NOMTHANDAZO MARIA DITIRE

• Provided strategic and operational intelligence advice to Chief Joint Operations (CJ Ops) and planning staff, ensuring effective liaison between Defence Intelligence (DIO) and Joint Operations Division.
• Supported and directed Defence Intelligence Training Teams (DITTs) in mission planning processes; developed guidelines for short, medium, and long-term operational intelligence.
• Delivered intelligence products, briefings, and risk assessments to CJ Ops and Chief Directorates, including support during foreign visits, mission reconnaissance, evaluations, and investigations.
• Guided and coordinated the Joint Operations HQ Intelligence Support Element and Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC).
• Member of the Joint Operations Gender Task Team, conducted investigations into Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) in peacekeeping and internal operations, and provided lessons on Gender and Women, Peace & Security (WPS) at the Peacekeeping Training Centre.
• Contributed to doctrine development and supported the Directorate for Joint Doctrine.
• Established a network for women peacekeepers, provided input for the Elsie Initiative and UN Ministerial on Peacekeeping agenda.
• Promoted ethical intelligence practices, ensuring accountability, transparency, and integrity in operations while safeguarding personnel and mission credibility.

• Performance Analysis & Management:
  Conducted comprehensive military performance evaluations across missions, delivering actionable insights to Force HQs, DPET, and evaluation sections. Managed analysis processes independently following the departure of a colleague, ensuring continuity and quality of outputs. Drafted standards for performance evaluating of units deploying to UN field missions.
• Evaluated military units, Force HQs and Sector HQs. Conducted Military Skill validations and Predeployment Visits for military units.
• Client & Partner Support:
  Delivered timely reports and recommendations to partner departments including DPET/SFGC, DOS, CDS, IOT, LCM, and OPSP.
  Supported Mission Management Working Groups with unit performance reviews, quarterly VTCs, SG Reports, CONOPS, and SUR development. Contributed inputs relating to MPET to SG reports. Presented military units' performance to the UN Military Staff Council and Security Council.
• Leadership & Acting Roles:
  Assisted the MPET Officer-in-Charge (OIC) and served as Acting OIC during official travel and leave periods.
  Coordinated team planning and delivery of the OMA professional development session (30 June 2022).
• Budgetary & Administrative Oversight:
  Managed all budgetary functions related to MPET, including XB funding and OMA Support account reporting.
  Participated as a panel member in competency-based interviews, supporting recruitment and talent management.
• Strategic Engagement:
  Contributed to OPSP systemic issues working groups on strategic planning and UNMOs/military experts.
  Provided briefings to the Military Staff Committee (MSC) and T/PCC meetings, strengthening inter-mission coordination.

• Mission Performance Analysis and Reporting
  Responsible for conducting ongoing analysis of military mission performance, compiling and validating operational data, and producing structured reports. This includes quarterly and ad-hoc reporting, Situation Reports (SURs), Secretary-General (SG) reports, Concept of Operations (CONOPS), and other mission-related performance outputs used for decision-making and evaluation.Mission Management Working Groups (MMWGs)
  Leads and coordinates seven (7) Mission Management Working Groups comprising OMA S&T desk officers, IOTs, DOS, UN departments, and partner entities. Facilitates weekly discussions on mission issues, consolidates outputs, and escalates findings to senior structures including S&T Chiefs, MILAD, and DMILAD, ensuring follow-up and issue resolution.Strategic Coordination and Reporting Structures
  Supports OMA Senior Management Group (SMG), COS Coordinating Conferences, and Military Staff Committee (MSC) briefings. Ensures alignment of mission outputs with strategic guidance and contributes to country- and mission-specific briefings and administrative coordination requirements.Military Planning Support
  Assists with planning for new and ongoing missions, including development of mission support plans and operational frameworks. Provides input into force structuring, capability requirements, equipment planning, and deployment readiness, while offering advisory support on strategic and operational planning matters.Stakeholder Coordination
  Coordinates with internal OMA sections, UN departments, and external partners to ensure effective information flow and integration of operational inputs. Ensures alignment between operational requirements and support structures across multiple stakeholders.Budgetary and Administrative Functions
  Supports MPET financial processes including XB funding and OMA support account reporting, ensuring compliance with financial governance requirements and accurate reporting of mission-related expenditures.Acting and Supervisory Support
  Provides support to the MPET Officer-in-Charge (OIC) and assumes acting responsibilities when required, ensuring continuity of leadership, coordination, and operational oversight within the team.Capability Development and Professional Support
  Participates in systemic and strategic working groups, including those focused on UN Military Observers (UNMOs) and mission experts. Contributes to professional development initiatives and supports training and knowledge-sharing activities.Recruitment and Panel Participation
  Serves as a panel member in competency-based interviews, contributing to structured, fair, and transparent recruitment and selection processes.

