International Mentoring Programme 2023

UPDATE: Applications NOW open until 22nd March 2023. 

Click here to become a mentee. 

Click here to become a mentor. 

What benefits do you receive as a mentee? 

• Benefit from another female leader’s experience in managing her career internationally.
• Have a “safe place” to ask questions, share ideas, and discuss challenges in a confidential setting.
• Collect useful advice, avoid traps, and therefore improve your chances of transforming efficiently
• Acquire new perspectives on how to grow inside and outside your organization. 
• Expand your network internationally and build professional relationships. 
• Get tips on how to adapt – both professionally, and personally - to another country, and manage cultural differences 
• Work with someone experienced to decode some of the transversal dynamics of an international position, together with culturally specific power games that may arise. 

What benefits do you receive as a mentor? 

• Share your international experience while giving back to society and advancing gender balanced leadership 
• Experience the personal fulfilment of supporting another woman in developing her skills and career 
• Contribute to the realisation of another woman’s potential  
• Get the pleasure of seeing your “protégé” face her challenges successfully 
• Develop your own leadership skills as a mentor 
• Get additional insights on your industry, or some new insights from a different arena 

Am I eligible to be a Mentee? 

• To be part of the International Mentoring Programme, you need to have your PWN Premium Membership or your Online Membership active. Not a member? You can join here. 
• Some of the characteristics we expect from a mentee are: 
• Having already made a career step abroad or willing to develop your career internationally in the coming year 
• Be committed to engaging with your mentor, both in terms of time and actions 
• Taking the ownership of your self-development  
• Willing to push yourself out of your comfort zone 
• Eager to learn from others’ experiences 
• Ready to engage with a mentor potentially from a different nationality and/or living in a different country 

The International Mentoring Programme will also offer you various occasions to leverage your mentoring experience.  For instance, you will be trained as a mentee and receive a Mentee Toolkit. You will also benefit from the experiences of other mentees at Virtual Mentee Gatherings that will give you the chance to exchange views on mentoring and on how to develop a career internationally. 

INVESTMENT: The fee to take part in the International Mentoring Programme is € 200, payable prior to the start of the program. 

Click here to express your interest in becoming a mentee on our International Mentoring Programme.

Am I eligible to be a Mentor?  

To be part of the International Mentoring Programme, you need to have your PWN Premium Membership or your Online Membership active. Not a member? You can join here. 

Some of the characteristics, we expect from a mentor: 

• Having already experienced 3-5 years in a European or International career
• Having worked with teams in minimum 2 different countries or having worked regularly in 4 different countries
• Being a people manager (directly/indirectly) 
• Being committed to your engagement with your mentee both in terms of time and dedication 
• Eager to share your experiences, best practices and lessons learnt 
• Ready to open your own network to your mentee 
• Skilled in providing honest feedback and open guidance  
• Ability to quickly create a trustworthy relationship with a non-judgmental attitude 
• Ready to engage with a mentee potentially from a different nationality and/or living in a different country 

If this is your first time as a mentor, don’t worry. You will get the support you’ll need from the Programme. For instance, you will be trained as a mentor and receive a Mentor Toolkit. You will also benefit from the best practices of other mentors via Virtual Mentor Gatherings that will give you the chance to exchange views on mentoring.  

As a mentor, the International Mentoring Programme will be free of charge for you. 

Let us know if you're interested in becoming a mentor.

How will the International Mentoring Programme work? 

Your International Mentoring Program will last for 6 months, from April 2023 and will close (at the latest) and the end of September 2023. 

Although, the mentoring pairs will be completely free to organize themselves, we recommend that you meet virtually once every 4 to 6 weeks, which means 4 to 6 times in total. The duration of your meetings is up to you. From our experience, an effective meeting may last between 45 and 90 minutes. We suggest you use platforms such as Microsoft Teams or Zoom. Videoconferencing helps to create a stronger bond as you will be able to see each other. You may also exchange emails, text messages in-between meetings. 

Not ready for the International Mentoring Programme yet? 

Join your local PWN City Network Mentoring Programme. PWN provides an effective mentoring structure to ensure that you get the most out of your mentoring experience, by calling upon a wide range of mentors, ensuring the best possible match for you, and following up on your progress through the mentoring cycle to ensure that the experience is a positive one. The mentoring programs in PWN’s city networks is cited in surveys as one of the top elements of satisfaction for members of PWN. See mentoring programs in our city networks below: