Become a Mentor - Women in Powered Access
As part of its Women in Powered Access initiative, IPAF has created a mentoring scheme for women in the powered access Industry who are looking for extra support and guidance to sustain and promote their career within.
The scheme will initially be set up with a small number of mentors, and women within the powered access industry will be invited to apply to become a mentees.
We will provide guidelines and resources to mentors and mentees on how the mentoring relationship should work and ask for regular feedback on how the programme is going.
By providing this scheme, we aim to help women in the powered access industry to overcome barriers and challenges they may face, and encourage more women to bring their knowledge, passion and work ethic to our industry,
Mentor role overview
A mentor is a person who acts as an advisor or coach for a mentee who is less experienced or advanced, imparting expertise and professional knowledge from a more experienced standpoint. A mentor is accessible to their mentee to give guidance, support, and answer questions. Mentors have their mentee's bests interests at heart and work with the mentee to help them to develop and improve their personal and professional goals.
Essential skills
- 3-5 years experience in the Powered Access Industry in a management or senior HR role.
- Good communication skills, including the ability to listen effectively with understanding and empathy
- Organisation skills
- Relationship building skills
- Leadership
- Ability to provide constructive feedback
- Self-management – emotional intelligence and self-awareness
- Confidentiality and Integrity
Desirable
- Good network across the industry that can be utilised to bring added value knowledge and experience
- Previous experience in mentoring (not necessarily in the Powered Access industry)
- Coaching experience
- Experience in performance management and supporting career development and training plans.
If you are interested in becoming a mentor or mentee, please complete this form, and we will send you more information regarding the scheme.
Alternatively, email Lisa Bailey, IPAF's HR Business Partner, at lisa.bailey@ipaf.org.
