Victoria Chilembo
Zambia
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
District Forestry Officer
Ministry of Green Economy and Environment
, Zambia
02.2023 - Current
- Leads forest conservation initiatives covering agroforestry, sustainable forest utilization and non-timber forest products (NTFPs), with emphasis on economic viability and environmental sustainability.
- Develops and implements forest management plans balancing ecosystem health, economic demands and social objectives.
- Leads community-based forest management and trains communities in ecological protection, conservation and sustainable resource use.
- Oversees agroforestry and reforestation programmes for degraded-landscape restoration, ecosystem resilience and climate adaptation.
- Conducts ecological and socioeconomic assessments to inform forest conservation strategies.
- Coordinates governance structures and collaborates with Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs).
- Manages fire prevention/control operations and develops capacity-building programmes, training guides and workshops.
- Supports annual action plans and multi-sectoral forest management plans.
Assistant Extension Officer (Technician)
Ministry of Green Economy and Environment
, Zambia
01.2019 - 01.2023
- Promoted community participation in forestry projects through education on resource recycling and forest conservation.
- Led community-based mapping and forest inventory projects related to sustainable forestry and climate resilience.
- Trained and supervised communities in agroforestry and indigenous tree nursery development.
- Organised public outreach, workshops, forestry awareness and governance-strengthening initiatives.
- Managed forestry revenue collection processes with emphasis on transparency and accountability.
- Enforced forestry laws and fire-safety programmes and supported sustainable management of local, community and protected forests.
- Conducted extension programmes promoting conservation, eco-efficiency and sustainable forestry practices.
Education
Master of Forestry Economics and Management -
Beijing Forestry University (BFU)
ChinaBachelor of Science - Forestry
The Copperbelt University (CBU)
ZambiaCertification Statement
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Accomplishments
- Increased community engagement in sustainable forestry through innovative outreach and education programmes.
- Improved transparency and accountability in forestry revenue collection processes.
Authorized Representative
__________________, __________________, __________________
Languages
- English
- Bemba
Adequacy For Assignment - Tasks
- Sector diagnostic, baseline assessment and spatial/landscape considerations, District Forestry Officer: ecological and socioeconomic assessments; forest management planning; agroforestry, reforestation and forest conservation initiatives. Assistant Extension Officer: community-based mapping and forest inventory projects.
- Legal, regulatory, policy and institutional assessment (forestry-related inputs), District Forestry Officer: forestry governance structures and collaboration with Joint Forest Management Committees; annual and multi-sectoral forest management plans. Assistant Extension Officer: forestry law enforcement and governance-strengthening initiatives.
- Forest value chains and investment opportunities, including NTFPs, District Forestry Officer: sustainable forest utilization and non-timber forest products (NTFPs), with emphasis on economic viability and environmental sustainability. Community forestry and sustainable resource-use activities provide direct field-level value-chain context.
- Feasibility of restoration, plantation, agroforestry and community-based interventions, District Forestry Officer: oversees agroforestry and reforestation programmes, degraded-landscape restoration, ecosystem resilience and climate adaptation; leads community-based forest management.
- Program design, implementation arrangements and stakeholder coordination, District Forestry Officer: coordinates governance structures, collaborates with JFMCs, supports annual action plans and multi-sectoral forest management plans, and delivers capacity-building programmes.
- Stakeholder validation, consultations and final documentation support, Both roles: community engagement, stakeholder education, public outreach, workshops, forestry awareness events and governance-strengthening initiatives.
Personal Information
- Citizenship: Zambia
- Date of Birth: 12/05/91
Timeline
District Forestry Officer
Ministry of Green Economy and Environment
02.2023 - Current
Assistant Extension Officer (Technician)
Ministry of Green Economy and Environment
01.2019 - 01.2023
Master of Forestry Economics and Management -
Beijing Forestry University (BFU)
Bachelor of Science - Forestry
The Copperbelt University (CBU)