Temporary Assistant - Licensing at Capital Markets Authority (CMA)

TEMPORARY ASSISTANT-LICENSING – 1 POSITION

Contract Period: Six (6) Months Fixed Term Contract

Reporting to the Manager, Licensing the selected candidate will be responsible for:

• Reviewing applications for licensing of market institutions and intermediaries for compliance with the Regulatory requirements;
• Carrying out fitness and probity checks of proposed directors and key personnel of licensed entities;
• Conducting premise inspection of firms applying for a license;
• Reviewing relevant notices, announcements and advertisements by licensed entities and making recommendations of their suitability for publication;
• Conducting research in matters affecting the development and changes in the Kenyan capital markets institutional arrangement in liaison with relevant stakeholder;
• Keeping and updating databases relating to applications for licensing and other assignments within the department;
• Updating the status of all outstanding licensing applications received by the division, in liaison with officers from other divisions of the department; and
• Reviewing of applications for admission into the regulatory sandbox to test innovations. 

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Law; and
• Minimum of one year of relevant experience will be an added advantage.

Key skills and Competencies

• Display honesty, transparency, and integrity in all dealings;
• Show initiative and meet all deadlines with high quality work;
• Demonstrate good communication skills and teamwork; and
• Always dedicated to confidentiality.