Mentoring Kit Now Live! Want to be a Mentoring Coordinator?

Map Editors Community Mentoring
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Dear Mentors,

We recently launched a helpful new resource for mentors - the Mentoring Kit! Have a look here HERE and feel free to use it!

What does the Mentoring Kit include?

  1. WME Tutorials
    a. Videos
    b. How-To Guides
    *All translated into Spanish-LatTam, Portuguese-Brazil and French, thanks to our dear Localizers!
  2. A list of Community chat groups
  3. A link to more resources
  4. A sign up form and an automated email inviting new Editors to ask for a mentor. The form is available on the site, and the automated email is sent to new Editors who -
    a. Logged in to WME for the first time and left without hitting SAVE
    b. Hit SAVE for the first time

Here’s what the 1st email looks like (to users didn’t hit SAVE) -

We’re excited to be able to allow new Editors to Ask for A Mentor!

So now, we need your help connecting potential Mentees with our dear Mentors!

And so… a new role is born - A Mentoring Coordinator!

What will a Mentoring Coordinator do?
Ensure that new editors get a personal welcome from another community member.
How?
Mentorship Coordinators will have access to a spreadsheet with requests from Editors looking for Mentors in their country. They will:

  • Regularly review the sheet
  • Share requests with potential mentors - connect Mentors with Mentees
  • Act as the local Mentors’ point of contact
  • Update the sheet
  • Communicate with staff

Who can apply to become a Mentoring Coordinator?
Rank 4+ Editors (depending on the country, we trust you) who have:

  • Good communication skills
  • Strong leadership skills
  • Knowledge of the local community
  • Experience as Mentors
  • Knowledge of the WME and Map Editing practices
  • A general overview of the different product-related areas, and current topics and projects in Waze.
  • Knowledge of the local language
  • English proficiency

Want to become a Mentoring Coordinator?
Please apply through this form, before May 1, 2022.
Our next step would be to contact the applicants, tell them more about the role, create a sub forum, and start connecting Mentors with Mentees!

And as for the Mentoring Kit, please feel free to share it with any Editor who can benefit from it!

Thank you for all your support,
Hannah

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