Development Leader · Strategic Adviser · Innovator · Speaker
Jane Owiredu Yeboah
Building institutions. Empowering people. Advancing Africa’s future.
For more than 28 years, Jane has helped governments and development partners turn complex challenges into durable partnerships, stronger institutions and practical results across Africa.
28+
years in governance, development and humanitarian work
Across Africa and the UN system
US$100M+
mobilized for Sahel-related programmes
Regional resource mobilization, UNDP Sahel Offer
16
West African countries in regional oversight
UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa
236,000+
people reached with clean energy access
Programmes overseen in Niger
Expertise
Where strategy meets lasting change
01
Institutional Leadership & Reform
Leading complex country offices and organisational change that improves efficiency and delivery.
02
Governance, Democracy & Peacebuilding
Building trusted institutions, dialogue mechanisms and credible electoral processes.
03
Regional Integration & Partnerships
Brokering partnerships with governments, IFIs, DFIs, bilateral partners, civil society and the private sector.
04
Humanitarian Response & Resilience
Bridging relief and recovery through the humanitarian–development–peace nexus.
05
Inclusive Economic Development & Energy
Expanding livelihoods, trade and clean energy access as engines of inclusive growth.
06
Women & Youth Leadership
Mentoring emerging leaders and creating opportunity for women and young Africans.
Career
From the newsroom to country leadership
A career that connects policy, finance and institutions with the realities of communities.
Early career
Media, private sector & public health
Journalist, producer and presenter in Ghana; investment facilitation linked to the West Africa Gas Pipeline; public health programme administration.
USAID
Regional trade & grants management
West Africa Trade Hub — promoting ECOWAS trade liberalization and regional integration.
UNDP Ghana
Head of Governance Programme
National Peace Architecture, legal aid and an electronic joint election-results monitoring system.
UNDP RBA, New York
Regional leadership
Oversight across 16 West African countries; co-design of the Sahel Offer, “A Regeneration”.
Country leadership
Deputy Resident Representative
Eswatini, Senegal, The Gambia and Niger — including Resident Representative ad interim in Niger.
How I work
Four commitments behind every assignment
Collaboration
Convening governments, partners and communities around shared priorities — and keeping them at the table.
Results
Translating ambitious strategies into disciplined plans, measurable outcomes and lasting change.
Accountability
Strengthening transparency and institutional integrity, particularly in fragile and transitional settings.
People
Placing people — especially women and young Africans — at the centre of every institution and programme.
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