Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• 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.

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.

Competencies

The successful candidate should demonstrate:

• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across teams.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving capability.
• Accountability and results orientation.
• High ethical standards and sound judgment.

Culturally astute, respectful and tolerant, able to promote and support diversity in the workplace, and able to gain the trust and respect of peers.