The Mentoring Programme for JPOs
The idea with this new type of service to the JPOs is to strengthen the learning aspect of the JPO Programme and to optimize the use of existing resources within the Organization in the form of experienced staff. Whereas the Mentor Programme will provide JPO with an opportunity to draw on the experience, the expertise and the detached spectator's view of a senior colleague, it will provide the mentor with an interesting and enriching opportunity to share knowledge, coach and touch base with a young professional within the Organisation. As the mentor role is intended to supplement the daily supervisor's role, one of the main ideas is that mentor should come from a different duty station than that of the mentee. A substantial number of volunteers have already expressed interest in becoming mentors and are ready to devote part of their time to advising and coaching a younger colleague. Several of them are former JPOs themselves.
The following documents are now accessible:
- an introductory paper defines what is mentoring and presents the objectives of the Mentoring Programme for JPOs;
- "Being a Mentee in the JPO Mentoring Programme" presents to the potentially interested JPOs the relationship between mentors and mentees;
- "The Mentor Role - Introduction to the JPO Mentoring Programme" presents the Mentoring Programme from the Mentor's point of view;
- "Guidelines, Tips and Ideas to Mentors and Mentees";
- Evaluation of the pilot phase by Mentors and Mentees.
