Interview Coaching
We are driving positive change by developing, connecting and empowering leaders in the voluntary and community Sector.
Interview Coaching Service for Third Sector Leaders in NI
Identify your greatest strengths, prepare for an interview, and maximise chances of getting your dream job.
Are you a C-Suite Leader within the voluntary sector who would like to apply for a CEO position in your organisation or another third sector organisation?
Have you already applied and didn’t get the job, perhaps largely because you were nervous and couldn’t perform well enough in front of an interview panel?
Have you recently secured a new role and would like to set yourself up for success?
Or perhaps you are a manager who would like to apply for a more senior position but lack the confidence or interview experience required?
If you have answered Yes to any of the above questions, this new coaching service between CO3 and KAM Island Coaching will help you.
KAM Island can also help support established leaders facing new challenges, dealing with burn out, team dynamics and more.
KAM Island can also help support established leaders facing new challenges, dealing with burn out, team dynamics and more.
We know there are many experienced third sector managers and leaders who could do a fantastic job at higher levels but who lack knowledge of how interviews work and the confidence to articulate their skills and experience in the way that interview panels are looking for in candidates.
How to Apply to this Service?
Applying to this coaching service is quite easy. You just need to follow 3 simple steps:
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Fill in the form at the end of this webpage. |
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A CO3 member will contact you by phone or email within 48 working hours to briefly discuss your specific needs and check whether this service could help you and which package would better suit you. |
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A KAM Island Coach will then contact you to make arrangements. |
There are various packages available for a limited time, offering 4–8 hours of 1-to-1 coaching at the introductory rate of £50* per hour.
We will help you choose the best option for you.
*Normal rates £80 per hour.
Meet your Coaches
Scott Alexander
Scott Alexander is a qualified and experienced coach, mentor and mediator. With almost 40 years’ experience in employment relations and employment law, Scott first joined the CIPD in 1987 and is a Council Member of the Mediators’ Institute of Ireland.
Scott has been a mentor under the CO3 Mentoring Programme for Chief Officers in the third sector for over 10 years. He was appointed to the Governing Body of Southern Regional College in August 2015.
Scott worked for the Labour Relations Agency for 14 years before joining Legal Island as Head of Learning and Development in January 2006. He left Legal Island in 2022 to focus on workplace coaching, mentoring and mediation.
Gillian McAtackney
Gillian McAtackney is a qualified youth and community professional with thirty years of experience working with health, faith, education, statutory and private organisations across Northern Ireland and the UK.
She has led GB and UK-wide partnership campaigns between charities and businesses.
Gillian is skilled in innovation, business development, partnerships, and pilot and programme launches. She is also a qualified coach with a strong interest in behavioural change interventions and techniques.
Lynne Kavanagh
Lynne Kavanagh is an enthusiastic, values-driven and dynamic leader whose purpose is to make a difference.
Lynne has over 20 years of leadership experience in both the Statutory Sector and the Community & Voluntary Sector.
Her experience includes working internationally leading humanitarian disaster response projects in Continental Africa, working in North America within the statutory health sector, and most recently in the third sector in Northern Ireland.
Lynne has a special interest in Organisational Development, Collaborative Working, Change Management, Corporate Governance and Quality Improvement. She is a Registered Nurse and a qualified Coach.
Fill in the form to start your application
Leave your details and a CO3 member will contact you within the next 48 working hours.
