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! 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. The 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.

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