Leila Permantier

Facilitator | programme builder | systems-minded communicator | executive coaching and supervision

 

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Who I am

My work so far sits at the intersection of people, systems, and meaning. My background combines governance and social systems with hands-on experience in facilitation, leadership development, and conflict-sensitive work across international contexts. I’m at my best when I can listen deeply, understand fast, and translate complexity into grounded next steps.

SELECTED EXPERIENCES

HR Assistant – Ängsbacka Course and Festival Centre
Sweden | April 2025 – September 2025 

  • Coordinated HR processes within a 300+ staff international organisation

  • coaching and supervision of 40 team leads, and mediation processes

 

Programme & Community Manager – Mindset Matters
Berlin | April 2024 – December 2025 

  • Managed communication workflows and participant coordination for events 

  • content creation 
  • stakeholder and membership maintenance

 

Independent Programme Facilitator (Self-Employed)
International | 2022 – present 

  • Designed and implemented workshops and learning journeys across Europe and Asia

  • Developed curricula and facilitated multi-stakeholder dialogue processes

  • team building workshops in multinational organizations 

  • Supported leadership development and conflict-sensitive group work 

  • leadership coaching with Compassionate Inquiry (taught by Gabor Mate) 

 

Intern – SEEK Development (Global Health Consultancy)
Berlin | August 2023 – November 2023 

  • Supported coordination of the WHO-affiliated International Pathogen Genomic Surveillance Network (IPSN)

  • Prepared briefing materials and stakeholder documentation

  • Contributed to preparation of the first Global Partners Forum of the IPSN 

 

Transformative education Coach – Erasmus Honors Program of Grand challenges 
Rotterdam | January 2023 – July 2023 

  • Guided honours students in interdisciplinary project design and documentation

  • Supported collaborative and reflective learning processes

 

Trainer – Public Speaking & Leadership | Lifeversity
Rotterdam | July 2021 – August 2023

  • Designed and delivered workshops on communication, leadership, and interpersonal and intercultural communication 

  • Facilitated structured group learning in international cohorts

  • Coached individuals in presentation clarity and confidence

 

Program Representative – Extraodinary life | Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rotterdam | August 2020 – July 2021 

  • Organised workshops and engagement formats on communication and student leadership

  • Coordinated student initiatives and participatory learning formats

 

Project & Programme Management Roles (International)
Brazil · India · Portugal · Australia | 2018 – 2025

  • Coordinated volunteer and sustainability programmes across intercultural teams

  • Supported operational workflows and field logistics

  • Contributed to environmental regeneration initiatives, such as water conservation and reforestation 

Full CV

Skills 

  • Workshop design and facilitation

  • Leadership development and group dynamics

  • Mediation support and conflict-sensitive processes

  • Stakeholder coordination and partnership communication

  • Curriculum design and learning journeys

  • Public speaking training and communication coaching

  • Programme operations and documentation systems

  • Intercultural collaboration

Qualities

  • Fast processing: I get to the core quickly and prioritize what matters.

  • Systems thinking: I see patterns, incentives, and feedback loops.

  • Quick understanding: I learn fast across domains and contexts.

  • High capacity for presence: calm under pressure, strong listening, steady facilitation.

Hobbies 

  • Photography, videography, content creation
  • writing, bullet journaling, reflections 
  • deep conversations
  • contact improvisation, Tango 
  • yoga, freediving 
  • learning more about human connection, moving emotions and embodying ourselves fully
  • climbing & hiking

What I’m looking for

I’m looking for roles where I can work with people and ideas at depth, including but not limited to:

  • Teaching, speaking, and facilitating

  • Designing and delivering workshops and learning journeys

  • Leadership development, communication, and collaboration formats

  • Conflict-sensitive engagement and mediation-adjacent work

  • Programme roles that combine strategy with implementation

  • content creation and creative engagement with transformative ideas 

LETS CONNECT

leila@permantier.de

hello@leilamalou.com

+491789153508

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