LYDIA HAITAMBA
Monitoring & Evaluation Consultant
Walvis Bay, Erongo
Summary
Experienced Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant with over 8 years in strategic planning, development programming, and performance assessment across public, non-profit, and international sectors. Proven ability to lead impact-driven initiatives in education, youth empowerment, entrepreneurship, and community health. Adept at governance, stakeholder engagement, and organizational leadership. Strong candidate for board-level contributions in strategic investment and social development.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant (M&E)
One Economy Foundation
Windhoek, Namibia
10.2024 - 12.2025
- Ensured strategic alignment for all social initiative implemented.
- Developed and implemented Monitoring & Evaluation process including frameworks and policies to track program effectiveness, impact, and sustainability.
- Facilitated stakeholders engagements and ensured partnership strengthening.
- Developed and maintained data collection systems and databases for accurate and efficient data management.
- Conducted field visits to monitor project activities and ensure data integrity through regular assessments.
- Analyzed program data to assess progress, trends, and impact, producing high-quality M&E reports for multiple stakeholders.
- Led capacity-building initiatives, training staff, volunteers, and partners on data collection and M&E practices.
- Produced project evaluations, assessments, and learning activities, integrating findings into program planning.
- Represented the organization in M&E-related forums and networks to strengthen partnerships and knowledge-sharing.
Technical Advisor
GIZ
Namibia
10.2020 - 04.2023
- Setting up and managing the project monitoring system, progress tracking, project identification, documentation, coordination of mainstreaming of cross-cutting themes and impact.
- Drafting partnership agreements, preparing inputs for project reports, supporting the event organizing and supporting communication and public relations of the projects.
- External reporting of project contribution to the National Planning Commission and as well reporting on international goals.
- Conducting administrative tasks such a facilitating meeting, minute taking, E-filing, drafting correspondences, presentations.
- Active involvement in annual planning workshops and contributing to work plans and monitoring plans.
Senior Monitoring Officer
National Disability Council of Namibia
Windhoek West, Namibia
10.2017 - 09.2020
- Monitoring and Evaluation, providing evaluation feedback to various Ministry, administrative tasks, analyzing of reports, maintaining data quality, improving data collection tools.
- Supporting the planning, design, development, analyses, distribution and registration of the annual report.
- Communication and Public Relation duties, event coordination and awareness raising duties.
- Impact reporting to multiple stakeholders on social development initiatives.
- Additional tasks conducted: assisted with the finance and procurement duties.
Project Assistant
United Nations Development Programme
Klein Windhoek, Namibia
06.2017 - 10.2017
- Providing support to Head of programmes to organize various meetings setting agendas, drafting presentation of background information, provision of inputs to preparation of the team results-oriented work plans, administrative support to organization of conferences, workshops, retreats and other events, providing evaluation feedback on projects, conducting surveys.
- Developed and maintained comprehensive documentation for project processes and procedures.
Education
Honours Degree - Population Studies (Honours)
University of Namibia
Windhoek04-2017
Bachelor's in Finance Management - Accounting And Finance
International University of Management
Walvis Bay05-2026
Grade 12 certificate -
Etosha Secondary School
Tsumeb12.2011
Personal Information
- ID Number: 93081900166
- Citizenship: Namibian
- Date of Birth: August 19, 1993
- Gender: Female
- Marital Status: Married
Competencies And Skills
Microsoft Word, Excel, MS Power Point, SPSS, SAGE, POS, Excellent listener and communicator; assertive, confident and friendly, can work in a team and independently.
Timeline
Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant (M&E)
One Economy Foundation
10.2024 - 12.2025
Technical Advisor
GIZ
10.2020 - 04.2023
Senior Monitoring Officer
National Disability Council of Namibia
10.2017 - 09.2020
Project Assistant
United Nations Development Programme
06.2017 - 10.2017
Honours Degree - Population Studies (Honours)
University of Namibia
Bachelor's in Finance Management - Accounting And Finance
International University of Management
Grade 12 certificate -
Etosha Secondary School