When you sign up to be a mentee, we ask you to include some details that will appear on your online profile. Any potential mentors you’d like to work with can then see your full profile to see if they think they’d be a good match.
This is the information we will include, and that will appear in your profile. We will also ask you to tick a box to show that you agree to our terms and conditions.
A bit of background about you:
- Name, job title, role level and which organisation you work for.
- What sector you work in and the size of your organisation.
- Your areas of comms experience.
- Number of years working in communications and number of years in your current role.
What you’d like to gain from taking part
- A brief description of your career experience, both in your current role and previous jobs.
- A brief outline of what you’re looking for support with.
Things you might need support with…
Making sure your objectives are clear from the start will help you make the most out of a mentoring match. Here are some things our mentees typically ask for support with.
- New role or step-up
Recently moved into a new or more senior role, would like someone neutral who has experienced a similar transition to talk to while finding their feet. - Working on stepping up to the next level
Aiming to move up to a more senior role – would like to brainstorm ideas with a mentor about what they can be doing to move in this direction. - Specific comms challenge
Help with a specific comms challenge, e.g. how to deal with a re-brand, writing a comms strategy, getting to grips with social media, advice on a PR project etc. - Support with management or leadership
Learn, share ideas, get inspiration about managing, leading a charity communications team. - Career inspiration
Finding out more about a particular charity comms role, what it’s like working for a specific kind of charity, ideas for future career moves.