Provided strategic and operational intelligence advice to Chief Joint Operations (CJ Ops) and planning staff, ensuring effective liaison between Defence Intelligence (DIO) and Joint Operations Division.

Supported and directed Defence Intelligence Training Teams (DITTs) in mission planning processes; developed guidelines for short, medium, and long-term operational intelligence.

Delivered intelligence products, briefings, and risk assessments to CJ Ops and Chief Directorates, including support during foreign visits, mission reconnaissance, evaluations, and investigations.

Guided and coordinated the Joint Operations HQ Intelligence Support Element and Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC).

Member of the Joint Operations Gender Task Team, conducted investigations into Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) in peacekeeping and internal operations, and provided lessons on Gender and Women, Peace & Security (WPS) at the Peacekeeping Training Centre.

Contributed to doctrine development and supported the Directorate for Joint Doctrine.

Established a J Ops Div network for women peacekeepers.

Promoted ethical intelligence practices, ensuring accountability, transparency, and integrity in operations while safeguarding personnel and mission credibility.

• Advised the Chief J2 and the Force Commander on intelligence and counterintelligence (CI) matters, ensuring informed decisionmaking at the strategic and operational levels.
• Delivered daily intelligence briefings to mission leadership, synthesizing complex information into actionable insights.
• Conducted intelligence analysis on threats, risks, and compliance issues, integrating findings into operational planning and arms control verification.
• Attended Joint Mission Analysis Centre (JMAC) conferences, contributing to missionwide intelligence coordination and situational awareness.
• Compiled and disseminated intelligence reports to senior UN leadership, ensuring timely reporting on risks such as arms diversion, rebel activity, and DDR compliance.
• Supported DDR monitoring by providing intelligence inputs on disarmament progress, risks of diversion, and reintegration challenges.
• Conducted profiling of weapons used by rebel groups, identifying sources, calibers, types, and trafficking routes to strengthen arms control measures and prevent illicit inflows ensuring the mission at large could anticipate and counter rebel capabilities.
• Advised on the caliber of weapons used by rebel groups, ensuring that OPORDs and future operational plans and SURs capacitated deploying units with appropriate counter-measures and readiness for peacekeeping operations.

• Provided strategic and operational intelligence advice to Chief Joint Operations (CJ Ops) and planning staff, ensuring effective liaison between Defence Intelligence (DIO) and Joint Operations Division.
• Supported and directed Defence Intelligence Training Teams (DITTs) in mission planning processes; developed guidelines for short, medium, and long-term operational intelligence.
• Delivered intelligence products, briefings, and risk assessments to CJ Ops and Chief Directorates, including support during foreign visits, mission reconnaissance, evaluations, and investigations.
• Guided and coordinated the Joint Operations HQ Intelligence Support Element and Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC).
• Member of the Joint Operations Gender Task Team, conducted investigations into Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) in peacekeeping and internal operations, and provided lessons on Gender and Women, Peace & Security (WPS) at the Peacekeeping Training Centre.
• Contributed to doctrine development and supported the Directorate for Joint Doctrine.
• Established a network for women peacekeepers, provided input for the Elsie Initiative and UN Ministerial on Peacekeeping agenda.
• Promoted ethical intelligence practices, ensuring accountability, transparency, and integrity in operations while safeguarding personnel and mission credibility.

