Deadline: 31-Aug-21
The Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF) is offering Drought Resilience Leaders Mentoring Program (DRLM) to connect people to share knowledge and experience bringing together farmers and other rural professionals from all over the country.
As part of the Future Drought Fund, Drought Resilience Leaders Mentoring (DRLM) seeks to improve drought and climate resilience in agriculture-dependent communities by helping farmers connect with other farmers and professionals who have demonstrated experience in drought and climate resilience and adaptation.
Mentors and mentees will participate in six 1:1 mentoring sessions and have access to webinars and resources covering a range of topics relevant to agriculture and regional Australia, broadly contributing to drought and climate resilience.
Participants will have opportunities to learn from one another and those with experience and expertise in the areas of climate science, resilience, wellbeing and agricultural practice.
What is Mentoring?
Mentoring is a one-to-one relationship based on mutual respect, trust, encouragement, constructive comments, openness, and a willingness to learn and share. Formal mentoring in the context of the Drought Resilience Leaders Mentoring Program is a structured activity focusing on issues and opportunities facing mentees as they strive to achieve their leadership goals within the agricultural sector, strengthening their resilience to drought, climate and other challenges.
- Mentors will:
- Identify as a farmer, drought or climate professional OR demonstrate connection to the agriculture sector or communities in rural, regional and remote Australia
- Demonstrate their desire to share expertise as well as identify areas for their own development and learning
- Embrace new ideas and possess a demonstrated willingness to learn, grow and adapt to change by working with others
- Mentees will:
- Identify as a farmer
- Possess a demonstrated desire to learning, sharing knowledge and expertise as well as identify areas for their own development
- Embrace new ideas and possess a demonstrated willingness to learn, grow and adapt to change by working with others
Eligibility Criteria
- Drought Resilience Leaders Mentoring is open to all, Australia-wide. There are no geographic requirements to be eligible as a mentee or mentor.
- To be eligible to be a mentee applicants will need to be:
- Someone who identifies as a farmer
- Reside in or have links to an agriculture-based community
- Able to access reliable internet services
For more information, visit https://rural-leaders.org.au/our-programs/drought-resilience-leaders/
