Mentor Registration

"Being a mentor...made me realise how helpful it would have been to have had a mentor myself, back when I was starting out, or even mid-career, and consider how I might have done things differently with hindsight."
Susanna Curtis (1982), Merton Mentor

Welcome to Merton College Mentoring (MCM)! Thank you for your interest in becoming a mentor. The aim of MCM is to provide a confidential and safe space for mentees to discuss matters of interest or concern with their mentor, all as part of their personal and professional development.

Any Mertonian, or Fellow of Merton, is most welcome to become a mentor. The programme's success depends on being able to offer a wide range of mentors to support our prospective mentees, so please do register below if you are interested in participating.

What's involved?

We suggest that a mentor and mentee have six sessions, each lasting 30-60 minutes, over a period of around six months. However, mentors and mentees can adjust this to suit their own needs and schedules. At the end of the chosen period, the mentoring relationship will ordinarily come to an end, though again, mentors and mentees can make this decision for themselves.

To support our mentors and to ensure a uniform experience for our mentees, we ask you to complete three simple steps outlined below, including watching a short training video.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with us.

Becoming a Mentor

There are three simple steps to becoming a Merton mentor: view the training video, read and agree to the Code of Conduct, and fill out the mentor registration form, where you will be asked for a photo and short biography.

Step 1: MCM Training Video

Firstly, please watch this training video which lasts about 20 minutes. Please note one update since the filming of this video: mentor profiles are now hosted on a public webpage, on the Merton website.

Step 2: Code of Conduct

Please now read the Code of Conduct which all Mentors must agree to commit to via the mentor registration form.

Step 3: Mentor Registration Form

Now that you have watched the training video and read the Code of Conduct, it's time to complete the mentor registration form. You'll be asked a series of questions, as well as for a photo, and the Development Office will use the information you provide to build your mentor profile on a public webpage.

Prospective mentees will have the opportunity to view this webpage when choosing a mentor, and the Development Office will be in touch with you when there is a potential match. We are likely to have many more mentors than mentees, so please do not be disappointed if you are not selected straight away.

If you have any questions or require any further guidance, please do get in touch.

First name(s)

Last name(s)

In which time zone are you based?

Which year did you matriculate at Merton?

What was the undergraduate or graduate degree subject you studied at Merton?

What is your current occupation or area of work?

What, if different, are your previous occupation(s) or area(s) of work?

Do you have any other experience which would assist in your mentoring? Please include any subjects you feel you would be particularly qualified to mentor on.

[The mentees will be asked to identify issues they want to discuss, like career progression, work-life balance, boosting confidence and resilience, developing as a leader, building effective relationships, managing up.]

Please provide a short biography on yourself.

Please upload an image of yourself here.

Upload requirements

Please confirm that you have read and are committed to the Code of Conduct.

Yes

Read the Code of Conduct

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Merton Society Mentoring Code of Conduct53.66 KB

Merton College Mentoring Training Guide3.01 MB