Phemelo Mogodi

Function as a coordinating forum in preparation, implementation and evaluation of the UNNCCD National Action Programme

(Volunteer) National Coordinating Body Member for the United Nations Convention To Combat Desertification (UNNCCD) in South Africa at Department of Environmental Affairs (2018-09 – 2023-08)

• Function as a coordinating forum in preparation, implementation and evaluation of the UNNCCD National Action Programme

PL 1 Educator at Northern Cape Department of Education & Sports Dev (2016-03 – 2018-03)

• Teaching learners; Assessing learners; General administrative duties
• Schools: Northern Cape High School of Agriculture/ Hoerskool Landbou (March 2016-December 2016); Galaletsang Science High School (January 2017 – December 2017); Baitiredi Technical & Commercial High School (January 2018-March 2018)
• Grades Taught: Grade11 Physical Science (10 Months); Grade 10 Physical Science (24 Months) Grade 9 Natural Science (10 Months); Grade 8 Mathematics (10 Months)

Research Technician (Tree-Grass Programme; Skukuza, Kruger National Park) at University of Cape Town (Dept of Botany) (2008-10 – 2010-09)

• Assisting the Research Manager with field work and general administrative duties
• General maintenance of project equipment, weather stations and vehicles
• Supervising the activities of subordinates
• Managing (capturing/editing) all the raw and electronic data of project
• Routine data/sample collecting from sites, weather stations, experiments and phenology studies
• Use of various eco-physiological equipment e.g leaf gas-exchange, leaf-porometry, pressure chambers, spectrometer; disc pasture meter (DPM), Agricultural Digital Camera (ADC NDVI) ground and helicopter, soil moisture probes)
• Maintenance of automated sampling systems such as solar powered systems, dataloggers, simple electronic circuits as well as electric fences)
• Setting up of new research experiments at sites as well as assisting visiting and local students and researchers

Intern (Data Management) Medicinal Plants of Southern Africa Project at South African National Biodiversity Institute (Pretoria) (2008-02 – 2008-09)

• Searching for National Herbarium specimens of medicinal and food plants, particularly those with aromatic properties such as some species in the Asteraceae family to be used in the online library
• Library and online searches for descriptions and uses of medicinal and food plants of Southern Africa
• Creating, updating and compiling literature references for a database of medicinal plants of Southern Africa
• Plotting and editing distribution maps of medicinal and food plants of Southern Africa
• Scanning images for the food & medicinal plants database

MSc in Biology – North West University (NWU) (2006-01 – 2009-04)

BSc Honours in Biology – North West University (NWU) (2005-01 – 2006-04)

BSc in Chemistry, Ecology & Microbiology – University of North West (1997-01 – 2000-04)

Senior Certificate in Mathematics; Physical Science; Biology; English; Afrikaans; Setswana – Mariasdal (1994-01)

BSc Honours in Environmental Management – UNISA (University Of South Africa) (2021-01)

RecyclePaperZA Entrepreneurship Course – RecyclePaperZA (FP&M SETA) (2019-01)

Fundamentals of Project Management & Microsoft Access – Sebata Institute (ISETT SETA) (2012-01)

Combating Land Degradation: New Thinking & Methods of Assessment – Rhodes University (2012-01)

Environmental Impact Assessment: Practical Approach NQF: 5 – Centre for Environmental Management, NWU (2010-01)

Environmental Law for Environmental Managers NQF: 6 – Centre for Environmental Management, NWU (2007-01)

e-Degree (It's My Tender Course) – Busitech Johnic Communications Learning (2005-01)