Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Research Interests
Research Publications
Qualifications
References
Timeline
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ISAK KAHOLONGO Kaholongo

ISAK KAHOLONGO Kaholongo

Alfter, Bonn

Summary

Seasoned National Project Coordinator with a robust background in project management and coordination, demonstrated at the University of Namibia and Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Program. Excelled in research methodology, data interpretation, and performance monitoring, significantly enhancing project outcomes and stakeholder collaboration. Expertise in fostering academic and professional growth through innovative project leadership and strategic planning.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

National Project Coordinator

Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Program (DSL-IP) Namibia Child Project
Windhoek
11.2022 - 01.2025

Overall functional responsibility

  • Day-to-day management of the project; overall planning, coordination of project activities, and monitoring of project results
  • Lead the project implementation of all project outputs and activities, and ensure the technical soundness of project implementation.
  • Coordinated the project with relevant baseline initiatives; coordinated the project with FAO’s Technical Support Structure for the DSL IP Global Coordination Program.
  • Ensured a high level of collaboration among participating institutions and organizations at the national and local levels.
  • Assessed, monitored and reported on work progression.

Performance Management System Technical Committee Member

University of Namibia
Oshakati
01.2021 - 11.2022

Overall functional responsibility

  • Coordinated, participated in drafting, and monitoring the performance agreement for the University of Namibia, Ogongo Campus, staff members.
  • Served as a member of the University of Namibia's Performance Management System Technical Committee.

Project Coordinator

Ogongo Indigenous Forest Park
Oshakati
01.2020 - 11.2022

Overall functional responsibility

  • Coordinated a Welsh Government-funded carbon offsetting project to restore 100 ha of forest and improve the indigenous fruit trees' value chain at Ogongo Campus, Faculty of Agriculture, Engineering, and Natural Sciences, University of Namibia.
  • Developed and updated project plans to document objectives, funding and procurement schedules.

Business Scorecard Coordinator

University of Namibia Ogongo Campus
Oshakati
01.2016 - 11.2022

Overall functional responsibility

  • Coordinated, prepared, and presented the annual management plan, and compile the business scorecard for the Ogongo campus, University of Namibia.
  • Reviewed reports on employee attendance, productivity and effectiveness to evaluate performance.

Lecturer

Department of Environmental Sciences, School of Science, Ogongo Campus, Faculty of Agriculture, Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of Namibia
Oshakati
01.2010 - 11.2022

Overall functional responsibility

  • Prepared, delivered lectures, carried out student assessments, and supervised research projects for undergraduate levels.
  • Conducted research and community engagements in the field of forestry and natural resource management.
  • Participated in curriculum reviews of the Department of Environmental Science, School of Natural Sciences.
  • Lectured on various modules (i.e., Nursery Management, Silviculture, Agroforestry, Forest and Veld Fire Management, Forest Products and Services, Economics of Natural Resources)

Acting Assistant Faculty Officer

Ogongo Campus
Oshakati
01.2010 - 01.2014

Overall functional responsibility

  • Coordinated students' career guidance, student registration, study programs, and subject choices.
  • Administer all students registration process and records at Ogongo Campus

Agricultural Training Officer

Ogongo Agricultural College
Oshakati
01.2003 - 01.2007

Overall functional responsibility.

  • Involved in teaching, research, and community engagements in the field of forestry and natural resource management.
  • Modules taught: Forest Mensuration and Inventory, Forest Harvesting, Forest Ergonomics, Silviculture, Nursery Management, and Integrated Forest Management.

Education

Master of Science - Biodiversity Management And Research

University of Namibia & Humboldt University
Windhoek, Namibia & Berlin, Germany
03-2010

Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Science in Forestry

University of Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch, South Africa
12-2002

Skills

  • Project management and coordination
  • Resource mobilization
  • Research expertise
  • Summative and formative student assessments
  • Flexible and adaptable to new roles
  • Proposal development
  • Performance monitoring
  • Budget preparation and coordination
  • Training and development

Research Interests

  • Dryland forest ecology
  • Plant Biodiversity Monitoring and Assessment
  • Sustainable Community-Based Forest Management
  • Agroforestry
  • Food Security and Climate Change Mitigation and Resilience
  • Carbon stock Assessment and Monitoring

Research Publications

  • Environmental Determinants of North-Western Savanna Woodland, Namibia: Influences of soil properties, fire and wood harvesting, Isak Kaholongo, 2012, LAP-Lambert Academic Publishing, 978-3-659-21359-5
  • Vegetation composition, diversity and structure in Uukolonkadhi community forest of north western Namibia, Isak Kaholongo, I. Mapaure, 2014, Journal of Agriculture and Biodiversity Research, 3, 3, 41-50
  • Departure from indigenous land use system and the consequential impacts: a case of Cuvelai Basin, northcentral Namibia, J.N. Niipele, Isak Kaholongo, J. Njunge, 2015, Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering A, 4, 3, 143-153
  • Variation in Composition of Plant Species Growing in Small Ponds (oondombe) of the Cuvelai Bsain Seasonal Wetlands in North-Central Namibia, J. Njunge, Isak Kaholongo, Y. Fujioka, 2016, Proceedings of SATREPS Rice-Mahangu Project International Symposium, Agricultural Use of Seasonal Wetlands in Southern Africa, 8-9 September 2014
  • Invasiveness and biomass Production of Leucaena leucocephala under harsh ecological conditions of northcentral Namibia, J.T. Njunge, Isak Kaholongo, M. Amutenya, K. Hove, 2017, Journal of Tropical Forest Science, 29, 3, 297-304

Qualifications

Biodiversity Management and Research, Ecological Assessment, University of Namibia, 2010, Forestry, Community Forestry, University of Stellenbosch, 2002, Forestry, Ogongo Agricultural College, 1995

References

  • Mr. Johnson Ndokosho, Director of Forestry, Directorate of Forestry, Department of Environmental Affairs and Forestry, Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Private Bag 13306, Windhoek, Namibia, +264 61 208 7666, Johnson.Ndokosho@meft.gov.na
  • Dr. C. Mberema, Campus Director, Ogongo Campus, Faculty of Agriculture, Engineering and Natural Sciences, School of Science, Department of Environmental Sciences, Private Bag 5520, Oshakati, Namibia, +264 65 223 5201, cmberema@unam.na

Timeline

National Project Coordinator

Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Program (DSL-IP) Namibia Child Project
11.2022 - 01.2025

Performance Management System Technical Committee Member

University of Namibia
01.2021 - 11.2022

Project Coordinator

Ogongo Indigenous Forest Park
01.2020 - 11.2022

Business Scorecard Coordinator

University of Namibia Ogongo Campus
01.2016 - 11.2022

Lecturer

Department of Environmental Sciences, School of Science, Ogongo Campus, Faculty of Agriculture, Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of Namibia
01.2010 - 11.2022

Acting Assistant Faculty Officer

Ogongo Campus
01.2010 - 01.2014

Agricultural Training Officer

Ogongo Agricultural College
01.2003 - 01.2007

Master of Science - Biodiversity Management And Research

University of Namibia & Humboldt University

Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Science in Forestry

University of Stellenbosch
ISAK KAHOLONGO Kaholongo