60+
Countries worked in
15+
Years in facilitation & coaching
150+
Facilitators in our network
12+
UN agencies since 2021
20K+
Staff reached through DEI learning

Trusted by 50+ organisations across UN agencies, INGOs, and corporates

  • WHO
  • UNDP
  • UNICEF
  • UNAIDS
  • UNOPS
  • UNFPA
  • UNHCR
  • FAO
  • WFP
  • IRC
  • CARE
  • NRC
  • Airbus
  • Chanel
  • LinkedIn
  • Orange

Flagship Programme

Speak Up Culture: Training UNDP’s own
facilitators, worldwide.

UNDP · Global · Ongoing

Courageous conversations don’t scale through outside consultants. They scale through people already inside the room.

Using a cascade methodology, Shiftbalance runs UNDP’s Speak Up Culture Training of Trainers across three parallel cohorts — equipping staff worldwide to lead courageous conversations long after the workshop ends. It’s now the reference model Shiftbalance draws on for other UN training-of-trainers work.

  • EN COHORT
  • ES COHORT
  • FR COHORT

Three languages. One cascade methodology. A growing bench of UNDP’s own certified facilitators.

EN
English cohortHQ & Anglophone country offices
ES
Spanish cohortLatin America & Caribbean offices
FR
French cohortFrancophone Africa & HQ divisions

Selected Work

Every room carries its own weight.
Here’s some of it.

Filter by who we were in the room for.

UN Agencies

150+ Respectful Workplace Advisors, trained

FAO Respectful Workplace Advisors | Shiftbalance How Shiftbalance trained and coached 150+ FAO Respectful Workplace Advisors across continents in conflict resolution. Respectful Workplace Advisors coaching and training, 2021 to 2023…

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UN Agencies

Two offices, one turning point

UNICEF China and UNICEF Uganda How Shiftbalance designed 2026 team retreats for UNICEF China and Uganda, weaving AI adoption into organisational change. Team retreats, 2026 UNICEF brought Shiftbalance in to…

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Corporates

50+ manager workshops, three countries

Airbus Leadership University | Shiftbalance Case Study How Shiftbalance has delivered 50+ manager workshops for Airbus Leadership University across France, Spain, and Germany since 2018. Manager workshops, ongoing since 2018…

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INGOs

Rebuilding a country office under pressure

CARE Ukraine Country Strategy | Shiftbalance How Shiftbalance audited and rebuilt CARE’s Ukraine country office strategy through a live-conflict 4-day strategic retreat. Country office review and 4-day strategic retreat, 2023…

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INGOs

A GEDI strategy for 20,000 staff

IRC GEDI Learning Strategy | Shiftbalance Case Study How Shiftbalance designed a GEDI learning strategy and curriculum reaching up to 20,000 International Rescue Committee staff. GEDI Learning Strategy and curriculum,…

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UN Agencies

Positive masculinities, seven regions

UNOPS Positive Masculinities Curriculum | Shiftbalance How Shiftbalance built and piloted a positive masculinities learning curriculum across seven UNOPS regions and time zones. Positive Masculinities learning curriculum, 2024 UNOPS wanted…

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WHO

Two years inside a crisis country office

WHO Europe, Ukraine Country Office 70+ staff supported through psychological safety coaching in the WHO Europe Ukraine Country Office, a two-year Ombudsman-led programme. Psychological safety coaching and Ombudsman-led consultancy, 2021…

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UN Agencies

From audit to a full DEI strategy

UNAIDS DEI Audit & Strategy | Shiftbalance Case Study How Shiftbalance’s organisational audit gave UNAIDS a Theory of Change, KPIs, and action plan for diversity and inclusion. Organisational DEI audit…

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How We Work

Three things that don’t change from Kabul to Copenhagen.

Dual lens

An international core team brings an outside perspective. Local facilitators bring the context, culture, and day-to-day reality. Clients get both, at once.

Language fluency

English, French, and Spanish delivered natively, backed by a global database of local-language facilitators — no translator lag, no lost nuance.

Working partnership with AI

Shiftbalance built its own accredited course, Reinventing HR with AI. We practise what we teach — visibly, in every deliverable.

In Their Words

What it’s like in the room.


"An excellent facilitator with high emotional intelligence — she takes care to develop a programme tailored to the needs of the team."

Kathryn O'Chieng
Head of HR, WHO Regional Office for Europe

"An expert in facilitating courageous conversations on DEI and HR topics. I have the utmost confidence in her professional abilities."

Luciano Costantino
HR Specialist, D&I, UNFPA

"Helped develop a common vision and road map with solid steps to realise that vision, for a country team under real pressure."

Arda Köstem
Alternative Development Project Manager, UNODC

"Demonstrated expert knowledge in People and Culture — I’d recommend her for opportunities to increase efficiency and inclusion."

Sayuri Asano
Head of HR EAPRO, UNICEF

Let’s Talk

Preparing for change, a reorganisation, or a cascade of your own?

We’d welcome a 30-minute conversation — whether that’s a retreat, an audit, or a training-of-trainers programme like UNDP’s.

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