OPBA Mentoring Program - Coming Soon!
Now Recruiting Mentors for 2025
This new initiative from the OPBA's Membership Committee is set to launch in January 2025, and will be a catalyst for the transfer of knowledge between generations, will provide a judgement-free zone for any inquiry, will provide an opportunity to learn from colleagues and enhance the overall skill sets of the OPBA membership. We strongly urge you to signal your interest to become a Mentor to members@opba.ca if you meet the following criteria:
- An active OPBA member in good standing
- Preferably have a minimum of five (5) years experience in procurement, with a minimum of one (1) year in public procurement in a senior role
- Willing to commit to being a Mentor for one (1) year, with rolling Mentee(s) sessions that will change roughly every three (3) months
- Preferably hold a professional designation related to procurement
- Must be able to maintain your Mentor profile on a third party website (the mentoring portal) and keep the profile up to date
- You are trustworthy, supportive, empathetic, and can provide objective advice and constructive feedback
- Desire to support colleagues across the province, give back to those in the field.
The Mentoring Program will run through Mentorship Rocket, where Mentors will set up a profile that highlights their skill sets, expertise and area(s) of procurement they have experience in (as well as any other details you would like to share). Once the program launches in January, Mentees will be able to view the Mentor profiles and reach out to someone that aligns with their career interests/goals. When a Mentee initiates a connection with the Mentor, the pairing will be matched for the next three (3) months, and are expected to have roughly 4-5 mentoring sessions. For more information, please do read the Mentoring Program Guidelines. Please email members@opba.ca to express interest in volunteering with the program, or to ask any questions you may have.
