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:OverviewVisionFund 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 Responsibilities1. 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.Forecasting2. 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...