Sanda Ojiambo

Sanda Ojiambo, is a Kenyan administrator who serves as the as assistant secretary-general of the United Nations Global Compact, effective April 2022.[1] Before that, from 17 June 2020 until 22 April 2022, she served as executive director of the United Nations Global Compact, succeeding Lise Kingo of Denmark.[2][3]

Sanda Ojiambo
Born
Kenya
NationalityKenyan
CitizenshipKenya
Alma materMcGill University
(Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International Development)
University of Minnesota
(Master of Arts in Public Policy)
OccupationAdministrator
TitleHead of United Nations Global Compact

Background and education

Ojiambo was born in Kenya and she attended local schools for her primary and secondary education. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and International Development obtained from McGill University, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Her degree of Master of Arts in Public Policy, was obtained from the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis.[4]

Career

In 1997, she started working for CARE International in Somalia. From there she joined the United Nations Development Programme also in Somalia. She spent a total of five years in Somalia, leading programmes in areas including "Education, Safe Motherhood, Environmental Conservation, Governance and Landmines Demining".[5]

She then relocated to the Africa Regional Office of International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), located in Nairobi, Kenya. There, she provided technical advice for "service delivery, accreditation standards, financial management, governance and advocacy". Her service area covered 40 countries. She worked in that capacity for another five years.[5]

In 2008, Ojiambo joined Safaricom Plc, the largest telecommunications company in Kenya. There she started out as the Senior Manager of Safaricom and MPESA Foundations. In that capacity, she led the implementation of several public-private partnership initiatives between Safaricom and the United Nations organizations.[2][5]

In 2010, she was appointed Head of Sustainable Business and Social Impact at Safaricom. Sanda leads the Corporate Responsibility Department that coordinates the integration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), sustainability reporting, technology for development products and the Safaricom and MPESA Foundations. Her team was able to deliver regular reports of their work. This raised a great amount of interest among stakeholders.[2][5][6]

Other considerations

Before her appointment to head the UN Global Compact, Ojiambo sat on the board of directors for these companies: (a) Kenya Investment Authority, a parastatal (b) Gender Violence Recovery Centre, an NGO that provides services to survivors of gender violence (c) Global Development Incubator, an international social enterprise aiming to drive the adoption of technology for development and (d) Care Pay Limited, a health payments company.[5] She also serves as a board of governor at Mpesa Foundation Academy.[7]

See also

References
  1. Anita Chepkoech (22 April 2022). "Kenyan Sanda Ojiambo gets top job at UN Global Compact". The EastAfrican. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. 98.4 Capital FM (22 May 2020). "Safaricom's Sanda Ojiambo Appointed United Nations Global Compact Executive Director". 98.4 Capital FM. Nairobi. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. Ng'ang'a Mbugua (22 May 2020). "Guterres names Safaricom sustainability head as UN Global Compact boss". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. Molly Wasonga (23 May 2020). "Sanda Ojiambo Appointed The Executive Director At United Nations Global Compact". Nairobi: CIO Magazine Kenya. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. Shared Value Africa Initiative (2018). "Profile of Sanda Ojiambo of Kenya". Johannesburg: Shared Value Africa Initiative. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  6. Doreen Winainah (12 May 2019). "Safaricom in youth workplace digital skills training deal". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  7. Mpesa Foundation Academy Kenya (20 October 2020). "The Board of Governors of Mpesa Foundation Academy". Mpesafoundationacademy.ac.ke. Nairobi, Kenya. Archived from the original (Archived from the original on 20 October 2020) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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