Dorcas Dube
Accomplished executive possessing multi-faceted experience, leading and managing Not-for-Profit Organisations. Overseeing marketing, fundraising and communications activities for projects from initial planning to final execution within time and budget. Remarkable acumen in developing solid, trusting relationships with various stakeholders to expand programme awareness and secure support for future endeavours. Consistently transcends on the job expectations with high level of responsibility and accountability. Ability to employ creative approaches to problem solving in diverse environments.
Dorcas is the National Marketing and Communications Manager for Citizen Leader Lab - Partners for Possibility . She is holds a BA in Corporate Communication, Hons in BA Strategic Communication and a Masters in the field of Strategic Communication all obtained from the University of Johannesburg.
Dorcas has worked with Oxfam as the Regional Communications Officer and then she was promoted to be the Southern Africa Communications Executive. She is passionate about Human Rights, Humanitarian Work and Social Justice. She believes that the world can be a better place if we work together as one to add value to communities, solve issues such as poverty, inequality and an ailing education system therefore active citizenship/advocacy is key. Additionally, she considers communication to be a fundamental aspect and aims to foster effective and efficient communication within organisations.
Dorcas is the National Marketing and Communications Manager for Citizen Leader Lab - Partners for Possibility . She is holds a BA in Corporate Communication, Hons in BA Strategic Communication and a Masters in the field of Strategic Communication all obtained from the University of Johannesburg.
Dorcas has worked with Oxfam as the Regional Communications Officer and then she was promoted to be the Southern Africa Communications Executive. She is passionate about Human Rights, Humanitarian Work and Social Justice. She believes that the world can be a better place if we work together as one to add value to communities, solve issues such as poverty, inequality and an ailing education system therefore active citizenship/advocacy is key. Additionally, she considers communication to be a fundamental aspect and aims to foster effective and efficient communication within organisations.
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Possibility (PfP) explores how constitutive communication allows for the emergence of leadership capabilities in public school principals through social initiative partnerships.
Theoretically, the study is grounded in the Communicative Constitution of
Organisations (CCO) framework. This study is qualitative and interpretive in approach. A purposive sampling method was used to select participants for the study. In-depth, semi structured interviews were conducted with nine PfP programme participants, namely four public-school principals and four business leaders from the Partners for
Possibility programme. A co-founder of the PfP programme was also interviewed. The participants were drawn from the Western Cape Province, specifically Cape Town,
Cape Winelands municipality. An analysis of documents from Partners for Possibility leadership programmes was conducted in order to get clarity on constitutive communication before conducting the interviews. Thematic content analysis was used to analyse the data. Findings show that the Partners for Possibility programme is grounded in the transformational leadership model; the programme uses a 70:20:10
model. In this model, the school is at the centre of the community. The programme was commended for nurturing listening leaders who valorise the views of stakeholders.
The Partners for Possibility programme operates within ‘leadership circles’, sustained
by communication. Such circles are viewed as sites of learning. PfP programmes provide room for critical reflective engagement through platforms such as meetings, workshops and reports. Critically, due to its grounding in the transformative model, the PfP programme embraces delegation of responsibilities as well as constant monitoring
and dialogue. Thus, the study advances an argument that guided by the theory of change, the PfP programme is informed by the principle of mutually beneficial, respectful and co-learning partnerships. The study concludes that PfP contributes greatly to developing competent leadership in South Africa’s public schools.
Quality education is an effective
equalizer in an unequal world.
The link between cyclical poverty
and a lack of quality education
is well understood, as is the
inextricable link between the
provision of quality education
and sustainable economic
growth. As governments, policymakers,
civil society, and ordinary
citizens work together to make
quality education for every child
a reality, the intersection with
the development of competent
school leadership becomes
ever clearer
Possibility (PfP) explores how constitutive communication allows for the emergence of leadership capabilities in public school principals through social initiative partnerships.
Theoretically, the study is grounded in the Communicative Constitution of
Organisations (CCO) framework. This study is qualitative and interpretive in approach. A purposive sampling method was used to select participants for the study. In-depth, semi structured interviews were conducted with nine PfP programme participants, namely four public-school principals and four business leaders from the Partners for
Possibility programme. A co-founder of the PfP programme was also interviewed. The participants were drawn from the Western Cape Province, specifically Cape Town,
Cape Winelands municipality. An analysis of documents from Partners for Possibility leadership programmes was conducted in order to get clarity on constitutive communication before conducting the interviews. Thematic content analysis was used to analyse the data. Findings show that the Partners for Possibility programme is grounded in the transformational leadership model; the programme uses a 70:20:10
model. In this model, the school is at the centre of the community. The programme was commended for nurturing listening leaders who valorise the views of stakeholders.
The Partners for Possibility programme operates within ‘leadership circles’, sustained
by communication. Such circles are viewed as sites of learning. PfP programmes provide room for critical reflective engagement through platforms such as meetings, workshops and reports. Critically, due to its grounding in the transformative model, the PfP programme embraces delegation of responsibilities as well as constant monitoring
and dialogue. Thus, the study advances an argument that guided by the theory of change, the PfP programme is informed by the principle of mutually beneficial, respectful and co-learning partnerships. The study concludes that PfP contributes greatly to developing competent leadership in South Africa’s public schools.
Quality education is an effective
equalizer in an unequal world.
The link between cyclical poverty
and a lack of quality education
is well understood, as is the
inextricable link between the
provision of quality education
and sustainable economic
growth. As governments, policymakers,
civil society, and ordinary
citizens work together to make
quality education for every child
a reality, the intersection with
the development of competent
school leadership becomes
ever clearer