Mentoring Programme

IR Society Mentoring Programme 2024

Overview

The IR Society is pleased to announce the launch of the 2024 Mentoring Programme, which is open to all IR Society members. Applications for the 2024 mentoring programme have now closed.

All relevant documents can be downloaded at the foot of this page.

Objective of the programme

The programme aims to pair less experienced IR professionals with their more experienced peers, to help them to achieve specific career goals or simply to improve their understanding of the IR profession. We are thrilled that many of those who acted as mentors during the pilot programme have volunteered to carry on as mentors again in 2024.

How to apply

Members are invited to register their interest in taking part, either as mentors or as mentees (or both), by completing a simple online application form. The online application will provide us with enough information to match potential mentees with suitable mentors, based on our matching criteria.

This online form will ask for information such as:

Mentors:

Current role (Job title, industry sector, company size / Index, etc.)
Length of IR experience
Specific career experience (e.g. M&A activity, activist investors, ESG etc.)

If you have previosuly been a mentor and would be happy to continue for the 2024 programme please just email mentoring@irsociety.org.uk to let us know that you would like to continue.

Mentees:

Current role (Job title, industry sector, company size / Index, etc.)
Length of IR experience
Career aspirations short/mid/long term
Desired outcomes from mentoring programme (e.g. are you looking to improve in one specific area, or more general career development)

Next steps

Once all of the application forms have been received we will work through the matching process, with a view to making introductions between mentors and mentees by the end of May 2024. The programme will then run for six months from June - November/December 2024.

If you have any questions at any time please contact mentoring@irsociety.org.uk.