Jens Behrendt
Career & Executive Coaching / Human Resources Consulting
Quality and tailor-made HR solutions for the profit and non-profit sector. Consulting, coaching & mentoring for organizations, teams und professionals
COACHING FOR GRADUATES, YOUNG AND SENIOR PROFESSIONALS
- Career orientation
- Professional positioning
- Career transition
- Job search
- Vacancy analysis
- Review & redrafting of CV, online form, cover letter
- Interview coaching (preparation & performance)
- Presentation coaching
- First 100 days in the new position
- Team building & management
- SPECIAL: Application for jobs in International Organisations/NGOs
Coaching Rates
Graduates & Young Professionals: 90,- € per hour (plus VAT)
- Online or F2F Coaching
- Review of relevant application documents
- Research on job openings and interesting organizations
Senior Professionals & Führungskräfte: 130,- € per hour (plus VAT)
- Online or F2F Coaching
- Review of relevant application documents
- Research on job openings and interesting organizations
SERVICES FOR ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPANIES
Recruiting
- Succession planning
- Job descriptions and vacancy announcements
- Application management
- Selection process (design of interviews, tests, assessment centers)
- Co-ordination with search firms
- Contractual modalities
- Probationary period management
Staff Learning and Development
- Needs and gap analysis
- Learning strategy
- Cost-effective learning and training
- Design and facilitation of workshops and conferences (strategy and team-building; expert meetings)
- Presentation skills training
- Official writing training
Interim Management
- Restructuring and reengineering of human resources units
- Streamlining and optimization of HR workflows and procedures
- Support to operational, day-to-day people management
- Design and implementation of change management projects
CAREER HISTORY
Since July 2018 Head of Human Resources, Wikimedia Germany
2017 Head of Talent, MetaDesign GmbH, Berlin/Germany
2015 – 2017 Director, Human Resources Service, European University Institute, Florence/Italy
2012 – 2015 Head, Talent Management/Dep. Director Human Resources, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Vienna/Austria
2003 – 2012 Head, Human Resources/Deputy Director, Centre for International Peace Operations (ZIF), Berlin
2002 – 2003 Programme Advisor, United Nations Development Programme, Jakarta/Indonesia
1994 – 2002 Programme Officer, United Nations Volunteers, Geneva & Bonn
1992 – 1994 Project Co-ordinator, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Accra/Ghana
TEACHING & COACHING
- Career and transition coaching, Impactpool, Sweden (since 2018)
- International HR Management at Hertie School of Governance, Executive Master in Public Administration, Berlin (since 2012)
- International Organizations, Free University Berlin (2006-12)
- International Careers, Scuola Superiore Sant’ Anna, Univ. di Pisa (since 2011)
WORKSHOP DESIGN & FACILITATION
- OSCE Talent Management Meetings (2013 – 2015)
- International Expert Meeting on Peace Operations, Berlin (2008)
- Strategic Review Workshop Early Warning, UN Staff College, Turin (2007)
- UNDP Country Office Retreats (Laos 2003; Indonesia 2003)
- UNV Global Workshop, Bonn (1997)
UNIVERSITY AND POST-GRADUATE STUDIES
1991 – 1992 German Development Institute, Berlin & Pakistan
1985 – 1990 Free University Berlin, Department of Political and Social Science
1988 – 1989 School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London
PUBLICATIONS
- PODCAST: https://impactpool.org/podcasts/im-a-true-believer-in-internationalism—jens-behrendt-from-osce (2015)
- Civilian Crisis Management in the EU: The German Experience. Istituto Affari Internazionali, Roma, 02/2010, S. 91-119
- From Career Planning to Opportunity Management – The UN as Employer, in: Vereinte Nationen, 4/2009, S. 170-174
- The Asian Development Bank. Structure, Politics, Operations,117 p, Hamburg
- … and other essays and briefings on conflict management
MY APPROACH TO COACHING AND CONSULTING
In more than 20 years as programme officer, project manager, and human resources executive in Germany and abroad I came across many applicants, colleagues, fellow managers, and external consultants. And of course, I have sat on the other side of the table, as a job seeking candidate trying to cope with more or less professional selection procedures and recruiting systems. This has given me quite some insight into the concepts, mechanics, and variations of the “hiring game”.
Based on my experience I have worked out my own toolbox and learning paths for organizations and individuals I have the pleasure and privilege to advise, coach, mentor, and help to manage their business day-to-day and beyond.
As the enthusiastic and competitive tennis player that I have been for a long time I also learned a lot about myself, my personality, and some analogies between how I play my sport and how I approach my work. As a baseline player I want to stay in control of the game, see the whole playing field, anticipate what’s going to happen next, and prepare for it. And when it gets complicated or tough – don’t give up! Finally, both sport and work should be fun, because if it is fun, we are more motivated, creative, and productive.
CONTACT
Jens Behrendt – Human Resources Consulting & Coaching
Phone: +49 – 0162 – 675 20 91
Email: behrendt-consulting@web.de
Skype: Jens.behrendt47