May
04, 2026
13:30 - 14:30 CEST
What if your career choices were guided by what truly energises you? In this session, you will explore your core motivators and understand how they influence the decisions you make, the roles you thrive in, and the environments where you perform at your best.
You will learn how to use your motivators as a practical compass for career choices, helping you identify better-fit opportunities and make more intentional decisions. The session will also provide concrete strategies to actively boost and sustain your motivation, ensuring you remain engaged, focused, and resilient as your career evolves.
Katarina Posa is a career development and transition expert with over 20 years of international experience in the UN system and the private sector. She currently leads career initiatives at IOM and has previously served with IAEA, UNHCR, and UNICEF.
An ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC), she is trained in tools such as Motivational Maps®, Everything DiSC®, ICQ Global DISC™, Belbin® Team Roles, LEGO® Serious Play®, and PRINCE2®. Kata specialises in career development and transition, career coaching and counselling, adult learning, and team development, with experience across eight countries including the USA, Germany, Japan, China, Hungary, Austria and Switzerland.
Jesús is presently working for the United Nations Office at Geneva in his capacity as Chief of the Management and Communication Unit at the Centre for Learning and Multilingualism. He considers himself a life-long learner and has a multi-disciplinary background: a degree in modern languages, a post-graduate degree in pedagogy and a Master’s degree in Human Resources. The learning and development field has been his professional home for over 18 years.
In addition to his full-time job, he is the co-chair of the International Organizations Coaching Network, a forum open to internal coaches working in International Organizations based in Geneva, and The Learning Lab, a community of practice for learning managers working in the United Nations Secretariat.
