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Mentoring 

Women in Defence UK are proud to be working with Moving Ahead on our cross-sector mentoring programme.

We offer a different experience to the many excellent mentoring programmes in existence, as the defence public sector mentor the defence private sector, and vice versa.

This means that the Armed Forces and Civil Service, at all levels, and those in the private sector gain invaluable external feedback and perspectives from people with quite different experiences and background, but an in-depth knowledge of the sector.

As a social impact organisation, Moving Ahead specialises in delivering mentoring programmes. They have experience of supporting more than 32,000 mentors and mentees across 450+ organisations and 30+ countries and so really do understand the huge benefits that mentoring can have on women’s development and progression.

Cross sector experience

​Our mentoring programme is a unique cross sector opportunity which matches mentees and mentors from the defence public sector with those from the defence private sector in order to facilitate the cross-fertilisation of different perspectives and ways of working across the sector.

Grow your career

Since its inauguration five years ago, almost 1500 participants for 32 unique organisations have benefited from the programme. Approximately 75% of participants in the 2024 cohort would recommend the programme to a colleague or friend. Notable benefits observed include enhanced confidence, improved problem-solving skills, career advancement, and a greater diversity of thought.

World-class speakers and content

It is a nine month, ready-to-go and easy to implement, mentoring programme which sees pairs meet every four to six weeks, with world class speakers and thought-provoking content provided in the form of five live-online learning events, and expert mentoring resources available on the learning hub

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My mentor has greatly helped me with my confidence and has supported me through a challenging time at work by listening and supporting the actions I have made, challenging me to go outside my comfort zone.

Mentee

Our impact

Over 60% of mentees felt more confident and empowered to problem solve

30% of mentors already say their awareness of the barriers for others in the workplace has heightened 

40% of mentees are seeing the workplace differently, with more than a third feeling their mentor has sparked ideas they wouldn't have thought of otherwise

16% of mentees have already been promoted and 36% have had expanded responsibilities or moved roles

How it works

Pairs meet every 4-6 weeks throughout the 9 month mentoring journey and have access to an online learning platform to for event
recordings and resources. Participants have ongoing support from the Moving Ahead team throughout the duration of the programme.

Upcoming

30 Jan


Development Lab 01

27 Mar


Midway

22 May


Development Lab 02

26 Jun


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The next programme kicks off in Autumn 2025

If your organisation would like to discuss the options, please contact us via the button below. We look forward to welcoming you onto our mentoring programme.

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