Mentees

Looking to take the next step in your career? Eager to learn how to help you get promoted or how to find a more satisfying role?

We have mentors available now!

The mentoring scheme is designed to support academic library leaders in their professional and personal growth by facilitating mentoring relationships with more experienced colleagues. Our volunteer mentors are all senior members of libraries who are keen to share their knowledge and experience with fellow colleagues who may be new to their role. We envisage both partners in the mentoring relationship will learn and gain from the experience. 

What is mentoring?

Mentoring has been defined by SCONUL as ''a professional relationship in which an experienced person (mentor) assists another person (mentee) in developing specific skills and knowledge that will enhance the mentee's professional and personal growth. It is an effective way of helping people to progress in their chosen career, and is a helpful relationship based upon trust and respect''.

What are the benefits?

• Connect with a mentor who can offer you insight, advice, opportunity – and help you navigate the next stage/s of your career.

• A one-to-one client-focused relationship.

• Set goals and overcome challenges.

• Enhance your personal and professional development.

• Develop new skills and techniques.

Who can participate?

Mentees should normally be emerging leaders (senior academic library staff in deputy director or section head positions) or those recently appointed to their first director level post. However, the scheme is also open to more experienced leaders.

How to apply:

Click here to get your mentor and to discover more about how the scheme will work, including how mentors and mentees will be matched.

Mentors

Share your time and experience and become a SCONUL mentor. 

The mentoring scheme supports emerging and newly appointed leaders, by partnering them with more experienced colleagues, who can guide them in their professional growth. 

The scheme is seeking mentors from across SCONUL who want to be a part of this highly valued scheme.

What is mentoring? 

Mentoring has been defined by SCONUL as ''a professional relationship in which an experienced person (mentor) assists another person (mentee) in developing specific skills and knowledge that will enhance the mentee's professional and personal growth. It is an effective way of helping people to progress in their chosen career, and is a helpful relationship based upon trust and respect''. 

What are the benefits? 

• Offer your insight and advice to someone looking to navigate the next stage/s of their career. 
• A one-to-one client-focused relationship. 
• Support emerging and newly appointed leaders. 
• Add to your CV. 

Who can participate? 

Mentors should have at least two years’ experience at a level equivalent to or higher than the proposed mentee. (So someone can have two years’ experience at second tier level and mentor someone just starting in a role at this level, but such a mentor would not normally be able to mentor someone with greater experience at second tier level, or in a director level role.) 

How to apply:

Click here to discover more about how the scheme will work, including how mentors and mentees will be matched