Training Coordinator

About the role

In this role, you are responsible for coordinating and delivering training programs from planning through execution. You ensure that every training session runs smoothly, maintain contact with trainers, participants, and clients, and play a key role in creating an excellent learning experience. This is a dynamic position with a high degree of autonomy, where no two days are the same. Does this sound like you? Then we would love to meet you!

Why Highberg?

At Highberg, everything revolves around people. Around colleagues who want to make a difference, take ownership, and work together based on trust and craftsmanship. We believe real change happens when strategy, execution, and humanity come together. That starts with our own team. This is why we create an environment where you can continue to grow, apply your expertise, and expand it further. An environment where you can make lasting impact.

Bringing strategy to life

At Highberg, you are not a remote advisor. You work closely with clients on challenges that truly matter, from strategy through to implementation. This allows you to make an immediate impact and see the results of your work in practice.

Collaborative, human, and professional

We work closely together, share knowledge, and strengthen one another to achieve the best possible outcomes. Our culture is open and built on trust, with room for both ambition and humanity. We listen, celebrate successes, and hold each other accountable, always with attention to people as well as to quality.

European outlook, locally rooted

With teams in the Netherlands and the DACH region, you work in an organization with a broad, European perspective. At the same time, the culture remains personal and close-knit. This gives you the opportunity to collaborate internationally at a high level, within a committed and engaged team.

Culture as a catalyst

Our culture is a key reason why colleagues enjoy working at Highberg. We place trust in our people, value initiative, and believe it is important that everyone can continue to develop. This enables you to get the best out of yourself, while together contributing to sustainable growth.

Your role as Training Coordinator

As a Training Coordinator, you bring together all aspects of our training deliver, from planning to execution.

You will be involved in:

• Coordinating in-company trainings, learning journeys, and open-enrollment programs.
• Preparing training materials, including participant lists, certificates, updates to online learning platforms, and evaluation processing.
• Acting as the first point of contact for trainers and participants.
• Creating efficient training schedules in collaboration with clients and the planning team.
• Maintaining strong relationships with existing international clients.
• Hosting and closing training sessions at our office.

You ensure that every training runs smoothly and professionally from start to finish.

Who are you?

• You are highly organized and structured in your way of working.
• You have a proactive mindset and can maintain overview and priorities, even during busy periods.
• You are flexible, stress-resistant, and energized by solving challenges in a dynamic environment.
• You are service-oriented, collaborative, and and skilled at setting priorities.
• You are AI literate and able to apply AI in a conscious, critical, and responsible way to enhance your work.

What are we asking?

• You have HBO-level working and thinking skills.
• You have experience in hospitality, event management, training coordination, or a comparable role.
• Experience working with trainings, learning programs, or educational events is considered a strong advantage.
• You are based in or around Amsterdam (approximately within 30 minutes travel time).
• You have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, in Dutch and English.
• You are available for 32 to 40 hours per week.
• You are available to work during regular office hours, typically 08:00–16:00 or 09:00–17:00.

What are we offering?

• Attractive and comprehensive employment conditions: a salary of €3.200 to €3.900, with variable compensation aligned with the responsibility and impact of your role, complemented by paid leave, mobility options, and a pension scheme.
• A temporary position of 6 months due to maternity leave replacement, with the intention of permanent employment.
• The best of two worlds: the intellectual sharpness and quality of a high end consultancy firm, combined with the agility and engagement of an entrepreneurial organization.
• Responsibility, autonomy, and entrepreneurship: from the very start, you take ownership in projects and client work, with plenty of room to take initiative, supported by experienced colleagues.
• Collaborating in an accessible environment: you work in a setting where decision making is close to the action and ideas quickly gain traction.
• Flexible working with strong connection: hybrid working is possible, with an expectation of at least 2 days per week in the office.

About Gladwell Academy & Highberg

Gladwell Academy is part of Highberg—a group of entrepreneurial consulting, coaching, and training firms with leading expertise in organizational, sustainability, and digital transformation. Together as a collective of boutique firms, we share one ambition: to become Europe’s leading transformation advisory group.