Mentoring Programme
Mentoring is a confidential relationship, where the Mentee can access a Mentor's wisdom and guidance to navigate obstacles in achieving career objectives.
Mentee Benefits:
- Being able to discuss and gain greater clarity, in an open and off-line environment, about career and development issues
- Proving encouragement to set more ambitious career goals, reinforcing belief in their own potential
- Having practical advice and help on organisational politics and behaviour
- The opportunity to be challenged constructively
- Transfer of knowledge
- Improved professional and personal networking
- Development of communication skills
- The opportunity to practice good developmental behaviours and additional skills outside their direct line responsibilities
- Development of their own self awareness
- Greater understanding of other areas withing the treasury and banking sphere
- Opportunities to capture and reflect on their own development
- Enhanced satisfaction - stimulating and rewarding fresh challenge, sense of pride in the Mentee's achievements
- Consolidating and extending professional and personal networks
In October 2018, the IACT committee launched its first ever Mentoring programme. The pilot progamme consisted of 6 mentoring relationships and continued until October 2019.
Due to the outstanding success of the pilot mentoring scheme in 2019, we are now into our fourth year.
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We are now taking applications for Mentees to join the 2022 programme. The programme will provide Mentees with a unique opportunity to connect and learn from the experience of some of Ireland’s most senior treasury professionals.
“Playing the role of mentor has been both a challenging and rewarding experience, and one I really value. It allows you to develop your own leadership skills, can give you a different perspective on things, and also promotes self-reflection. I have thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to participate in the IACT programme.” Garry Murphy, Group Treasurer, Sodexo
The following are some of the positive comments received from our past Mentees:
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“I got a lot out of it and I think that it adds to the IACT. I would recommend to my colleagues”
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“I am very grateful to have been involved with this programme”
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“I greatly appreciated the time, thought and effort that my mentor put into the programme”
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“Would I recommend? YES!”
What’s involved:
We ask that Mentors and Mentees:
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Commit to working together for a minimum of one hour per quarter for a period of 12 months
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Hold at least one video call in this period
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Agree a target objective for the mentoring relationship
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Provide feedback to the IACT Committee after the 12-month period has elapsed
How a mentoring relationship can benefit Mentees:
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Independent advice about your career expectations and gain insight into the different routes you could take to achieve your career goals
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Help with developing capabilities and skills needed to succeed in a dynamic global economy
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Overcome challenges with the support of a mentor
If you would like to avail of this exciting opportunity as a Mentee, please complete the attached application form MenteeApplicationForm.pdf and return to education@treasurers.ie by close of business Friday 4th March 2022.
We are also seeking new Mentors to join the programme. If you are an experienced treasurer and interested in becoming a Mentor, please contact us HERE.
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