Mukundiyukuri Ernestine has taken on the senior HR manager role at Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda, following more than a decade in human resources roles across the hospitality industry in Rwanda and the UAE.
Ernestine Mukundiyukuri has joined Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund as the senior HR manager. She will be responsible for leading the organisation’s HR strategy and supporting its conservation mission.
She joins the organisation from Four Points by Sheraton Kigali, where she served as HR manager. She joined the hotel during its pre-opening phase. Before that, she was assistant HR manager at Kigali Marriott, having progressed into the roles of paymaster, general cashier and finance administrative assistant.
Ernestine began her HR career in the UAE at The Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal, where she progressed from HR clerk to HR coordinator. She later served as HR supervisor during the pre-opening of Renaissance Downtown Hotel in Dubai.
She holds a bachelor’s in HR management from Mount Kenya University. She also holds a diploma in hospitality management and leadership from Akilah Institute for Women and a certificate in entrepreneurship from the University of Scranton.
