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WHAT?
A mentoring and networking programme in which staff can join as mentees or mentors or in both roles.
- Mentees fill out an online questionnaire at registration.
- Mentees search for mentors who they want to learn from in a networking meeting or in a mentoring relationship. Extensive filtering by job network, level, duty station is available to help with searching.
- Mentors receive requests for networking meetings or mentoring relationships and approve or decline.
- All levels of staff are invited to join from General Service through senior leaders.
- Mentees are responsible for scheduling meetings and coming prepared with questions and agenda topics.
- Mentors should review the video and written resources available and commit to scheduled meetings.
WHY?
Why is this programme important?
- Staff have expressed a need for more career development opportunities. This is clear from staff engagement surveys and other feedback tools.
- Networking and mentoring are excellent ways for staff to learn from colleagues in different roles or with different levels of experience.
- Mentors get a chance to reflect, assess what they've learned and to help others navigate their journeys.
- Mentoring relationships can improve morale, productivity and retention in organization
WHEN?
Registration and Pairing
Registration and pairing is ongoing. Participants may be part of up to two pairs at a time. However, they may end a pairing and start looking for another match as many times as they want to.
Time frames
- Networking: This new feature enables colleagues to connect in one or two meetings only.
The meetings should be held over a two-month period at maximum - Mentoring: Choose between short-term mentoring (3-4 meetings) or longer-term (5-6 meetings). With each option you can choose to increase the number of meetings if both mentee and mentor agree.
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