Ms Boitumelo Mbaakanyi

Project Manager - Sustainable Private Sector Development (SPSD) @ United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

An astute Private Sector Development, Financial Management and Project Management Expert based in Gaborone, Botswana. A Certified Chartered Accountant with 20+ Years’ vast experience. A Fellow member of both the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) and Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA). Boitumelo is currently contracted as Project Manager of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s flagship Sustainable Private Sector Development (SPSD) Project which encompasses the Country Office’s private sector initiatives across the 3 Portfolios of Prosperity, Just and Green. The Supplier Development Programme is a key component of the project. She currently chairs the Boards of Directors of G4S Botswana Limited, which is listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange, and Old Mutual Life Insurance Botswana. She also serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Riscura Botswana (a global investment advisory firm). She is the immediate past President of the Women in Business Association (WIBA) Botswana and has served as a member of the Public Procurement and Assets Disposal (PPAD) framework’s Independent Complaints Review Committee (ICRC). Boitumelo’s most cherished role is being a mother to Maita (aka the King) and Fungo (aka Princess) who are both toddlers and a pleasure to nurture.