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Housing Diversity Network Recruitment of professionals to mentor frontline staff in social housi...

Beneficiaries

  • Adults

    Support of mainly frontline staff from social housing sector to progress their careers and move into leadership. Two thirds of mentees on flagship national programme, identify as female and upto a third as Black or from a minority ethnic group

  • Number of beneficiaries - 1000

    Employers, staff and senior managers benefit from programme

  • Number of beneficiaries - 350

    350 staff and manager participants on annual programme

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

Promoting and marketing unique opportunity for senior or specialist people to mentor mainly frontline staff from social housing sector to progress their careers. Two thirds of mentees on flagship national programme, identify as female and upto a third as Black or from a minority ethnic group. Recruitment and development of equality, diversity and inclusion aware colleagues to deliver upto 5 or 6 x 1 to 1 mentoring sessions over a 9 month period. Co-production of end of programme celebration

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BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

350

Mentees are main beneficiaries but mentors benefit too

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£75,000.00

TIMELINE

Aug 2022 Onwards

Activity goals

Successfully support 150 employees' completion of HDN's Staff Mentoring Programme

Retain 70% of staff mentors for the next programme

Fund the production of a national end of programme celebration of mentoring extravaganza

Activity Actions

  • Marketing and communication on social media platforms and to HDN membership of mentor opportunities

  • Design and delivery of virtual mentoring workshops on key personal development themes

  • Coordination, resourcing and delivery of "in person" networking events around the country

  • Planning, resourcing and delivery of a national end of programme mentoring celebration

Activity details
GEOGRAPHIC REACH

England: Nationwide

IMPACT REPORTING

Bi-annually

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 10: Reduced Inequality UN SDG 5: Gender Equality
How we monitor the quality and results of our work

Participant feedback, programme surveys, reports to board, regular call-over meetings with team

WHO IS ALREADY FUNDING THE PROJECT?

Housing Diversity Network, a social enterprise

Income generation from activities
OTHER PARTNERS

Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)

Discounted, first year CIH membership for Housing Diversity Network staff mentees