Dóchas Leadership Course 2025 

Dóchas Leadership Course 2025 

Dóchas is delighted to announce dates and invite applications for the second iteration of a leadership initiative in partnership with UCD Innovation Academy. Based on UCD’s successful Professional Diploma in Creativity, Innovation and Leadership, this course is for leaders in the international development and humanitarian sector who want to learn about creative leadership and enabling change in your organisation and beyond. Taking place online, it is accessible to our members across different geographical locations.

Participants will develop the skills and tools needed to cultivate an innovative environment in your work, influence others and harness the energy of a team to solve challenges together.

The programme has given me an understanding of how much you can achieve in bringing people together. By combining reflection, will, and a vision for change, we can turn ideas into creative and innovative projects.

Kwanli Kladstrup, Country Director, Haiti, Concern Worldwide, Graduate of Dóchas Creative Leadership Programme 2023

The programme will be delivered online between April and June 2025 and is open to members only. Spaces are limited to 34 participants. The application deadline has been extended to 12 midday, Monday February 3rd. 

For more information on the course and how to apply, click on the course brochure.

Pre-Course Briefing Session

We will hold a short information session online at 2 pm, 24th of January with Jane-Ann McKenna, Dóchas CEO, Course Director Dr. Lollie Mancey from the UCD Innovation Academy, and Maria Kidney, Co-founder of Brighter Communities and graduate of the 2023 Leadership Course. The session will provide an overview of the course, and attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions. This session is for members only. If you would like to join us please register here.

This course has been made possible by a Training Links Grant from The Wheel for a Leadership initiative supported by the Dóchas Small Members Working Group. A Steering Group of members from this Group worked in partnership with the UCD Innovation Academy to help create a course, criteria and process for a Leadership Programme tailored to our members. 

For more information please contact membershipengagement(at)dochas.ie