VDT Treasury® Mentoring

The mentoring programme for young professionals

Participation in the mentoring programme is free of charge.

The VDT stands for networking, knowledge transfer, qualification and representation of interests for the treasury community in Germany! The VDT Treasury® Mentoring serves to promote the individual development of young professionals* and can be freely and independently organised by the tandem of mentee and mentor. With this programme, we promote professional and personal development at the same time. Mentees also have the opportunity to expand their network outside their own company. In line with the VDT's mission statement "by treasurers for treasurers", the programme focuses on the exchange of experience on technical aspects of treasury between young professionals and experienced mentors from the senior level of the treasury environment.

We are convinced that the promotion and development of specialists plays a key role in the long-term success of the company. For this reason, we have launched a mentoring programme aimed at supporting young professionals to realise their full potential.

Take advantage of this valuable opportunity to benefit from the exchange of expertise, best practices and personal experiences.

Our mentoring programme offers a valuable opportunity to benefit from the experience and knowledge of experienced treasury colleagues. It encourages the exchange of expertise, best practices and personal insights to promote individual growth and professional development.

Participation is free of charge and is open to mentees regardless of their employer.

*Persons up to the age of 35 years

The target group

Who are the mentees?

As a mentee

you are a young professional and work in Treasury
you are a VDT member or your employer is registered as a member company (corporate or supporting member) of the association
would like to broaden your professional horizons and learn from colleagues with experience
take an active role in the programme by being the driving force behind the mentoring
you define your professional and personal goals. The mentor will support and advise you with his or her experience
develop your leadership skills and gain experience that goes beyond your personally defined goals

Who are the mentors?

As a mentor

you have worked in treasury for many years, have a wealth of professional experience in various areas of treasury and are/were in a management position
are you a VDT (Corporate) member
You will be happy to share your knowledge and provide your mentee with advice and support. It is not necessary to be a trained coach
Support your mentee with patience and composure in defining their professional and personal goals
offer help with career planning
accompany the mentee's journey with constructive feedback and open up new perspectives

Fact Sheet Mentee Fact Sheet Mentor

The procedure

RegistrationPlease register first in the registration area (button below). Once your registration has been successfully checked, you will receive a personalised registration link.

RegistrationBased on individual matching criteria, social, personal and structural factors as well as, in particular, professional (treasury) interests are taken into account for the "perfect match".

MatchAfter successful registration there is the possibility of a match. We will inform you as soon as a match has been made. You will then receive information about your mentee or mentor.

StartAfter registration, the joint mentoring programme begins. Our recommendation: Duration of up to 12 months with 24 mentoring appointments, every 14 days for approx. 1 hour in person or via video chat. As a tandem, you organise the number of meetings and the individual topics as required.

VDT ServicePetra Sommerfeld is available to you as a contact and support person. We offer you a regular "feedback consultation hour" by arrangement. We are happy to provide you with documents on the treasury topics.

Mentoring communityIf required, the VDT offers a "MatchingAREA" as part of its events (online/presence), which invites people to get to know each other, network and exchange ideas in the community.