Unami Dube

Unami Dube is Senior Programme Officer for WorldSkills Africa Desk Coordination in the Human Capital and Institutional Development Directorate at African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD). A development practitioner with 25 years of experience in private and international development sectors, she focuses on agriculture policy, enterprise leadership, and youth skills development. At AUDA-NEPAD since 2013, Unami transitioned to the Youth and Skills Employability Programme in 2017, taking on a coordination and leadership responsibility. She is passionate about improving youth employability through stakeholder cooperation and is currently establishing WorldSkills Africa to promote skills excellence for economic growth. Unami holds Master’s degrees in Strategic Quality Management (Portsmouth, UK) and Development Practice (Pretoria, South Africa). Outside work, she writes gospel songs and facilitates inter-generational dialogue through her platform ‘Growing African Leadership-GAL’ to develop future leaders.