Senior Adviser on Africa
UN Global Compact
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As Senior Adviser on Africa, Olajobi Makinwa is the overall coordinator for the implementation of the UN Global Compact’s Africa Strategy 2021-2023, leading its flagship programmatic offerings, the Global Africa Business Initiative and the Africa Business Leaders Coalition. Furthermore, Ms. Makinwa leads high-level interactions with Governments to strengthen relations and enhance understanding of the UN Global Compact. She aligns priorities of Governments and regional inter-governmental bodies with key directions of the work of the UN Global Compact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
During her tenure as Chief of Transparency & Anti-Corruption, Ms. Makinwa successfully led the development of numerous UN Global Compact projects on transparency and anti-corruption, notably the Siemens Initiative Project on Collective Action in the fight against corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prior to joining the UN Global Compact, Ms. Makinwa was the Executive Director of Amnesty International South Africa. Previously, she served as a Legal Officer with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Kenya, and with the UNEP Regional Office for Europe in Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ms. Makinwa has consulted for various UN Agencies as well as the Human Sciences Research Council in South Africa. She is also a member of the International Bar Association and the American Society of International Law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ms. Makinwa holds a law degree with honours (LL.B Hons) and a Master of International Law and Diplomacy from the University of Lagos. She was called to the Nigerian Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Ms. Makinwa completed further postgraduate studies in Business Leadership at the University of South Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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