NZARM has established a mentoring programme for members to support both career progression within the sector and the development of professional skills and capabilities in this specialised area of work. Mentoring provides a customised development process for individuals and uses what is the best learning resource the sector has - its own people.
The mentoring programme will be available through an application process. Mentors will be either currently in resource management roles or retired. Mentors may be people at any stage of their career who feel they can contribute to the purpose of the programme. Mentees will be working within the sector and will signal their development needs on application.
Both mentors and mentees will attend short training sessions to provide them with the tools and skills they need to succeed. The training workshops will be live, online workshops delivered via Zoom during working hours. The mentor training is a 2 hour, practical workshop and comes with a digital toolkit for mentors. The mentee training is 1.5 hours and will enable mentees to make the most of the opportunity. These workshops also provide a great opportunity for networking.
Mentors and mentees will be matched by the mentoring co-ordinator based on their development needs, preferences and possibly geography. Mentors typically have some distance from the mentee's day to day work environment so they have the neutrality to provide an objective perspective and avoid any conflicts of interest.
The mentor's role is to help their mentee succeed. Mentoring is a relationship in which an experienced person (the mentor) assists another (the mentee) to achieve their potential or move towards personal, professional, or career goals.
Please email the mentoring programme coordinator Eliza Burt-Priddy eliza@element.org.nz for more information and to sign up.