Careers & Mentoring

All relevant documents can be downloaded at the foot of this page.

Objective of the programme

The programme aims to pair less experienced IR professionals with their more experienced peers, to help them to achieve specific career goals or simply to improve their understanding of the IR profession. We are thrilled that many of those who acted as mentors during the pilot programme have volunteered to carry on as mentors again in 2025.

How to apply

Members are invited to register their interest in taking part, either as mentors or as mentees (or both), by completing a simple online application form. The online application will provide us with enough information to match potential mentees with suitable mentors, based on our matching criteria. 

This online form will ask for information such as:

Mentors:

• Current role (Job title, industry sector, company size / Index, etc.)
• Length of IR experience
• Specific career experience (e.g. M&A activity, activist investors, ESG etc.)

Complete the application form here.

If you have previously been a mentor and would be happy to continue for the 2025 programme please just email mentoring@irsociety.org.uk to let us know that you would like to continue. 

Mentees: 

• Current role (Job title, industry sector, company size / Index, etc.)
• Length of IR experience
• Career aspirations short/mid/long term 

• Desired outcomes from mentoring programme (e.g. are you looking to improve in one specific area, or more general career development)

Due to high demand we have closed mentee applications. To join the waitlist you can complete an application form here.

Next steps

The closing date for applications is Friday 2 May 2025. Once all of the application forms have been received we will work through the matching process, with a view to making introductions between mentors and mentees by 5 May 2025. The programme will then run for six months from June - November/December 2025.