Risk and Compliance Manager, VisionFund Kenya

Overview

Establish and sustain a robust Risk and Compliance Framework for VisionFund Kenya.

You have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or related field; Professional certification (CPA, ACCA, CIA, CISA, CRMA, etc.) preferred.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Risk, Compliance, or Internal Audit in the Microfinance or Financial Services sector.
• Strong analytical, communication, and influencing skills.
• Proven experience in credit risk, operational risk, and regulatory compliance.

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 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.

T****he Risk & Compliance Manager will be responsible for establishing, implementing, and maintaining an effective Risk and Compliance Management Framework across VisionFund Kenya. The role will provide leadership in identifying, assessing, mitigating, monitoring, and reporting operational, credit, regulatory, fraud, and compliance risks while strengthening internal controls and promoting a strong risk culture across the institution.

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.

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 June 5th ,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

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