Jacqueline Oburu

VP, HR and Administration

Jacqueline Oburu joined Search for Common Ground in April 2019 as the Associate VP, HR and Administration. In this capacity, she leads Search’s human resource management functions globally providing leadership oversight of global talent acquisition and management, compensation and benefits, performance management, employee recognition and engagement.

Prior to Search, Jacqueline served in several HR leadership roles in the international development sector, working with World Vision, CRS, WorldFish, and ChildFund International and was the Chief Talent Officer with Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation, an affordable housing non-profit organization based in San Francisco. She brings over 22+ years of Human Resource expertise working and living in Africa and Asia for 12 years, providing HR leadership in over 40 countries.

Jacqueline is a native New Yorker (Brooklyn to be exact) and an “adopted daughter of Kenya.” She holds an M.A. in Inter-Cultural Studies and Leadership Development from Fuller Seminary.