The Mentoring for Diversity programme is for experienced directors who have the goal of achieving a non-executive director role on a large private company or public sector board, a NZX listed board or a Trustee for a large not-for-profit organisation.
The IoD’s Mentoring for Diversity programme was launched in 2011 to link experienced female directors (mentees) with chairs and senior directors (mentors) from NZX and large company boards.
The programme was expanded in 2015 to promote board diversity in its wider sense, and we welcome applications on the basis of diversity including gender, ethnicity, LGBTI affinity, age, culture, disability, background, sector and experience.
The programme aims to:
Successful applicants are matched with a senior director for a year-long programme of one-to-one mentoring (usually 6-8 sessions).
The coaching and advice will help you:
During the year-long programme we hold four networking and knowledge-sharing events. This is an opportunity to connect with other mentees and hear from governance experts.
Applications are now closed. Mentees for the 2022 programme will be announced in June.
A governance CV including:
A cover letter describing (preferably in the order outlined below):
For any queries regarding the Mentoring for Diversity programme, please contact:
Jill Steffert
mentoring@iod.org.nz
027 403 0148