Amira Aman (she/her)
Email: amira.aman@core-ed.ac.nz
Phone: 027 448 5518
Website: core-ed.org/en_NZ/about-core/our-people/amira-aman
Location: Ōtautahi (Christchurch)
Face to face delivery:
Locations without disbursements: Ōtautahi (Christchurch)
Locations with disbursements: Rest of Aotearoa, New Zealand with disbursements.
Virtual delivery: Zoom or as preferred
Supporting public sector leaders to navigate complex settings with clarity and confidence, Amira brings 20 years of secondary sector leadership alongside 10 years of specialised coaching, mentoring, and leadership facilitation. Drawing on adult learning principles and tailored coaching frameworks, she partners with clients to unlock potential, gain fresh perspectives, and foster meaningful, context appropriate change.
Her work is grounded in a non-directive approach and guided by the He Waka Unua framework, a Te Ao Māori model where the kaiārahi (coach) and coachee lash their waka together to build strength, balance, and shared direction. Amira invites clients to bring their whole selves, including their lived experiences and whakapapa, into sessions to strengthen personal practice, foster high performing team dynamics, and build long term leadership capacity across their organisations.
Amira holds a Master of Education with First Class Honours from the University of Canterbury, specialising in coaching, mentoring, and adult learning principles. She is an experienced He Waka Unua Practitioner and is EOCC Qualified through the Executive and Organisational Coaching Certificate (ICF ACSTH).
Areas of specific leadership coaching expertise:
- Leading Through Legislative and Policy Change
- Navigating Resistance and Team Dynamics
- Building Confidence in Courageous Conversations
- Building Capability in Others
- Navigating Career Advancement and Strategic Growth
- Developing and Applying Emotional Intelligence