Christopher Hojem Email & Phone Number

Johannesburg, Gp, Za

Johannesburg Metropolitan Area

- developing grassroots level debate infrastructure- developing and facilitating leagues- running the day-to-day duties of the organisation - identifying key stakeholders, partnerships, and space for growth and expansion and implementing these- maintaining and growing partnerships

South Korea

- Creating, developing, assessing, and teaching debating training material across a broad spectrum of knowledge (debate theory, politics, international relations, economics, law, environmental issues, science and technology, philosophy and sociology, current affairs and topical issues)- Monitoring and assessing the pupils’ progress- Providing constructive feedback and guidance- Adjudicating debates

- providing leadership to the Executive Committee and monitoring their performance- overseeing the occurrence of the annual Provincial Championships in line with the GPSDC rules and policies- overseeing the representation of the Gauteng Team at the National Championships- reporting to the Board on the actions of the Executive on a continuous basis- representing Gauteng to the South African Schools’ Debating Board- developing and managing relationships between the Executive… Show more - providing leadership to the Executive Committee and monitoring their performance- overseeing the occurrence of the annual Provincial Championships in line with the GPSDC rules and policies- overseeing the representation of the Gauteng Team at the National Championships- reporting to the Board on the actions of the Executive on a continuous basis- representing Gauteng to the South African Schools’ Debating Board- developing and managing relationships between the Executive and the Board, as well as between the GSDB and sponsors/partners and the SASDB- exercising fiduciary responsibility for the day-to-day running of the GSDB- creating, developing, implementing, and monitoring policy across various portfolios in the organization Show less

Canada

- teaching debating training material across a broad spectrum of skills-based techniques and formats and in terms of knowledge content (debate theory, politics, international relations, economics, law, environmental issues, science and technology, philosophy and sociology, current affairs and topical issues)- Monitoring and assessing the pupils’ progress- Providing constructive feedback and guidance- Adjudicating debates

- Creating, developing, assessing, and teaching debating training material across a broad spectrum of knowledge (debate theory, politics, international relations, economics, law, environmental issues, science and technology, philosophy and sociology, current affairs and topical issues)- Monitoring and assessing the pupils’ progress- Providing constructive feedback and guidance- Administering and facilitating league participation- Creating and administering award… Show more - Creating, developing, assessing, and teaching debating training material across a broad spectrum of knowledge (debate theory, politics, international relations, economics, law, environmental issues, science and technology, philosophy and sociology, current affairs and topical issues)- Monitoring and assessing the pupils’ progress- Providing constructive feedback and guidance- Administering and facilitating league participation- Creating and administering award policies- Accompanying the pupils to various debate tournaments - Adjudicating debates - Organising debate match-ups and smaller competitions Show less

- Running various administrative tasks such as register keeping, session setting and debate coordination- Creating, developing, assessing and teaching debating training material across a broad spectrum of knowledge (debate theory, politics, international relations, economics, law, environmental issues, science and technology, philosophy and sociology, current affairs and topical issues)- Monitoring and assessing the pupils progress- Reporting back to the Principal and various… Show more - Running various administrative tasks such as register keeping, session setting and debate coordination- Creating, developing, assessing and teaching debating training material across a broad spectrum of knowledge (debate theory, politics, international relations, economics, law, environmental issues, science and technology, philosophy and sociology, current affairs and topical issues)- Monitoring and assessing the pupils progress- Reporting back to the Principal and various teachers from time-to-time- Monitoring and assessing the pupils’ progress- Providing constructive feedback and guidance- Accompanying the pupils to various debate tournaments - Adjudicating debates Show less

- Creating, developing, assessing and teaching debating training material across a broad spectrum of knowledge (debate theory, politics, international relations, economics, law, environmental issues, science and technology, philosophy and sociology, current affairs and topical issues)- Running various administrative tasks such as register keeping, session setting and debate coordination- Monitoring and assessing the girls’ progress- Providing constructive feedback and guidance-… Show more - Creating, developing, assessing and teaching debating training material across a broad spectrum of knowledge (debate theory, politics, international relations, economics, law, environmental issues, science and technology, philosophy and sociology, current affairs and topical issues)- Running various administrative tasks such as register keeping, session setting and debate coordination- Monitoring and assessing the girls’ progress- Providing constructive feedback and guidance- Accompanying the girls to various debate tournaments (regional and national)- Adjudicating debates Show less