• Finance: Ensure that all internal and external audits are done, putting in place SWP's & Standing Orders, consolidation of estimates of expenditure, budgeting and cash flow, management of reconciliations and advances are, advise the Dir on Finance related aspects, negotiate business contracts with external stakeholders, compile financial reports.
• HR: advise the Dir on pers related issues, ensure that post profiles and duty are in place, advertisements and staffing, recruitment of personnel, training of personnel, movement control and travelling arrangements, compile reports on HR issues, scheduling of courses, internal end external deployment of personnel, ensure that personnel assessments are compiled.
• Logistics: Advise the Dir on logistical aspects, procurement and disposal of assets, compile reports on log matters, fleet management, store and archives management, advise on IT equipment to be purchased, issuing of specialised equipment to deploying intelligence functioneries.
• PR and Corporate Communication: Advise the Dir on PR and Comm issues, advise on social welfare of personnel, report on joys and sorrows, assist the unit Chaplain with social related issues, prepare the year calendar and activities, scheduling of work sessions and team building exercises.
• Combat readiness: Attendance of the Joint Ops coordinating conferences on external and internal deployments, attended staffing verification for deployments, attend SANDF exercises as an observer to advise on doctrinal matters.

• Provided strategic and operational intelligence advice to Chief Joint Operations (CJ Ops) and planning staff, ensuring effective liaison between Defence Intelligence (DIO) and Joint Operations Division.
• Supported and directed Defence Intelligence Training Teams (DITTs) in mission planning processes; developed guidelines for short, medium, and long-term operational intelligence.
• Delivered intelligence products, briefings, and risk assessments to CJ Ops and Chief Directorates, including support during foreign visits, mission reconnaissance, evaluations, and investigations.
• Guided and coordinated the Joint Operations HQ Intelligence Support Element and Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC).
• Member of the Joint Operations Gender Task Team, conducted investigations into Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) in peacekeeping and internal operations, and provided lessons on Gender and Women, Peace & Security (WPS) at the Peacekeeping Training Centre.
• Contributed to doctrine development and supported the Directorate for Joint Doctrine.
• Established a network for women peacekeepers, provided input for the Elsie Initiative and UN Ministerial on Peacekeeping agenda.
• Promoted ethical intelligence practices, ensuring accountability, transparency, and integrity in operations while safeguarding personnel and mission credibility.

• Responsible for Doctrine development, Review and Maintenance, Advise the GOC on doctrinal matters, Defence policies analysis (intelligence related policies), give input on compilation of all unit SWPs, duty sheets, post profiles and structural establishment tables, advise research and development section on doctrinal issues that require new intelligence equipment.

• Advised the Chief J2 and the Force Commander on intelligence and counterintelligence (CI) matters, ensuring informed decisionmaking at the strategic and operational levels.
• Delivered daily intelligence briefings to mission leadership, synthesizing complex information into actionable insights.
• Conducted intelligence analysis on threats, risks, and compliance issues, integrating findings into operational planning and arms control verification.
• Attended Joint Mission Analysis Centre (JMAC) conferences, contributing to missionwide intelligence coordination and situational awareness.
• Compiled and disseminated intelligence reports to senior UN leadership, ensuring timely reporting on risks such as arms diversion, rebel activity, and DDR compliance.
• Supported DDR monitoring by providing intelligence inputs on disarmament progress, risks of diversion, and reintegration challenges.

• Advise the GOC on combat readiness issues.
• Conducting verification and combat readiness combat readiness exercises for deploying personnel.
• Deployment of personnel to internal and external ops.
• Observer during exercises and advise on any doctrinal changes.
• Provide training to units deploying for borderline, internal and external (peacekeeping operations).
• Attend deployment verification meetings.
• Compile reports to advise Formation leadership on the readiness of deploying intelligence units and functionaries.
• Compile fitness and shooting schedules for the Formation and subordinate units.

