RECOGNISE
The Scheme
RECOGNISE is an interdepartmental mentoring scheme that aims to support you in your professional development journey and career transition points. It also offers you the opportunity to have access to a mentor/mentee from outside of your home department, should you wish to engage in mentoring with someone independent to your usual working environment.
The aim of the scheme is to support staff in identifying problems and solutions, defining goals and deciding on next steps. Issues may include: direction; influence; dealing with change; confidence; working relationships; transitions; work-life balance.
Mentoring is:
- Non-judgemental
- Supportive and constructive
- Built on truth, openness and trust
Who is eligible?
To be eligible to register as a mentee, staff must either have 12 months length of service (or more) or have 6 months remaining on their contract. Students are also invited to join the scheme as mentees.
To be eligible to register as a mentor, staff must have at least twelve months’ experience in a higher education institution (or equivalent). This is to ensure mentors have the experience, skills and understanding necessary to help mentees to consider their career goals and development needs within the specific context of the University.
You can find the eligibility criteria for mentors and mentees in the Recognise handbook.
HOW Do i sign up?
Anyone interested in becoming a mentor or mentee should complete the mentoring registration form. The form shouldn't take long to complete and the information we gather in the form helps us identify the most compatible matches. Please note that if you'd like to register as a mentee and a mentor, you will need to fill in the form twice.
What happens after I sign up?
Once we feel we've found a match, we'll inform the mentee of this match, who will have the opportunity to accept the match or request a different mentor. The proposed mentor will not be informed of the match until the mentee has stated they are happy to proceed.
Once both mentee and mentor have confirmed they are happy to proceed, they will be free to meet one another over the next 12 months. We recommend around 4-5 meetings over this period. Mentees and Mentors will be responsible for organising meetings and can decide for themselves how they want the mentoring relationship to work for them.
After 12 months, the official mentoring partnership will end, although mentees and mentors are free to continue the partnership informally.
Questions?
Please contact the mentoring team.