Experienced humanitarian worker passionate about building initiatives that help people and affect communities positively.
A graduate of IT engineering with an MSc in Management and Implementation of Development Projects.
Ability to identify needs, plan, implement and evaluate projects ensuring sustainability of outcomes and self-sufficiency for beneficiaries.
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 Contact Sonia Rwegera
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Area of Expertise: |
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Disaster, Aid, Emergencies, Relief
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Fundraising, Business Development, Grants Writer
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Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
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Professional Experience: |
Since 2015, I am working as a protection data manager within an international humanitarian organisation (missions conducted in Nigeria, Iraq, Jordan, and currently in Syria). My main responsibility is to manage and process data relating to individuals and events covered by the ICRC’s mandate such as detainees, missing persons, children separated from their families and violations against civilians and their property, with the aim of restoring family links and ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for victims of armed conflicts and other situations of violence.
I have previously worked in the private sector as a project officer and a project manager in different companies. In charge of the change management, I am familiar with planning strategies of communication and training. I have acquired strong skills on project management, risk management and customer relationship, and therefore, I am experienced to work on large-scale programs.
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Education: |
2013-2014: MSc Management and Implementation of Development Projects, University of Manchester, UK
Socio-economic and political context of developing countries: Development Practice, Politics & Development, Gender & Development;
Humanitarian aid and Post-conflict societies: Relief, Complex political emergencies, Reconstruction
Development projects: Proposing, Managing and Evaluating projects, Logical Framework, Soft System Methodology, Participatory Approaches
Extensive research on specific subjects and writing essays on key debates surrounding development:
- Can decentralised local governance eradicate poverty? Lessons from Rwanda and Uganda;
- Can public-private partnerships support poor communities? Lessons from the Ghana Grains
Partnership;
- Education: a road toward gender equality? Lessons from Rwanda and Kenya;
- Is democracy good for development? Lessons from India and China.
Final dissertation written about the key success factors of post-conflict reconstruction taking as a study case, post-genocide Rwanda: institutions building, governance, fundamental role of private sector, construction of infrastructures, social issues (place of civil society, promotion of gender equality) and integration of historical and cultural heritage into state building.
2006-2011: Master’s degree in Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering ECE Paris, France
Major: Telecommunications & Network, Minor: Consulting, international section
2010-2011 (1st semester): University Exchange: Universidad del Valle de Mexico, Mexico
Modules: Network Architecture, Communication Technologies, Enterprising Development and Negotiation
2008-2009 (1st semester): University Exchange: Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Modules: Management, Communication, Programming and Digital Electronics
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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Years of Experience:
2-5 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, French, Spanish |
Nationality:
France
, Rwanda
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LinkedIn Profile:
fr.linkedin.com/in/soniarwegera
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