Professional Mentoring Program pilot

Participation in the Professional Mentoring Program pilot is open to professional staff.

• Mentees will be drawn primarily from the HEO4 to HEO7 levels
• Mentors will be drawn from the HEO5 to senior professional levels

The pilot program is a compressed version of what we anticipate will become an annual Professional Mentoring Program. The pilot program will be offered to a smaller group of mentoring pairs to ensure the processes work effectively. Feedback received during the pilot program will be used to refine and improve the program and establish the business case for an ongoing program for professional staff.

It is likely there will be more nominations than places available. If you are not offered a place in the pilot, you will be able to nominate for any future programs.

Discuss your participation with your supervisor and then complete the online nomination form. 

• Mentee nomination form
• Mentor nomination form

Once we have received nominations we will undertake a structured matching process. Consideration will be given to skills, knowledge, goals and expectations to obtain an appropriate match between mentee and mentor. Once confirmed in the program, you will attend an introductory workshop and enter into a mentoring agreement. From there, it is up to you and your mentoring partner to define how your sessions progress.

The Mentoring Program will be offered for a 12 month period, from program launch to program close. Actual mentoring sessions will take place during 10 months of that period, allowing for administrative processes at either end of the year.

Regular mentoring conversations are up to an hour long, occurring every 4-6 weeks. Different pairs will have different expectations about preparatory and follow up tasks, and will negotiate this at the beginning of the relationship. 

Both mentors and mentees are required to participate in an information workshop prior to entering into a mentoring relationship. The workshop will be an opportunity to meet your peers, discuss your role and responsibilities, and ask lots of questions.