
• AI for HR, operations, marketing, and decision-making
• Digital transformation mindset programmes
• Responsible AI and governance awareness

4. Organizational Capability & Future Skills

• Strategic workforce capability development
• Change readiness and transformation workshops
• Innovation and agile ways of working
• Emotional intelligence and resilience
• Cross-cultural leadership and collaboration

5. Management & Core Business Skills

• Performance management and accountability
• Conflict management and difficult conversations
• Stakeholder influence and negotiation
• Communication excellence
• Building high-performing teams

Typical Deliverables

Depending on the engagement scope, deliverables may include:

• Custom-designed training programmes and facilitator guides
• Executive workshops and strategy sessions
• Coaching engagements with measurable objectives
• Capability frameworks and learning roadmaps
• Post-training impact assessments and feedback reports
• Executive briefings and advisory recommendations

Experience & Professional Requirements

• 8–15+ years of experience in training, facilitation, executive coaching, or senior leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience delivering programmes to senior leaders and executive teams.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to align learning interventions with business strategy.
• Proven ability to design and deliver engaging, high-impact sessions (virtual and/or in-person).
• Ability to operate independently and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Excellent facilitation, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MBA, MSc Organizational Development, Psychology, Leadership or equivalent).
• Accredited coaching certification (ICF, EMCC or equivalent).
• AI, digital transformation or innovation certifications are highly valued.
• Experience working across multiple sectors and geographies.

Professional Attributes

• Credible, commercially astute and outcome-focused.
• Strong executive presence and facilitation authority.
• Ethical, discreet and aligned with professional standards.
• Adaptable, collaborative and delivery-driven.

Who Should Apply

We welcome applications from experienced professionals with expertise in:

• Leadership development and executive facilitation
• Executive and performance coaching
• AI and digital capability training
• Organizational development and transformation
• Change management and cultural alignment
• Strategic workforce capability building

This is an opportunity to join a curated, high-calibre network delivering strategic impact to organizations across markets, while maintaining full professional independence.

Required Skills:

Readiness
Leadership Development
HR Operations
Flexibility
Adoption
HR
Access
Intelligence
Development
Organizational Development
Conflict Management
Facilitation
Emotional Intelligence
Strategic Thinking
Operations
Collaboration
Digital Transformation
Artificial Intelligence
Accountability
Business Strategy
Stakeholder Management
Psychology
Decision-Making
Deliverables
Agile
Workshops
Performance Management
Change Management
Coaching
Availability
Communication Skills
Strategy
Negotiation
Design
Business
Marketing
Training
Leadership
Communication
Management