Qualifications & Experience

The ideal candidate should possess:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Law, or related field.

• Professional qualifications such as CPA, ACCA, CIA, CISA, CRMA, CAMS, or equivalent will be an added advantage.

• Minimum of five (5) years’ relevant experience in Risk Management, Compliance, or Internal Audit within the Microfinance, Banking, SACCO, or Financial Services sector.

• Strong knowledge of Operational Risk, Credit Risk, AML/CFT, Internal Controls, and Regulatory Compliance.

• Excellent analytical, communication, report-writing, and stakeholder management skills.

• High integrity, professionalism, and attention to detail.

• Leading Operational and Credit Risk Management initiatives across branches and departments.

• Monitoring portfolio quality, operational losses, fraud risks, and internal control effectiveness.

• Developing and maintaining enterprise-wide Risk and Compliance frameworks aligned to regulatory and VisionFund International standards.

• Serving as the institution’s Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO).

• Coordinating compliance with AML/CFT requirements, Data Protection laws, Digital Credit Provider Regulations, and other statutory obligations.

• Preparing Risk & Compliance reports for Management, Board Committees, and regulators.

• Coordinating Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) activities.

• Driving institutional risk awareness, staff training, and compliance culture initiatives.

• Following up implementation and closure of audit and compliance recommendations.