Manager Compliance & Risk Rigour (Kenya Commercial Bank) jobs in East Africa

Kenya Commercial Bank, renowned for its diversity and growth in the Region is currently strengthening its support for group operations and business with the aim of maintaining Best Practice whilst also responding to the growing Business needs to support internal and external Customer Service delivery objectives and increase shareholder value.

To this end the following challenging position has arisen and candidates with the requisite competencies and qualifications described below are hereby encouraged to apply.

Manager Compliance & Risk Rigour

Ref: RISK 02/2011

The Position

Reporting to the Head, Compliance & Ethics, and the position will be responsible to ensure rigorous compliance and risk standards across Bank Units as per policies, drive improvements, and act as a central contact point for key stakeholders.

The position will provide integrated compliance and risk rigour support to ensure management is maintaining effective internal controls and systems to prevent and detect potential non-compliance across the Bank’s activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Liaise with Bank units to carry out compliance risk events data collection, analysis and preparation of reports including recommendations to mitigate all non-compliance exposures.
• Maintaining liaison with specialist central Compliance Risk Managers, monitor, assure and alert on the adequacy of implementation and effectiveness of compliance and risk policies, including ethics.
• Carry out status and performance review and reporting on BAU compliance responsibilities across the Bank.
• Plan, monitor, support organization of compliance policy training across the Bank units.
• Review of business as usual activities to oversee risk, compliance and operational processes and procedures, reporting any findings to the Head, Compliance & Ethics and giving recommendations for improvements.
• Maintain continuous engagement with business units advise to carry out compliance risk monitoring, analysis and reporting on New Products, and Projects.
• Provide compliance risk liaison at peer levels across specialist and risk functions. (Legal, Audit, Risk, HR, Finance, including Forensic investigations and Insurance)
• Liaise with Compliance Managers/Compliance Champions in KCB Kenya to support maintenance of up to date Compliance Universe for Bank units.

The Person

• A first degree from a recognized university.
• An MBA degree will be an added advantage.
• At least one risk-relevant professional qualification, IRM, PRMIA, etc.
• 5 years of wide ranging bank experience - 3 years management experience, in either operations, or compliance/audit related activities, with demonstrated understanding of the regulatory environment including CBK Prudential Guidelines.
• A good know-how of bank-wide business functions, administration and supervisory skills.
• Good management skills including organizational, communication and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated high integrity.

The above position is a demanding role which the bank will provide a competitive package for the successful candidate.

If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please submit your application with a detailed CV, stating your current position, remuneration level, e-mail address and telephone contacts quoting the job title/reference in the subject field to recruitment@kcb.co.ke.

To be considered your application must be received by 30th September 2011.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.