The Central Bank of Kenya is a public institution established under Article 231 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. The Bank is responsible for formulating monetary policy to achieve and maintain price stability and issuing currency. Pursuant to the CBK Act, the Central Bank promotes financial stability through regulation, supervision and licensing of fin...

Responsibilities or duties

• Design, implement and continuously enhance the Bank’s enterprise compliance framework, ensuring it remains robust, risk-based and aligned to evolving regulatory expectations.
• Develop, review and maintain Bank-wide policies, standards and guidelines to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations and internal governance requirements.
• Establish and maintain comprehensive compliance obligation registers across the Bank, translating legislative and regulatory requirements into clear, practical business obligations and control expectations.
• Provide oversight and challenge to business units on the design and effectiveness of compliance controls, including self-assessments and monitoring activities.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business units on regulatory interpretation and compliance obligations
• Lead the implementation of the Bank’s Data Privacy and Protection program.
• Oversee implementation of Anti-Money Laundering framework in Central Bank operations, and ensuring alignment with existing legislation and international standards.
• Monitor local, regional and global regulatory developments, assess their impact on the Bank and proactively advise senior management on required actions.
• Prepare high-quality compliance risk reports for senior management.
• Engage with regulators and key stakeholders on compliance-related matters and support regulatory inspections and reviews.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Law, Finance, Accounting, Information Technology or a related discipline.
• Membership of good standing in relevant professional association/ Institute.
• Professional certifications such as CAMS, CISA, CRCM, CDPSE will be an added advantage.

Experience needed

• Minimum of 10 years' experience in Risk Management and Compliance Management role in an organization of similar size and complexity.

• Design, implement and continuously enhance the Bank’s enterprise compliance framework, ensuring it remains robust, risk-based and aligned to evolving regulatory expectations.
• Develop, review and maintain Bank-wide policies, standards and guidelines to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations and internal governance requirements.
• Establish and maintain comprehensive compliance obligation registers across the Bank, translating legislative and regulatory requirements into clear, practical business obligations and control expectations.
• Provide oversight and challenge to business units on the design and effectiveness of compliance controls, including self-assessments and monitoring activities.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business units on regulatory interpretation and compliance obligations
• Lead the implementation of the Bank’s Data Privacy and Protection program.
• Oversee implementation of Anti-Money Laundering framework in Central Bank operations, and ensuring alignment with existing legislation and international standards.
• Monitor local, regional and global regulatory developments, assess their impact on the Bank and proactively advise senior management on required actions.
• Prepare high-quality compliance risk reports for senior management.
• Engage with regulators and key stakeholders on compliance-related matters and support regulatory inspections and reviews.

• Risk Management
• Compliance Management
• Regulatory Interpretation
• Data Privacy and Protection
• Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
• Policy Development
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Report Writing

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Law, Finance, Accounting, Information Technology or a related discipline.
• Membership of good standing in relevant professional association/ Institute.
• Professional certifications such as CAMS, CISA, CRCM, CDPSE will be an added advantage.