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DIANA MUNYANA KAMILI

Kigali

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Strategic professional with focus on fostering high-value partnerships. Adept in leveraging industry insights and collaboration to drive impactful initiatives. Known for strong emphasis on teamwork and adaptability, ensuring alignment with dynamic business goals. Proficient in strategic planning and relationship cultivation, recognized for reliability and results-driven mindset.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Institutional Partnerships Manager

SMART Africa
01.2025 - Current
  • Coordinate the development and management of long-term relationships with member states, institutional partners, and development partners.
  • Design and implement strategies to attract new institutional members and deepen engagement with existing ones.
  • Serve as the focal point for institutional and development partner relations, ensuring their needs are communicated and addressed within the Secretariat.
  • Coordinate the planning, and organization of Smart Africa Organ meeting in close collaboration with the other directorates.
  • Identify and pursue opportunities for institutional collaboration and resource mobilization.
  • Maintain knowledge of best practices in institutional partnerships and development cooperation.
  • Keep accurate records, reports, and documentation related to institutional partners engagement.

Partnerships Manager

Ministry of ICT and Innovation, Rwanda
01.2020 - 01.2024
  • Ensure effective coordination of ICT sector stakeholders including corporates and development partners for the realization of Rwanda's Vision 2050 and NST-1
  • Convene monthly ICT sector working group meetings (SWG) to discuss major challenges/solutions in the ICT ecosystem.
  • Support the planning team with data collection from ICT stakeholders to support the Ministry’s reporting requirements.
  • Co-lead on the digital transformation initiative by GoR with JICA Rwanda, on strengthening the Innovation ecosystem of Rwanda through Market creation by Private Public Partnership Regulation.
  • Lead on the major ICT sector including the first ever Africa-hosted GSMA Mobile World Congress conference, World telecommunication development Conference and the women’s event on “leveraging Innovation and technology to unlock women’s growth and influence.”
  • Pavilion Director for Rwanda at Expo 2020 Dubai for 6 months; led all operations including supplier sourcing, negotiations and logistics, Government of Rwanda point of contact for high-level delegations, Overall budget management for over three Million (USD), Coordination of Rwanda’s participation in expo events, and overall coordination with both the Expo and Rwandan team.
  • Co-lead the team that worked on the new Smart Rwanda Master Plan that focuses on Rwanda’s digital transformation and Rwanda’s roadmap to becoming a leading ICT hub in Africa.
  • Lead the team that sorted out the 400 services that need to be digitized by 2024 via the Irembo Platform.

Consultant, E-learning Part-time Project

VATEL Hotel and Tourism Business School
01.2020 - 01.2021
  • Oversaw the development, implementation, and monitoring of efficient and effective team processes, ensuring the project was delivered with quality.
  • Completed partnership outreach strategy and proposals.
  • Ensured alignment of each partner to the project's mission and vision
  • Facilitated partnership processes with external stakeholders.
  • Provided reporting on projects to senior management.

Partnerships Associate

IremboGov
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • Organized government officer training, pre-onboarding & post-onboarding of Irembo 2.0 to ensure successful rollout.
  • Provided documentation on partner's progress for Irembo 2.0 and organized different training plans.
  • Promoted IremboGov platform through engagement with Partners and Government Officers.
  • Ensured partner issues were recorded, escalated through the proper channels, and closed.
  • Co-lead a team that designed manual services
  • Conducted check-ups with our partners to gauge their satisfaction with the IremboGov platform.

Education

Project Management Professional -

IREC
01.2021

Master’s - international relations and diplomacy

Schiller International University
01.2019

Bachelors - international Relations and Communications

Roanoke College
01.2018

Skills

  • Customer service
  • Team leadership
  • Time management
  • Decision-making
  • Staff management
  • Project management
  • Cross-functional teamwork

LEADERSHIP/COMMUNITY SERVICES

  • Stanford Seed, Program Leadership Program, Kigali, Rwanda, 2019, 2020
  • Lift, Lead efforts to support women initiatives in my sector of residence supporting women and children with the aim of alleviating them out poverty., Kigali, Rwanda, 2019, Present
  • United Nations Club, Delegate of Oman at Model Un National conference, NY, USA, 2015

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
French
Professional Working
Kinyarwanda
Native or Bilingual

References

  • Paula, Ingabire, Minister of ICT and Innovation, Rwanda, pingabire@gov.rw, Rwanda
  • Yves, Iradukunda, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of ICT and Innovation, Rwanda, yiradukunda@minict.gov.rw, Rwanda
  • Tesi, Rusagara, Chief Executive Officer AGaciro Development Fund, Rwanda, tesi.rusagara@agaciro.rw, Rwanda

Timeline

Institutional Partnerships Manager

SMART Africa
01.2025 - Current

Partnerships Manager

Ministry of ICT and Innovation, Rwanda
01.2020 - 01.2024

Consultant, E-learning Part-time Project

VATEL Hotel and Tourism Business School
01.2020 - 01.2021

Partnerships Associate

IremboGov
01.2019 - 01.2020

Master’s - international relations and diplomacy

Schiller International University

Bachelors - international Relations and Communications

Roanoke College

Project Management Professional -

IREC

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