KASONDE THADEO MULENGA
Kabwe
Summary
Experienced conservation and protected area operations specialist with over 5 years of leadership in protected area law enforcement, planning systems, risk management, and stakeholder engagement. Proven track record in supporting national wildlife authorities, building local and cross-sectoral partnerships, and managing multi-functional teams under challenging field conditions. Passionate about restoring ecological integrity and implementing high-impact wildlife protection strategies.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lion Monitoring Team Coordinator
Panthera Wild Cats Zambia Limited
01.2021 - 2021
- Lead the Lion Protection Monitoring Team – Managing the Guide and Scout(s) assigned to your team
- Using Panthera and Zambia Carnival Program (ZCP) protocols, track, locate and monitor lion prides in Kafue National Park (KNP)
- Record all necessary data (relevant to both Panthera and ZCP) using protocols in SMART and on necessary ZCP data forms
- Share and upload this data through relevant avenues – i.e. loading data into SMART or loading data forms into relevant excel spreadsheets
- Spend time ID’ing individual carnivores that are seen
- Present at DNPW Monthly Planning meetings with relevant information to inform patrol deployment (together with ZCP and much like ZCP do now)
- Be in close communication with DNPW to inform them of your movements and so that patrol effort and your efforts don’t double up
- Be responsible for all equipment associated with this project (InReach, Telemetry equipment, laptop, camera, vehicle etc.)
- Help orient the new Panthera intern that will be managing the Lion Monitoring Team 2.
KLAWS Program Coordinator
Panthera Wild Cats Zambia Limited
01.2020
- Coordinate all logistical and organisational support to the Lubungu pontoon and Lunga Pontoon intensive protection zones
- Provide logistical and organisational support to Panthera in country Directors, KLAWS operational manager, the Kafue SMART coordinator and all other KLAWS staff and cooperating partners.
- Provide strategic input to KLAWS operations, planning and implementation
- Coordinate the standardization of resources including rations and equipment across the KLAWS program.
- Coordinate low- and high-level meetings with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife and its cooperating partners on programmatic matters.
- Standardize of all operational arrangements between DNPW and Panthera across the KLAWS program (this specifically includes bonuses and allowances).
- Develop and implement a monthly payment plan for setting up payments for procurements, bonuses and allowances.
- Coordinate and implement a Panthera vehicle fleet management and maintenance plan
- Manage the first aid equipment of Panthera Camp
- All other duties as assigned by the Panthera Directors in association with the KLAWS program
- Additional responsibilities to the Big Cat Trafficking included:
- Provide logistical and organisational support to the Counter Wildlife Crime (CWC) Regional Coordinator: Southern Africa and CWC team
- Provide logistical and organisational support to CWC training events
- Serve as conduit for information between DNPW, members of the Panthera CWC team and WCP Legal Assistants, particularly with respect to the timely reporting of apprehensions by KLAWS teams
- Assist with the management and collection of information from Human Encounters books (including developing a workable and efficient system for receiving digital and hard copies of the books)
Kafue Law-Enforcement and Wildlife Support (KLAWS) Operations Manager Southern Kafue
Panthera Wild Cats Zambia Limited
01.2021 - Current
- To manage all operational, logistical, tactical and organisational support to the Mulobezi GMA and Sichifulo GMA intensive protection zones
- To provide administrational, logistical and organisational support to Panthera in country Directors, program and patrol coordinators, SMART coordinator, Law Enforcement advisor, Wildlife monitoring, Community engagement, all other Panthera staff and cooperating partners on the Southern Kafue Program.
- To oversee the programs support to the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) with all technical and operational needs including supporting the team with SMART implementation, Earth ranger implementation, undertaking debriefs, planning patrols with DNPW and monitoring adherence to patrol plans and incident response in accordance with the goals of Panthera on the Southern Kafue Program.
- Oversee the operations of both Mulobezi and Dundumezi operations support bases.
- Manage and empower both program and patrol coordinators for Dundumezi and Mulobezi on the Southern Kafue program in accordance with their contracts. Note this includes setting in for the program and patrol coordinators when they are away to support urgent needs in their roles as needed.
- Building, maintaining and strengthening the relationship between Panthera, The Department of National Parks and Wildlife and all Panthera's partners and partnerships in wildlife conservation. This includes relationship development, inter-organization team building sessions and consulting with DNPW mid-level and senior management as required, in accordance with the goals of Panthera on the Southern Kafue Program.
