Risk and compliance officer

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

Overview

VisionFund Kenya is a dynamic financial services company and a key investment of World Vision Kenya, committed to fostering sustainable financial inclusion. Learn more at www.visionfundkenya.co.ke.

Risk and Compliance at VisionFund Kenya plays a vital role in ensuring the overall risk management and compliance function of the organization. He/she will support the Risk and Compliance Manager in implementing and monitoring risk management and compliance frameworks, policies, and procedures. Your meticulous attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and understanding of regulatory requirements will be crucial to ensure the institution's adherence to applicable laws and regulations. 

Key Responsibilities 

1. Risk Support & Forecasting (50%)

• Assist in identifying business weaknesses and economic trends that could hurt the company.
• Risk Register Management: Tracking daily risk events, updating scores, and ensuring no lapse in control goes unnoticed.
• Forecasting

2. Compliance & "Rules" Monitoring (30%)

• System Maintenance: Keeping the compliance software/databases clean and updated.
• Learning and monitoring local laws and international standards to ensure the MFI doesn't get fined or penalized.
• Reporting: Drafting the first versions of periodic reports for management and regulators.

3. Audit & Process Improvement (10%)

• The Follow-Up: Creating checklists to make sure other departments actually fixed the issues the auditors found.
• Policy Review: Reading through company policies to spot "loopholes" where things could go wrong.

4. Training & Documentation (10%)

• Knowledge Sharing: Helping organize training sessions to teach other staff how to stay compliant.
• Ensuring every policy, procedure, and control document is current, organized, and easy to find.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Required Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications Education,

• Bachelor's degree/Diploma in finance, business administration, risk management, or a related field.
• Sound knowledge of risk management principles, compliance frameworks, and regulatory requirements. 
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to identify and assess risks, conduct root-cause analysis, and propose solutions. 
•  Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills. 
• Ability to multitask, prioritize work effectively, and meet deadlines. 
•  Proficient in using MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other relevant software. 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. 
• Professional certifications in risk management or compliance (e.g., CRCM, CRM, CFE) are desirable but not mandatory. 
• Previous experience in risk management, compliance, or a similar role, preferably in the financial services industry or microfinance sector and Familiarity with microfinance industry regulations and best practices is a plus.

Application Instructions

The care and protection of children and vulnerable adults is our top priority. We take our responsibility to protect those we work with seriously. We have extensive Child and Adult Safeguarding policies and protocols in place to safeguard children and the communities we serve. We condemn all forms of exploitation or abuse of children or adults and have a zero-tolerance policy for incidents of violence, especially against children.   

All candidates must be professing and practicing Christians whose conduct and depth of character are governed by personal Christian convictions. Interested and suitably qualified individuals should forward their applications, attaching copies of their academic and professional certificates, detailed CV indicating work experience, daytime contact, and addresses of 3 professionally relevant referees to reach on or before 28th August 2026.

Important Notices:

The CV must be in PDF format, and all the attachments scanned into one PDF document.

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VisionFund Kenya is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We DO NOT ACCEPT payment during the recruitment process.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only