The 1818 Society is pleased to announce the launch of the Junior Professional Associate (JPA) Mentoring Program. The objective of this program is to enable JPAs to benefit from the experience, knowledge and expertise of our Society members.
The JPA Program of the World Bank is a learning opportunity designed for students who have graduated with Bachelors degrees or higher but have limited or no work experience. It provides the World Bank with a replenishing supply of strong research and analytical skills. JPAs are given non-renewable contracts for two years.
The JPA Mentoring is a joint program of JPAs and the Society whereby interested Society members will provide mentoring and guidance to interested JPAs. Society members who are interested in participating will sign up as “Mentors” by clicking here to fill out the form. This link is also available on the Society’s website in Quick links box (look for “Register in JPA Mentoring Program”). Similarly, JPAs seeking mentoring from Society members will also register as “Mentees” on their website. Mentees will select from the JPA website the Mentor and will contact him/her and will follow up, as appropriate.
This program is guided by the following broad principles:
1. This program operates purely on a voluntary basis with decisions to establish a mentoring match between the Mentee (JPA) and Mentor (1818 Society member) resting entirely on the discretion of the two parties. Neither the 1818 Society nor the World Bank management will have any say in this matter. Both the Mentor and Mentee can opt out at any time after an initial match and can look for another match.
2. A Mentee will be responsible for informing his/her line manager the name of the Mentor and obtaining clearance.
3. The Mentor and Mentee will mutually decide on the establishment of the mode of communication (e.g., face-to-face meetings, emails, Skype, etc.) and the type of mentoring being sought.
4. The professional guidance to be provided by the Mentors to the Mentees will be entirely at their discretion and shall not necessarily represent the views or approval of the 1818 Society, its directors or officers. The 1818 Society does not accept any responsibility for any advice, acts, or omissions of the Mentor which may be given or occur in the Mentor's relationship with the Mentee.
5. Mentors should do their best to avoid a situation of conflict with the line managers of the Mentee. In case the advice provided by a Mentor conflicts in any manner with the decisions and/or advice of the line managers, the Mentee will follow the decision/advice of line managers.
6. Mentors will not provide any input on the performance evaluation of Mentee.
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