McLaren Racing Mentoring Programme 2024

Creative Access and McLaren Racing are thrilled to be launching a brand-new mentoring programme for women at mid-career level from groups that are historically under-represented in the creative industries.

The McLaren Racing Engage programme, the first of it's kind in F1, is the team's flagship DE&I programme aimed at tackling the STEM skills shortage, addressing systemic inequalities and finding new ways to open pathways into motorsport careers.

Successful applicants to this mentoring programme will be mentored by senior staff working within McLaren Racing from creative and commercial teams including events, comms, partnerships and licensing & merchandising.

The programme is designed to be an equal partnership between mentors and mentees and mutually beneficial to both.

To help set new relationships for success, Creative Access will offer training at an initial meet and greet session to both mentors and mentees, as well as providing support and guidance through the mentoring partnerships.

This virtual mentoring programme will run for 6 months, with mentees and mentors meeting once a month, virtually, for 6 months from February to July 2024.

If you would like to submit your application in an alternative format (video application or audio application) please contact: richard@creativeaccess.org.uk.

Contact Information

First name

Last name

Phonetic spelling of your name (if you feel it would be helpful). See here for #MyNameIs digital tool

Email address

Phone number

LinkedIn

Employment Details

Current position

Current employer

Current employer sector

Current employer's website

Expectations from mentoring

Please outline your career journey to date, including current scope of work, key achievements, and ideal next steps.

What personal and professional development would you like to achieve through a mentoring partnership? E.g. gain further insight into a specific role / department; upskilling; support with important transitions; help to navigate career next steps?

What are your interests outside of work? E.g. hobbies, additional responsibilities or expertise.

Impact baseline

Please answer the following impact questions as honestly as possible. This information will be used to track the impact of our mentoring programmes and will not be shared with your mentor.

Please rate each of the following statements on a scale of 1-5 where 1 is strongly agree and 5 is strongly disagree.

	1 - Strongly Agree	2 - Agree	3 - Neither Agree nor Disagree	4 - Disagree	5 - Strongly Disagree
I have the knowledge and skills I need to progress my career
I have access to the contacts and networks I need to progress my career
I have the confidence I need to progress my career
I am optimistic about the opportunities for progression that are open to me

Please tell us anything else you think will help us to understand your answers more fully.

Preferences

Mentor matches are made on the basis of the goals mentees share, and what they’re looking to gain from the relationship.

Do you have a preference to be mentored by an individual with similar lived experience?

Yes, if possibleNo, I don't mind

Please tell us more if you wish us to take this into consideration (we cannot guarantee to meet all your preferences, but we'll do our best).

If you require any reasonable adjustments to take part in mentoring that you'd like your mentor to be aware of if successful, please let us know below.

Do you agree to Creative Access storing and handling your data? We will comply fully with GDPR regulations and guidelines.

I consent to my information being held by Creative Access for the purposes of this mentoring programme

I consent to Creative Access contacting me about other news and opportunities related to Creative Access programmes and careers in the creative economy

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