• Post-graduate Student in B-Mil (Hons) Security and Africa Studies.
• General Assistance to Lecturers within the School.

• Advise the GOC on ETD related issues.
• Compilation of unit standards on ETD.
• Ensure that ETD in the Formation is in line with the Higher Learning legislation and SA Army Doctrine and Policy
• Assist subordinate units with drawing up of curricular.
• Ensure that personnel attend developmental and promotional courses, compile reports on ETD.

• Advise the Unit Officer Commanding on CI matters.
• Ensure safety and security of the unit.
• Ensured adherence to personnel security, information security, document security.
• Compile SWPs regarding CI.
• Compile reports on CI matters, ensure that all members apply and are in possession of valid security clearances.

• Assessment Planning & Design. Developing assessment frameworks and annual evaluation plans, ; Ensuring alignment between learning outcomes, instructional delivery, and assessment tools, Designing rubrics, marking schemes, and standardisation guidelines.
• Quality Assurance & Compliance. Ensuring assessments comply with institutional, regulatory, or accreditation standards (SAQA), Coordinating internal and external moderation processes, Maintaining assessment integrity and security
• Data Analysis & Reporting. Analysing performance trends and identifying gaps in learning, Producing statistical reports (pass rates, item analysis, reliability checks), recommending curriculum or instructional improvements based on data.
• Academic Governance Support. advising leadership (e.g., OC or command structure) on policy and evaluation strategy. Participating in academic boards or review committees, handling appeals, re-marks, and irregularity investigations
• Continuous Improvement. Reviewing and improving assessment tools, Supporting instructors in effective assessment practices, Implementing feedback mechanisms for learners and staff
• Administrative & Operational Oversight. Coordinating exam timetables and logistics, Managing secure storage of exam materials, Maintaining assessment records and archives

Studying B-Mil Security and African Studies

• Manage internal and external stakeholder relations, including NGOs, business partners, and media representatives.
• Serve as the primary media liaison and advise the Officer Commanding on public relations and reputation management matters.
• Develop and maintain communication support plans for deployments and operational activities.
• Coordinate communication aspects of events, parades, VIP visits, and official engagements.
• Draft, edit, and publish weekly and monthly unit bulletins, press releases, speeches, and official correspondence.
• Facilitate effective internal communication and information flow within the unit.
• Plan and execute team-building initiatives and morale-enhancing programmes.
• Support the Chaplain in coordinating spiritual, social, and welfare-related initiatives.
• Compile, analyse, and present reports on communication activities and impact.
• Monitor media coverage and manage crisis communication in consultation with command leadership.

• Compile, analyse, and disseminate intelligence reports and operational briefings to support command decision-making.
• Collect, collate, and evaluate information from multiple sources to produce accurate and actionable intelligence products.
• Advise command elements on tactical intelligence matters, including threat assessments, risk analysis, and operational implications.
• Develop and present the intelligence picture through clear visual, written, and verbal briefings.
• Conduct continuous monitoring of the operational environment to identify emerging threats, patterns, and trends.
• Support operational planning through intelligence preparation of the environment and mission-specific assessments.
• Maintain intelligence databases and ensure proper handling, classification, and security of sensitive information.
• Coordinate with internal and external intelligence stakeholders to ensure information sharing and situational awareness.
• Provide post-operation intelligence analysis and lessons-learned reports.
• Ensure compliance with intelligence policies, procedures, and security protocols.

• Provided administrative support to the Budget/Finance Manager
• Assisted in the preparation and consolidation of budgets, financial reports, and spreadsheets
• Supported budget monitoring by tracking payments, expenditure and highlighting variances.
• Assisted with procurement processes, including purchase requisitions and invoice tracking Ensured compliance with financial policies and supported internal and external audits
• Maintained accurate filing systems for invoices, payments, contracts, and financial records
• Coordinated finance meetings, prepared documentation, and recorded minutes