Key Responsibilities:
Compliance
Framework & Policy Management:
- Design, implement, and
continuously enhance compliance frameworks, policies, and internal
controls across jurisdictions.
- Ensure full compliance
with applicable laws, regulatory requirements, and internal standards,
particularly those governing microfinance institutions.
- Conduct recurring
compliance risk assessments, thematic reviews, and internal audits to
identify emerging risks and control gaps.
- Lead investigations into
compliance breaches, incidents, or policy violations and oversee
corrective and preventive action plans.
- Partner with
cross-functional teams to embed a strong culture of compliance across
business operations.
Regulatory Monitoring & Reporting:
- Monitor, interpret, and
communicate regulatory developments in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and
prospective new markets.
- Prepare and submit
required regulatory filings, reports, and notifications in line with each
market’s statutory obligations.
- Liaise with regulators,
external auditors and internal stakeholders.
- Maintain an up-to-date
regulatory compliance register and ensure timely management reporting on
compliance status and risks.
Training
& Awareness:
- Develop and deliver
targeted compliance training programs for staff across functions and
geographies.
- Raise organizational
awareness on key compliance areas, including data protection, consumer
protection, AML/CFT, credit regulations, and ethical conduct.
Legal
& Contractual Compliance:
- Review customer, partner,
and vendor contracts to ensure compliance with regulatory and internal
standards.
- Oversee adherence to
AML/CFT, KYC, data privacy, consumer protection, and other relevant
regulatory frameworks.
- Collaborate with internal
and external legal counsel on matters that intersect with legal or
regulatory exposure.
How to Apply
