Development Need
Capture the capability, goal or challenge you want mentoring to support.
Graça Machel Trust Mentoring Portal
Start with a development need. Grow through structured mentoring.
The portal helps GMT staff identify development priorities, discover internal and approved external expertise, form mentoring relationships, track goals and surface privacy-safe skills insights.
Structured DevelopmentAgreements, goals, sessions, actions and feedback.
Internal & External ExpertiseGMT staff mentors and approved external experts.
Confidential By DesignPrivate journals and conversations are protected.
Measurable OutcomesAggregate learning insights without exposing private content.
How It Works
Six steps from need to measurable development
Mentor Discovery
Browse or receive explainable recommendations based on skills and eligibility.
Request & Match
Submit a request or participate in programme-led matching.
Agreement & Goals
Set expectations, cadence, confidentiality boundaries and measurable goals.
Sessions & Actions
Meet, record shared outcomes, assign actions and track progress.
Feedback & Closure
Complete pulse checks, final evaluation and aggregate reporting.
Development Areas
Built around the capabilities GMT staff need to strengthen
Leadership
Build confidence, decision-making and people leadership capability.
Programme Management
Strengthen planning, execution, delivery discipline and partner coordination.
Monitoring & Evaluation
Improve outcomes thinking, learning loops, indicators and evidence use.
Resource Mobilisation
Develop proposal, partnership and sustainability practices.
Communications
Sharpen storytelling, advocacy, stakeholder updates and campaign discipline.
Digital Transformation
Grow practical confidence with data, tools, systems and digital ways of working.
Governance
Deepen institutional stewardship, accountability and risk-aware leadership.
People Management
Support performance, coaching, team culture and inclusive management.
Mentoring Models
Flexible models with one controlled mentoring system of record
1:1 Development
Focused support between one mentor and one mentee.
Leadership
Structured growth for emerging and current managers.
Career
Career direction, mobility and professional development planning.
Skills
Targeted expertise for a specific capability or project need.
Peer
Colleague-to-colleague learning with a lighter workflow.
Reverse
Reciprocal learning across generations, roles or digital fluency.
Group
One expert supporting a small cohort with shared goals.
External Expert
Approved specialist expertise when unavailable internally.
Transparent Matching
Recommendations show why a mentor is suggested
Matching first removes ineligible mentors, then scores eligible mentors with programme weights. Programme Leads can override only with a reason and audit event.
Skill match, development-goal alignment, available capacity and language fit.
Relevant programme experience, mentoring style fit and cross-functional perspective.
Strong expertise alignment and current availability within programme rules.
Guided Journey
From agreement to measurable feedback
01
Agreement
Set expectations
02
Goals
Define outcomes
03
Sessions
Meet consistently
04
Actions
Track commitments
05
Feedback
Measure progress
Skills Intelligence
Aggregate signals for institutional learning
Leadership
Programme Management
Monitoring & Evaluation
Digital Transformation
Institutional Impact
Mentoring as a capability-development system, not a simple directory
The platform is designed to strengthen staff capability, mobilise expertise already available inside the Trust, curate approved external expertise and help leadership understand development demand through privacy-safe aggregate reporting.
Resources
Practical guidance for productive relationships
Mentoring Agreement Guide
A practical guide for objectives, cadence, roles and confidentiality boundaries.
Goal-Setting Template
A simple structure for development goals, milestones, measures and target dates.
Session Preparation Checklist
Prompts for preparing agendas, actions and post-session reflection.