GOITSEBENG MOBETA
Crewe,England
Summary
Seasoned Military Officer and Organisational Psychologist with expertise in directing large-scale operations under pressure. Skilled in cross-functional team leadership, resource allocation, and strategic training design, managing 90+ personnel across multiple locations. Leverages a Bachelor's in Business (Education) and MSc in Organisational Psychology to implement data-driven workforce optimisation and change management strategies.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Military Officer (Captain / Senior Operations Manager equivalent)
BOTSWANA DEFENCE FORCE
S/Phikwe
11.2017 - Current
- Appointed Subsector Commander, responsible for full operational accountability for 90+ personnel and up to 5 geographically dispersed strategic bases.
- Directly responsible for strategic planning, multi-site logistics and the command of 90+ personnel across decentralized operational hubs.
- Successfully managed risk, severe resource constraints and multi-layered stakeholder communications during sustained, high-pressure deployments.
- Deployed as Operations Lead in a highly sensitive Rhino Management Area, orchestrated strategic intelligence-gathering, rapid-response deployments and asset protection.
- Streamlined communication pipelines across multiple sites, synchronising logistics, asset tracking and personnel deployment to improve operational effectiveness in remote sectors.
- Combined operational precision with organisational psychology principles to manage high-stakes operations and critical communication infrastructures, enhancing workforce training pipelines.
- Coordinated multi-agency operations and leveraged psychological resilience frameworks to maintain peak team performance and mental stamina in extreme, isolated environments.
- Platoon Command & Cross-Functional Leadership (2018, 2021): Led and mentored agile frontline teams of 30+ personnel, designing targeted development plans that significantly boosted retention and mission success rates.
- Head of Regimental Signals Office (2022): Directed the strategic operations of the Regimental Communications Hub, managing a cross-functional team of technical personnel to ensure 100% network uptime.
- Oversaw the procurement, deployment and maintenance of high-value telecommunications and data network assets.
- Developed risk-mitigation and crisis-communication frameworks ensuring secure information flow under high-pressure conditions.
- Utilised international training insights to embed cross-cultural communication protocols into frontline operations.
Assistant Teacher
TAPOLOGO COMMUNITY JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
Werda
08.2017 - 10.2017
- Provided one-to-one support to students requiring additional help, focusing on building confidence and academic skills.
- Provided tutoring sessions to enhance student understanding of subjects. in one-to-one and small group sessions to progress learning.
- Designed lesson plans and delivered educational material to engage students across multiple levels, utilising business education training.
- Managed student behaviour and organised school-wide performance tracking systems to enhance the learning environment and support academic progress.
- Assisted in planning and development of teaching materials, workbooks and class projects.
Education
MSc - Organisational Psychology
Unicaf Malawi
Malawi07-2026
Platoon Commanders Battle Course - Military
All Arms Battle School
Botswana01-2024
Artillery Young Officers Course - Military
School of Artillery
Deolali, India01-2023
Regimental Signals Officers’ Course - Military
School of Signals
Botswana01-2022
Field Artillery Officers Basic Course - Military
All Arms Battle School
Botswana01-2019
Preventing Violence Against Women & Gender Inequality in Peacekeeping - Military
PSTC BDF
Botswana01-2019
Officer Cadet Course - Military
Military College
Botswana01-2018
Bachelor of Education - Business
University of Botswana
Botswana01-2016
Skills
- Operational Accountability
- Multi-Site Operations
- Risk & Crisis Management
- Strategic Leadership
- Strategic Communications
- Learning and development
- Workforce Psychology
Custom
Available upon request.
Timeline
Military Officer (Captain / Senior Operations Manager equivalent)
BOTSWANA DEFENCE FORCE
11.2017 - Current
Assistant Teacher
TAPOLOGO COMMUNITY JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
08.2017 - 10.2017
MSc - Organisational Psychology
Unicaf Malawi
Platoon Commanders Battle Course - Military
All Arms Battle School
Artillery Young Officers Course - Military
School of Artillery
Regimental Signals Officers’ Course - Military
School of Signals
Field Artillery Officers Basic Course - Military
All Arms Battle School
Preventing Violence Against Women & Gender Inequality in Peacekeeping - Military
PSTC BDF
Officer Cadet Course - Military
Military College
Bachelor of Education - Business
University of Botswana