Risk and Compliance Officer at SunCulture Kenya Ltd

About the role:

The successful candidate shall be responsible for initiating, implementing and in liaison with the respective departmental heads, manage the operational risk and compliance initiatives for the company.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the implementation and monitoring of risk and compliance frameworks across business functions.
• Ensure compliance with local laws (e.g. data protection, labour, AML/CFT, ESG) and global standards such as IFC Performance Standards and ISO 31000.
• Develop and enforce internal policies, risk registers, control assessments, and incident response mechanisms.
• Advise the business on regulatory changes, ethical conduct, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Train staff and create a compliance-aware culture across all departments.
• Contribute to the planning, designing, and implementing of overall risk management and compliance review processes for the organization;
• Following-up proactively on action plans put in place by management or the various risk committees to address risk exposures and report on the same;
• Update and maintain a compliance matrix of all regulatory requirements, key policy requirements, and policy updates recommended by auditors.

Does this sound like you?

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• At least 3-5 years of experience in a similar role with a reputable medium to large organization 
• In depth knowledge and experience of the practical application of risk systems and methodologies, including experience of risk and control assessment and risk reporting.