Mentoring
Program

Applications for the 2024 Mentoring Program are now CLOSED.

To express interest in the 2025 program, please email [email protected]

The Volunteering Victoria Volunteer Managers Mentoring program brings together experienced senior leaders of volunteers with entry-level managers of volunteers. This program offers both professional and personal development opportunities for passionate individuals seeking to develop their skills and careers.

The objective of the program is to:

  • strengthen the volunteering sector
  • build the capacity of its members, and
  • foster networking and relationships.

Volunteering Victoria endeavours to support the development of specialist skills and knowledge in the volunteering sector through collaboration and the exchange of insights, experience and wisdom.

2024 key dates

  • 7 March: Applications close
  • 27 March: Program kick off
  • 21 May: National Volunteer Week lunch
  • 16 July: Mentee debrief
  • 17 July: Mentor debrief
  • 18 September: Professional Development (PD) day
  • 19 November: End of program celebration

For further information about the program, please see the documents below.

MENTOR PROGRAM INFORMATION KITMENTOR PROGRAM FAQS

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Mentors

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Mentors

Typically, the mentor will benefit from:

  • Developing their mentoring and leadership skills
  • Strengthening relationships and expanding on their existing networks
  • Making a meaningful contribution towards professionalising the volunteering sector and supporting upcoming leaders
  • Gaining a sense of personal and professional satisfaction
  • Staying in touch with emerging issues relevant to entry-level managers of volunteers
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Mentees

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Mentees

Typically, the mentee will benefit from:

  • Connecting with an experienced leader of volunteers willing to share their insights, knowledge and expertise as a mentor
  • An exchange of different ideas and resources from a mentor that is external to their organisation
  • Guided reflection, debrief and communication with their mentor
  • Goal setting and working towards achieving these goals
  • Ongoing development of skills and knowledge specific to volunteer management
  • Building confidence and leadership skills
  • An expanded and highly skilled professional network managers of volunteers
Register as a Mentee

I have benefitted from this program as a mentee and then as a mentor, and am looking forward to giving back again this year. I found my prior involvement with the program to be very rewarding and am eager to have the opportunity to work with the organisation, the mentees and the mentors again this year. I have been passionate about volunteering for a long time. To support someone who is starting out in this field and to hopefully help them to love this work as much as I do will be a privilege.