The GEM team provides developmental support for GEMs’ line managers and Workplace Mentors.
Experience is not essential to become a mentor: what’s needed is a genuine interest in people and the motivation to help upcoming professionals learn and develop. Workplace Mentors could be a member of staff with experience as a mentor, or perhaps to provide a great development opportunity for someone new to mentoring.
The GEM Programme provides the GEM Reflective Journal to assure the quality of a GEM’s learning journey in the workplace and to support mentors in their new role. This framework is available to GEM Line Managers, GEM Workplace Mentors and GEMs to provide structure to their learning conversations at work. Ongoing reflective conversations take place throughout the duration of the GEM Programme.
The GEM team provides support in the use of the GEM Reflective Journal. There are also opportunities for mentors and line managers to network with colleagues fulfilling the same roles in GEM partner organisations.
Workplace Mentors and managers engage with GEMs by:
- providing valuable feedback and guidance on a GEM’s strengths and development
- helping GEMs understand how the wider organisation works
- supporting GEMs to succeed in their current role
- ensuring good practice and cross organisation learning from GEM Shacks is transferred to the workplace
- enabling GEMs to fully participate in the GEM Programme
- introducing GEMs to internal and external networks
- helping GEMs contextualise CIH assignments