TULIMEKONDJO RUBEN IISHITILE

Promote Local Economic Development for the town of Walvis Bay via.

• Developing and implementing Marketing and Investment Promotion Strategies.
• Coordinating internal pro-economic development program
• Reviewing and developing relevant Municipal policies affecting the town’s investment opportunities to ensure that they are pro-growth/pro-investment.
• Planning and facilitating stakeholder engagement
• Managing and promoting entrepreneurial activities in town
• Facilitating research undertakings and advising the Council on strategies to improve the town's competitiveness.
• Developing and executing marketing strategies that effectively communicated the town's investments and tourism potentials thereby increasing the destination recognition..
• Marketing and promoting the sustainable utilization of existing town assets.
• Managing Municipal Resorts and Heritage sites
• Managing the town’s Outdoor Advertisement activities
• Controlling resources and assets for department activities to comply with industry standards and government regulations including divisional leases and contracts.
• Effectively manage the budgets, ensuring optimal financial performance while investing in necessary resources for business growth.
• Leveraging data and analytics to make informed decisions and drive investment promotion.
• Building high-performing teams through effective recruitment, onboarding, and talent development initiatives.
• Initiating joint ventures between the Council and the private sector to alleviate the financial burden on the Council
• Preparing and managed budget allocations to prioritize spending on high-impact projects, optimizing resource utilization.
• Preparing and managing the division’s procurement process.
• Defining clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members on the implementation of operational and capital projects
• Enhancing team productivity by implementing agile methodologies, leading to more efficient project completion.

Achievements

• Crafted the Local Economic Development (LED) Strategy 2023-2028.
• Reviewed the Walvis Bay Regulations on Informal Trading of 1998 and drafted amendments to the Proposed Walvis Bay Regulations on Informal Trading of 2021 (still under consideration with the Ministry of Justice).
• Drafted and requested the repeal of the Municipality of Walvis Bay Regulations Relating to Outdoor Advertising 2001; Local Authorities Act, 1992, in 2022 (still under consideration with the Ministry of Justice).
• Developed The Walvis Bay Outdoor Advertisement Policy of 2022.
• Establishment of the Walvis Bay Tourism Forum 2019.
• Establishment of the Walvis Bay Maritime Festival 2022.
• Successfully organized and hosted the first stakeholder engagement for the crafting of the Local Economic Development (LED) Strategy Implementation Plan-2023 and fostered partnerships with industry leaders, enhancing the municipality's reputation.

• Preparing and implementing the Council’s Strategic Plan in line with the National Rural Development Strategy.
• Reviewing the implementation of the Council’s Strategic Plan in line with the National Development Rural Development Strategy.
• Preparing and reviewing the divisional Annual Plan and Performance Management Plan.
• Preparing and managing the divisional budget.
• Mobilize resources for rural development programs and training.
• Create networks and linkages with developmental partners and stockholders.
• Advising Council on suitable SMME Development activities for Khomas Rural Community.
• Ensure adherence to project policy implementation and guidelines.
• Develop, monitor, and evaluate the division’s performance plan and performance standard
• Develop and review divisional staff performance agreements.

Achievements

• Created projects management database tool for rural programs.
• Successfully increases regional funding for Rural Project
• Introduced monitoring and evaluation aspects for rural projects.
• Introduced the training aspect for the beneficiaries of rural projects.
• Successfully secured training program and funds for Rural Service Project from development partners.

• Promoting and managing micro-entrepreneurial activity in the city.
• Informal Market revenue collection and analysis-compiling monthly and quarterly financial reports and computation of annual rental increments.
• Devise strategies to maximize rental collection and increase market occupancy.
• Carry out the unity tender appraisal and contracts management.
• Coordinating internal and external stakeholders’ consultation.
• Ensure traders' compliance with Municipal Trading Regulations through training and awareness.
• Supervised the unit personnel
• Participating in the preparation and review of the Sectional Annual Plan and Performance Management Plan
• Ensure the implementation of the unit’s staff performance agreements.

Achievements

• Improved the efficiency in overall contract management for the stalls.
• Co-developed market management and rental collection procedures.
• Co-developed penalty procedure for market rules and regulations.
• Increased market occupancy rate.
• Recommended and successfully implemented the first rental increments in 12 years of the market’s existence
• Improved the process of advertising and allocation of business stalls.
• Reduce default on account payments and lock up stalls.
• Enhanced operational workflows by maintaining well-organized documentation systems and updating records accurately as needed.
• Entered data, generated reports, and produced tracking documents.
• Increased client satisfaction by facilitating clear and consistent communication between project teams and stakeholders.

• Advise the Council on regional economic development.
• Coordinate the implementation of the Regional Development plan, program, and project
• Liaised with the national planning Commissions on national policies and strategies impacting regional development.
• Managed Build Together Programme for Oshivele Settlement.
• Compilation of the Regional Council capital projects
• Coordinate the monitoring and evaluation of all regional capital projects.

Achievements

• Increased the securing of funds through SMART projects and proper compilation of Project Identification Forms.
• Successfully implemented and managed small-scale projects in all ten constituencies.
• Successfully drafted and submitted the regional NDP III input on Infrastructure, Equality, and Social Welfare.
• Served as the regional trainer for the NamInfo Programme (a government statistical program used for planning and result-based management Bureau of Statistics and UNDP, pre-NSA).
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align goals and ensure projects success.
• Successfully managed multiple high-priority projects simultaneously while maintaining strict deadlines.
• Developed strong relationships with stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and timely resolution of issues.
• Prepared reports and presentations to communicate findings and recommendations to decision-makers.