Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Certification
References
Timeline
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Pacifique Umuhire

Kigali
Pacifique Umuhire

Summary

Committed public servant displays sound judgment under pressure in life-threatening and emergency scenarios and situations. Watchful and diplomatic professional preserves public safety, fights crime and prevents loss of life. Recognized for heroic acts and police duty excellence.


Community-oriented Officer comfortable working in high-stress situations and coordinating emergency responses. Seasoned team leader with unrelenting dedication to keeping community safe and secure. Proactive about using proper protocols while on duty and interacting with community contacts.

Overview

11
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

Gikiruro Kuri Bose Project

Senior Social Behaviour Change Officer
06.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • Ensure communication of SBC strategy objectives and activities to the cluster office and implementing partners at the district level
  • Responsible for district-level networking, engaging with district service providers, ECD focal persons, Joint Action Development Forum (JADF), and other key district coordination mechanisms and engaging with communities for feedback on SBC activities
  • Engaged in assessing the effectiveness of SBC messaging by volunteers, health and social service providers on nutrition, ECD, and disability inclusions and gender-related topics
  • Providing mentorship and coaching for all relevant actors who deliver SBC messages under INECD in respective catchments
  • Responsible for leading the process of conducting barrier analysis, tech or media-based SBC messaging, and conducting capacity-building training on various SBC topics to providers at the community and facility level.

Gikiruro Kuri Bose Project

Senior Social Behaviour Change Officer
06.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • Ensure communication of SBC strategy objectives and activities to the cluster office and implementing partners at the district level
  • Responsible for district-level networking, engaging with district service providers, ECD focal persons, Joint Action Development Forum (JADF), and other key district coordination mechanisms and engaging with communities for feedback on SBC activities
  • Engaged in assessing the effectiveness of SBC messaging by volunteers, health and social service providers on nutrition, ECD, and disability inclusions and gender-related topics
  • Providing mentorship and coaching for all relevant actors who deliver SBC messages under INECD in respective catchments
  • Responsible for leading the process of conducting barrier analysis, tech or media-based SBC messaging, and conducting capacity-building training on various SBC topics to providers at the community and facility level.

Three Stones International Rwanda LTD

Senior Research Coordinator
03.2020 - 05.2023

Job overview

  • Leading Data collecting teams
  • Allocating work for team members and reporting to Senior Management
  • Translating survey tools from English to Kinyarwanda
  • Conducting in-person individual surveys and focus group discussions
  • Transcribing recorded interviews (Kinyarwanda to English)
  • Conducting Qualitative Data Analysis for different Assignments.

RADIO MARIA

Radio Programs Presenter
05.2016 - 03.2020

Job overview

  • Over five hundred hours experience of in radio broadcasting using Free Animation and presentation methods
  • Worked with Radio promotional department and helped to design promotional materials for the Mariathon event
  • Wrote scripts, recorded, filmed, and produced businesses and SBC adverts for ICK and private enterprises
  • Presented innovative reports from live events using social media: YouTube and Facebook platforms
  • Use of studio software technology – sound-mixer; radio computers, Adobe Audition and Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Premiere Pro.

Self-employed

Teacher of English Language
01.2015 - 08.2015

Job overview

  • Facilitated English revision of school curriculum teaching to a class of 5 primary school students; evening hours
  • Taught advanced spoken English; class of 15 adults; day classes.

BBOX Rwanda

Salesperson
05.2014 - 08.2015

Job overview

  • Sought new customers through house-to-house canvassing.

Imbuto Foundation Mubyeyi, Tera Intambwe! (Parents Step In!) The project

Volunteer Community Education Worker (CEW)
01.2014 - 01.2015

Job overview

  • Undertook community outreach activities and home visits to identify school drop-out children and attempted to reintegrate children into school
  • Liaised with one primary school and conducted home visits to parents regarding reasons for child drop-out
  • Drafted reports to the Sector office on reasons for drop-out for specific children and families
  • Successfully facilitated the reintegration of fifteen children back into school.

Education

Mount Kenya University
Kenya

Postgraduate Diploma in Education from Post Graduate Diploma in Education
08.2024

University Overview

Independent University of Kigali (ULK)
Kigali, Rwanda

Masters’ Degree in Development Studies
12.2023

University Overview

Christelijke Hogeschool Ede (CHE)
Ede, the Netherlands

International Strategic Communication and Sustainable Development
11.2019

University Overview

Institut Catholic de Kabgayi (ICK)
Muhanga, Rwanda

BA in Journalism and Communication with a specialization in Public Relations
01.2019

University Overview

Skills

  • English
  • Kinyarwanda
  • French
  • Kiswahili

Languages

English
Kinyarwanda
French
Kiswahili

Certification

· September 2022 Professional Certificate in Creating Behavior Change (Coursera)


· September 2022 Professional Certificate in Building High Performing Teams (Coursera)


· September 2022 Professional certificate in Inspiring and motivating individuals (Coursera)


· May 2022 Organizational Behaviour and Leadership Skills (Future Learn)


· January 2022–February 2022 Professional certificate Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction; Redr-UK

References

References
  • Brian J Grant, Managing Director (Retired), Three Stones International Rwanda, Ltd., +250783104451, briagrant@gmail.com
  • Jean Baptiste Hategekimana, Dean of Faculty Journalism and Communication Studies, ICK, Rwanda, +250788498511, hategekimanajb@yahoo.fr
  • Dr. Nkundabaramye Vincent, PhD., Director of Quality Assurance, Lecturer & Researcher, Kigali Independent University ULK, +250788212679, vincentnkundabaramye@gmail.com

Timeline

Senior Social Behaviour Change Officer
Gikiruro Kuri Bose Project
06.2023 - Current
Senior Social Behaviour Change Officer
Gikiruro Kuri Bose Project
06.2023 - Current
Senior Research Coordinator
Three Stones International Rwanda LTD
03.2020 - 05.2023
Radio Programs Presenter
RADIO MARIA
05.2016 - 03.2020
Teacher of English Language
Self-employed
01.2015 - 08.2015
Salesperson
BBOX Rwanda
05.2014 - 08.2015
Volunteer Community Education Worker (CEW)
Imbuto Foundation Mubyeyi, Tera Intambwe! (Parents Step In!) The project
01.2014 - 01.2015
Mount Kenya University
Postgraduate Diploma in Education from Post Graduate Diploma in Education
Independent University of Kigali (ULK)
Masters’ Degree in Development Studies
Christelijke Hogeschool Ede (CHE)
International Strategic Communication and Sustainable Development
Institut Catholic de Kabgayi (ICK)
BA in Journalism and Communication with a specialization in Public Relations
Pacifique Umuhire