IDENTIFICATON
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Gasabo– Kimironko, Kigali | [email protected] |  +250788249868
CAREER Objective
Working in a fair and transparent with public or private institutions or NGOs.
Skills & Abilities
–       Languages:

•       English ( Good)

•       French (Good)

•       Kinyarwanda (Native speaker)

–       Out of Court resolution skills:

•       Mediator (Full proficiency)

•       Negotiator (Full proficiency)

•       Advocacy

•       Arbitration

•       Public speaking and administrative justice

–       Miscellaneous skills acquired through out different jobs occupied

•       Cases  / complaints Investigation, handling and management

•       Brief and memo drafting

•       Filing a judicial claim

•       Drafting and analysis of Contract, MoUs concept papers and other legal documents.

•       Report writing and editing
Experience
citizen’s complaints investigator at the office of the ombudsman
fEB 2014 to Date
Since I arrived in this position, I always aim at improving department through numerous initiatives.

§  I regularly receive calls on toll free

§  I receive claimant at reception every day

§  I ensure follow up on actions and feedback within one day

§  I work on any other duties that most of the times are assigned to me (legal service, drafting contracts, etc)

Executive Secretary of the Sector (Administrative entity) in the 1st phase of Decentralization

From 2005 – 2006:
Main responsibilities:

–          Sitting as the secretary of conciliators committee;

–          Monitoring and executing of all development activities in the Sector;

–          Performing other administrative duties mainly those related to civil status;

–          Chief budget manager of the Sector;

–          Mobilize people on Government policies and ensure that they are smoothly implemented;

–          Liaise the Sector with other Government Institutions and other stakeholders.

Registered as Advocate (lawyer), Corps de Defenseur Judiciaire

August, 2010 – 2014:
Responsibilities:

–          Advocacy;

–          Counseling;

–          Representation of my clients before the court / administrative entities;

–          Arbitration and conciliation;

–          Negotiation.

ADTS – AJIC Coordinator (Anti-corruption, Justice and Information Center) in PPIMA Project

January 2013 – 2014
This was a consortium project of the Norwegian People’s Aid, Care International and Save the Children Fund.

Responsibilities:

–          Handle complaints received from clients who come to the Centre to seek assistance for legal aid and ensure regular update of the data base including filing of hard copy complaints;

–          Coordinate youth based activities linked to PPIMA objectives in relation to fight against corruption and other related issues;

–          Take the lead in creating a working environment conducive to a core and desirable consultation and collaboration with other institutions/organizations charged of combating corruption in Rwanda: Ombudsman Office; Transparency Rwanda; National Police…;

–          Find strategies for engaging the youth and train them on rights-based issues leading to the sustainability on the AJIC Centre;

–          Manage and facilitate internal and external communications of the AJIC information

–          Manage information in hard form and electronically in terms of collection, storage, duplication, publication and dissemination to all users;

–          Prepare quarterly reports on AJIC activities

–          Manage the AJIC computer network, LAN, ICT and application of software’s and data base

legal assistant in legal aid clinic at national university of rwanda
2009-2011
§  Receiving litigant

§  I advised litigant and used to draft court submissions

§  Conducting mediation of conflicting parties

§  Conducting advocacy before governmental and private institutions
Education
institute of legal practice ilpd (RWANDA – kigali)
post graduate diploma in legal practice (in PROGRESS)

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA (RWANDA – huye)
BACHELOR OF LAW 2012
FACULTY OF LAW

At the end of University studies, the final dissertation project was “The problematic of the conflict of laws and jurisdiction in case of infringement of intellectual property rights on the internet”
 

sECONDARY SCHOOL AT gs apapec murambi, Rulindo Distrct
A’ LEVEL certificate – 2004
HUMAN SCIENCES
Communication
KARAKE is a skilled person, dedicated and accurate with communication skills, excel in planning and executing multiple tasks. He is Decisive yet flexible when responding to changes, creative, hardworking and willing to assume responsibilities. Effectively he is able to communicate with broad range of clients.
Leadership
§  Acting director of Preventing and Fighting Injustice Unit / Office of the Ombudsman

§  Member of disciplinary committee / office of the Ombudsman

§  Representing Office of the ombudsman by conducting  mediation with complainants

References

Name : Odette YANKULIJE
Position : Deputy Ombudsman in Charge of preventing and fighting Injustice

Contact
Mobile Phone:+250788660288 / 0788660288
Email: [email protected]

Name: MUSANGABATWARE Clement

Position: Deputy Ombudsman in charge of preventing and fighting corruption and related offences

Contact
Mobile Phone:+250788300019 / 0788313477
Email: [email protected]

Name: Ms  Justice KANZAYIRE Bernadette: Former Deputy Ombudsman in charge of preventing and fighting Injustice.

Position: Judge at court of appeal – Rwanda

Contact

Mobile Phone: +250788307027

Email: [email protected]

I declare that the information given above describe me and my qualifications.

Done at Kigali, 10th May 2019

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