Risk and Compliance Officer

Position: Risk & Compliance Officer.

Reporting to:  Head of Legal & Compliance

Location: Nairobi, Kenya.

Role type: Full Time.

About SunCulture:

Founded in 2012, SunCulture’s Vision is to build a world where people take control of their environment in rewarding and sustainable ways. SunCulture does this by developing and commercializing life changing technology that solves the biggest daily challenges for the world's 570 million smallholder farming households. We are the largest distributor of solar water pumps / solar irrigation for smallholder farmers in Africa and were selected by Fast Company as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in 2021. Here is a good explainer video recently made by CNBC. Over the last 5 years the company has grown significantly and now employs 400+ people around the world. 

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.

Interested?

Please apply online via this job portal. We respond to all candidates; however only shortlisted candidates will be interviewed.

Please Note

SunCulture is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.