Risk and Compliance Manager, VisionFund Kenya

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!

Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

Overview

VisionFund Kenya Limited is a Christian Microfinance Institution founded by World Vision with the mission of empowering vulnerable children and communities through sustainable financial inclusion and economic empowerment solutions. We are committed to integrity, stewardship, innovation, and excellence in service delivery. www.visionfundkenya.co.ke.

The Risk & Compliance Manager will establish, implement, and sustain a robust Risk and Compliance Framework across VisionFund Kenya, ensuring effective identification, assessment, mitigation, and monitoring of operational, credit, and regulatory risks. The role safeguards institutional integrity, promotes a strong risk culture, and ensures compliance with legal and regulatory requirements while supporting sustainable business growth.

Key Responsibilities

Operational & Credit Risk Oversight (40%)

• Lead frameworks for operational and credit risk management across branches and departments
• Oversee fraud prevention, internal control compliance, and investigations into irregularities
• Conduct branch and portfolio risk reviews and root cause analysis for credit losses

Enterprise Risk & Compliance Framework (25%)

• Develop and maintain an organization-wide Risk Management and Compliance Framework aligned to regulatory, donor, and VisionFund International standards
• Serve as the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) and liaise with regulators under CEO guidance
• Ensure compliance with AML/CFT, Data Protection, Digital Credit Providers Regulations, and Unclaimed Financial Assets requirements

Planning, Analytics & Reporting (10%)

• Develop annual risk and compliance work plans and budgets
• Prepare quarterly risk and compliance reports for the Board Risk & Audit Committee and VisionFund International
• Track internal audit recommendations and drive timely closure of audit issues

Risk Culture, Training & Awareness (10%)

• Develop and implement a risk and compliance training program for staff at all levels
• Build branch and departmental risk champions to embed risk ownership

Other Duties (5%)

• Perform other related duties as assigned by the CEO, including special projects and strategic risk reviews

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field; professional certification (CPA, ACCA, CIA, CISA, CRMA, or similar) preferred
• Minimum 5 years' experience in Risk, Compliance, or Internal Audit within the Microfinance or Financial Services sector
• Demonstrated expertise in credit risk assessment, operational risk control, and regulatory compliance
• Strong leadership, analytical, communication, and influencing skills
• High integrity, attention to detail, and the ability to balance compliance with business objectives

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 23rd September ,2026.

Important Notices:

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

VisionFund Kenya is a registered Data processor and controller, by submitting your application you consent to using your Data for recruitment purposes.

VisionFund Kenya is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not require payment during the recruitment process.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only