- implemented day-to-day duties in terms of running of the organisation- advised on matters of policy- lead working groups, in particular on complaints process, equity, and- developed policy for the organisation - mediated on nation's disputes - sat as Complaints Officer for various WSDC tournaments

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

- Creating, developing, assessing and teaching debating training material across a broad spectrum of knowledge(debate theory, politics, international relations, economics, law, environmental issues, science and technology,philosophy and sociology, current affairs and topical issues)- Monitoring and assessing the pupils’ progress- Providing constructive feedback and guidance- Accompanying the pupils to various debate tournaments- Adjudicating debates

- providing leadership to the Executive Committee and monitoring their performance- overseeing the occurrence of the annual Provincial Championships in line with the GPSDC rules and policies- overseeing the representation of the Gauteng Team at the National Championships- reporting to the Board on the actions of the Executive on a continuous basis- representing Gauteng to the South African Schools’ Debating Board- developing and managing relationships between the Executive… Show more - providing leadership to the Executive Committee and monitoring their performance- overseeing the occurrence of the annual Provincial Championships in line with the GPSDC rules and policies- overseeing the representation of the Gauteng Team at the National Championships- reporting to the Board on the actions of the Executive on a continuous basis- representing Gauteng to the South African Schools’ Debating Board- developing and managing relationships between the Executive and the Board, as well as between the GSDB and sponsors/partners and the SASDB- exercising fiduciary responsibility for the day-to-day running of the GSDB- creating, developing, implementing, and monitoring policy across various portfolios in the organization Show less

- Running various administrative tasks such as register keeping, session setting and debate coordination- Creating, developing, assessing and teaching debating training material across a broad spectrum of knowledge(debate theory, politics, international relations, economics, law, environmental issues, science and technology,philosophy and sociology, current affairs and topical issues)- Monitoring and assessing the pupils’ progress- Providing constructive feedback and… Show more - Running various administrative tasks such as register keeping, session setting and debate coordination- Creating, developing, assessing and teaching debating training material across a broad spectrum of knowledge(debate theory, politics, international relations, economics, law, environmental issues, science and technology,philosophy and sociology, current affairs and topical issues)- Monitoring and assessing the pupils’ progress- Providing constructive feedback and guidance- Accompanying the pupils to various debate tournaments and adjudicating debates- Writing up promotional material/summaries of events or progress within the society for school publication- Organising friendly debate match-ups Show less

I was responsible for the creation and maintenance of special projects that pursued development. My duties included:- overseeing the occurrence of the South African Schools Debating Academy- developing and managing the Board’s relationships with special project sponsors and their employees- ensuring the occurrence of other special projects that further the object of developmentOutcomes:- Sizeable fundraising for debating endeavours from corporate sponsorship, fund… Show more I was responsible for the creation and maintenance of special projects that pursued development. My duties included:- overseeing the occurrence of the South African Schools Debating Academy- developing and managing the Board’s relationships with special project sponsors and their employees- ensuring the occurrence of other special projects that further the object of developmentOutcomes:- Sizeable fundraising for debating endeavours from corporate sponsorship, fund application, sponsorship, merchandising, and various fundraisers - 2 successful Academy Camps held (well within budget) with participants across 6 provinces- Academy structure and cohesive training framework and intellectual property built and sustainability measures put in place for successor- A successful international tour to Zambia. The team won and received a sizeable cash reward.- 3 successful Academy selection processes- a satellite training programme structure and framework developed Show less

Ba(Hons) (International Politics), International Politics

Political Sciences and Research; research Report on International Political Economy; Decoloniality; Foreign Policy Analysis; Conflict.

Ba (Law)

Activities and Societies: Tuks Debating Union, UNA-SA (Pretoria Chapter), Model United Nations, Golden Key International Honour Society.

Bpolsci (International Relations)

Activities and Societies: Tuks Debating Union, UNA-SA (Pretoria Chapter), Model United Nations, Golden Key International Honour Society.

Matric

Activities and Societies: Debating Team and Captain, Public Speaking, History Quiz Team, Water polo, Swimming Team, Hockey, Choir, School.