{"id":3915,"date":"2021-11-29T10:22:10","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T10:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/?p=3915"},"modified":"2021-11-29T10:22:10","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T10:22:10","slug":"new-research-into-the-experiences-of-a-mentoring-coordinator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/2021\/11\/new-research-into-the-experiences-of-a-mentoring-coordinator\/","title":{"rendered":"New Research into the Experiences of a Mentoring Coordinator"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MentoringA mentoring coordinator is the key individual responsible for the day-to-day running and operation of your programme. It is the mentoring programme manager\u2019s energy and enthusiasm for mentoring specifically and for developing others more generally, that will drive the programme and keep momentum within it. However there has been little\u00a0research on the role of the mentor coordinator…<\/p>\n

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The benefits of mentoring<\/h3>\n

Mentoring has been in the spotlight now for almost fifty years. Empirical studies, as well as what we\u2019ve learned anecdotally from those closest to mentoring, has provided an abundance of new knowledge and understanding as to the workings of and benefits of the mentoring relationship. Initially, benefits were thought to be primarily to the mentee. However, there\u2019s a greater appreciation of benefits to organisations, institutions, or communities in which the mentoring is taking place; more recently, research has found how mentors also benefit personally and professionally from the mentoring relationship.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s described as traditional mentoring has been a constant for well over five decades. As professional and social worlds transform, so too has the nature, scope, reach and need for mentoring support. Whether described as programmes, schemes, or something entirely different, mentoring is now the norm, even a prerequisite with differing types of mentoring programmes delivered across education, businesses, the professions, or the voluntary and community development sectors.<\/p>\n

What does a mentoring coordinator do?<\/h2>\n

Much is written about mentoring programmes; their design, implementation, and evaluation; in addition, we\u2019ve learned what and who needs to be in place if mentoring schemes are to be successful. The academic and the grey literature consistently highlights the role of the mentoring coordinator or programme manager as being significant to the successful implementation and the day-to-day running of mentoring programmes. The responsibilities associated with the role of the mentor coordinator are varied and include:<\/p>\n