- Organize and manage high level meetings with DNPW, Community Resource boards (CRBs) and its cooperating partners on programmatic matters across the Southern Kafue Program together with the Southern Kafue Program Manager.
- Working together with the Southern Kafue Program Manager and the Panthera DNPW coordinator to oversee standardization of all support between CRBs, DNPW and Panthera across the Southern Program.
- Liaise with donors; prepare grant reports, grant applications and monthly financial reports.
- Budget management and financial reporting us required.
- Prepare overall operational, resourcing and logistics reports each month and as directed by manager.
- Partake in all cooking and cleaning responsibilities that are expected within a team at the Panthera base and in field situations.
- All other duties as assigned by line manager.
Coordinator of Logistics and Planning
Panthera Wild Cats Zambia Limited
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Coordination of logistics and Planning of collection of road side waste along the M9 road from Nalusanga to Tetayoyo Project in Kafue National Park.
- Proposal writing and financial grant management
- Rehearsing with all cooperating partners
- Budgeting
- Creating logistic and operational plans
- Creating project monitoring and evaluation plans
- Coordinate the logistic and planning for the roll out of the radio equipment for bringing coverage to the northern half of Kafue National Park.
- Site Visitation.
- Rehearsing with all cooperating partners.
- Financial management and reporting
- Budgeting
- Planning and coordinating all the procurement of all radio equipment.
- Creating logistic and operational plans.
- Creating project monitoring and evaluation plans
- Installing new digital radio equipment to strengthen radio communications in Kafue National Park.
Subject Teacher
Ministry of Education, Zambia
01.2012 - 01.2017
- Preparing individual work plan, schemes of work and lesson plans.
- Preparation and supervision of lab and experiments sessions.
- Keeping updated records of work.
- Teaching and supervision of students
- Updating and organizing of the data on the spread sheets.
- Responsibilities as Boarding Master
- Supervision of Students, Academic Support and pastoral Care
- Discipline and Behavior Management
- Health and Safety
- Communication with Parents and Guardians
- Activity and Event Coordination
- Facility Management and Team Collaboration
- Cultural and Social Development
Education
Professional Diploma - Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Mulungushi University
01.2023
Master of Science - Environmental Engineering
Yangtze University
01.2019
Certificate - Teaching Methodology
Technical & Vocational Teachers’ College
01.2013
Bachelors of Science - Natural Resource Management
The University of Zambia
01.2011
School certificate - GCSEs
Serenje Boys Technical High School
01.2006
Skills
- Languages Fluent in English, Bemba, Tonga, Illa and Nyanja
- Driving Full clean manual driving license Class C1, with 12 year off road driving experience
Certification
- ADVANCED FIRST AID COURSE – First Aid Africa in Partnership with Ministry of Health, Republic of Zambia / 2021
- PROBLEM ORIENTED WILDLIFE PROTECTION (POWP) – Counter Wildlife Crime Training / 2020
- INFORMATION LED PATROLLING TO COUNTER WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING – Panthera in partnership with the United State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law enforcement Affairs (INL) and Department of National Parks and Wildlife (Zambia) / 2020
- SPARTIAL MONITORING ANALYZING AND REPORTING TOOL (SMART) 2019
- BASIC COMPUTER TRAINING –Ministry of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Childhood Education, Republic of Zambia / 2013
References
Oluronke, O. Oke, Greater Kafue Ecosystem Coordinator, ooke@panthera.org, +260977743376, Panthera
Timeline
Lion Monitoring Team Coordinator
Panthera Wild Cats Zambia Limited
01.2021 - 2021
Kafue Law-Enforcement and Wildlife Support (KLAWS) Operations Manager Southern Kafue
Panthera Wild Cats Zambia Limited
01.2021 - Current
KLAWS Program Coordinator
Panthera Wild Cats Zambia Limited
01.2020
Coordinator of Logistics and Planning
Panthera Wild Cats Zambia Limited
01.2019 - 01.2020
Subject Teacher
Ministry of Education, Zambia
01.2012 - 01.2017
Master of Science - Environmental Engineering
Yangtze University
Certificate - Teaching Methodology
Technical & Vocational Teachers’ College
Bachelors of Science - Natural Resource Management
The University of Zambia
School certificate - GCSEs
Serenje Boys Technical High School
Professional Diploma - Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Mulungushi University
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