Dr. Obura is a financial management professional with 23 years of progressive experience and demonstrable success in financial planning and forecasting, budgeting, endowment/pension fund management and oversight, capital projects planning, fundraising and implementation, fiscal policies formulation, performance management of multi-disciplinary teams, financial reporting and, strategy formulation and implementation in growth and sustainability strategies.
Her professional experience cuts across multiple industries including broadcasting services, financial advisory, healthcare, information communications technology and most recently higher education. She has dedicated most of my career supporting multi-functional and multi- disciplinary leadership teams in actualizing missions, visions and strategic goals.
She holds the following professional qualifications and certifications:
- Certified Financial Investment Analysts (awarded best candidate in Equity Investments Analysis),
- Certified Public Accountant
- Certified Public Secretary
- Trustee Development Program
In addition, she is a member in good standing with ICIFA, ICPAK, ICS, AWAK, KIM.
Other past and present professional responsibilities she has held include:
- Member-Research and Development Committee of ICPAK Council
- Member- Finance and Strategy Committee of ICIFA Council
- Member- Grants and Fundraising Committee of AWAK Board
- Trustee- USIU Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme
- Trust Secretary-USIU Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme
- Part Time Teaching and Graduate Projects Supervision
- Part Time Consultancy-Financial Advisory Services