BIMA Mentoring is a powerful initiative that helps aspiring digital professionals get ahead.
Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Or are you tackling the latest road block in your agency’s growth? Joining our established Mentoring Programme as a mentee is the perfect way to build, clarify and develop your strategy for the next level.
Or are you ready to pay it back and use your experience to build the talent and skills within our digital community? Being a mentor helps develop your own skills and introduces you to new and exciting collaborations.
To be a mentee you must be a BIMA member however mentors can be non-members.
What is the BIMA Mentoring Programme?
This is a six-month programme that supports all levels of talent development in the digital industry.
Mentees are matched with a compatible mentor from another organisation, based on experience and interest area and no more than two ‘levels’ higher up.
Is the Programme right for me?
Applications to the programme, as a mentor or mentee, are welcome from anyone at any level and in any role however to be a mentee is a BIMA member-only opportunity.
Why would it benefit me?
For employers it’s a cost-effective way to invest in the future of your people. It brings new ideas and experiences, whether you provide mentors or mentees, and drives internal mentoring and coaching skills.
For individuals mentoring offers unique access to a pool of time-served knowledge that you can harness for your own and your team’s development.
How long does the Mentoring Programme last?
The programme lasts for six months. Applications for the Summer 2025, Autumn 2025 and Spring 2026 cohort are open! Please note mentees will be invoiced an administration fee of £395+VAT.
The Summer 2025 cohort launches in May!
Apply by Wednesday 23rd April 2025.
Having a mentor can really help unlock potential. You maybe looking for someone to challenge your current thinking or to help develop your on-the-job skillset. Or, it could be you want to navigate a roadblock, release your leadership qualities, or further develop your craft. Whatever your motivation, a mentor is there to help you, re-calibrate your approach, and channel action.
The BIMA Mentoring Council uses the information you provide on your application form to make the right match. The more information you give us when you apply to be a mentee, the closer and more successful the match.
We provide a variety of resources and information to give your journey structure, but it’s between you and your mentor to set the tone and objectives. You decide what you want to achieve together in your first session.
Applications are open for the Autumn 2024 cohort and launches in September.
The Summer 2025 cohort launches in May!
Apply by Wednesday 23rd April 2025.
Mentoring someone else who seeks guidance and support enhances leadership and emotional intelligence. It’s the ideal way to give back and feel rewarded for positively shaping the career of someone else.
Being a BIMA Mentor is something you should be proud of, and the success of the programme relies on your time and commitment. It’s clear what mentees gain from a mentoring relationship, but mentors also learn a lot and we wanted to make sure you get the very best from this experience.
Starting from this summer, when you sign up as a mentor you will now be asked to join a half-day mentors workshop, expertly crafted and delivered by our resident coach, Jason Campbell. This workshop is specifically designed to give both guidance and practical tools to someone new to mentoring and also sharpen up and refresh your mentoring skills if you have done this before.
Once you complete the training you will not only become a BIMA certified mentor, but you will be equipped with up-to-date mentoring skills to take back into your own teams and use in your everyday communication.
We provide a variety of resources and information to give structure, and from there it’s between you and your mentee to set the tone and objectives. You decide what you want to achieve together.
A rewarding six-month programme, most mentors meet their mentees once a month for a six-month period. Each session is usually 1-2 hours long.
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