About Marketing Women
Marketing Women began in 1997 when it established a mentor program for female marketing executives. The objective was to support women in the marketing profession, since it was known that women often do not leverage their networks purposefully and lack formal mentors. Since its inception, the Marketing Women Mentor Program has trained and provided mentor relationships for over 600 marketing professionals who hold a wide range of positions in the industry. Our intention is to give women more visible role models to inspire them and expand their horizons.
In 2010 Marketing Women is running a mentoring program that incorporates focus on career and leadership capability development, combining one-on-one mentoring with workshop sessions and guest speaker sessions.
Participants can also opt to have some profiling assessment conducted.
The new program will help mentees with their career planning, help them identify development needs, and provide them with industry leading role models.
Who can benefit?
Women who are currently working in a marketing role (minimum of 3 years experience is required) and are interested in career development as well as personal development would benefit from the mentoring program.
Women who have participated in our program have reported benefits such as:
- growth in confidence
- access to networking opportunities
- improved relationships with managers, peers and direct reports
- promotion to higher levels
- enhanced self-promotion
- a better understanding of the corporate landscape and politics
What do I need to do to be a part of the mentoring program?
The process starts when you apply to join the 2010 Program – to apply you will need to complete details about yourself, your career so far and what you want to get out of the program. We will use this information to match you with a mentor who has relevant experience and skills.
There will be 4 meetings held from May to November, these will be held in the city and will mostly be evening sessions. Some will be workshop sessions and some will have an inspirational and interesting guest speaker. Either way they will be time well spent. To be part of the program as a mentee you are asked to attend all meetings, so please check the dates.
Meeting dates are Tuesday 18th May (evening), Tuesday 27th July (evening), Thursday 2nd September (breakfast) and Wednesday 3rd November (evening).
Once the program has started you will meet independently with your mentor throughout the program – the frequency and duration of these meetings is up to you and your mentor. We generally recommend a catch up every 2-3 weeks to keep the momentum up.
The participation fee for this program is $650. This fee covers participation in this program and 2010 membership of Marketing Women. Payment is required once a match has been confirmed.
The Marketing Women's Career Development Mentor Program is run by consultant and coach Melissa Richardson of Horizons Unlimited. For more information about Melissa, go to www.horizonsunlimited.com.au
2010 Program
The 2010 program commences on 18th May. Applications for the 2010 program close on 30th April 2010, and participants must be members of Marketing Women. By applying to be a mentor or mentee you automatically become a member of Marketing Women.
To apply to join the program as a mentee, click here and record your details. You will be notified in the first week of May 2010 if we have found a suitable match for you. To join the program as a mentor, click here.
This program is generously supported by Macquarie Bank, Gold Sponsor and Michael Page Marketing, Silver Sponsor.