Director - Compliance and Technical Capacity Development

Director - Compliance and Technical Capacity Development

• Job Type Full Time
• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA , Professional Certificate
• Experience
• Location Nairobi
• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit

Education

• Blank - Proficiency in computer applications; and (Proficiency in computer applications; and )

• Academic - Bachelor’s degree in Finance (Bachelor’s degree in Finance)

• Academic - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, (Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, )

• Academic - Bachelor’s degree in Law, (Bachelor’s degree in Law, )

• Academic - Bachelor’s degree in Education, , (Bachelor’s degree in Education, , )

• Academic - Bachelor’s degree in Economics, (Bachelor’s degree in Economics, )

• Academic - Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, (Bachelor’s degree in Commerce,)

• Academic - Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, (Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences,)

• Academic - or equivalent discipline, from a recognized institution; (or equivalent discipline, from a recognized institution; )

• Academic - Masters’ degree in Finance (Masters’ degree in Finance)

• Academic - Masters’ degree in Accounting (Masters’ degree in Accounting)

• Academic - Masters’ degree in Law, (Masters’ degree in Law, )

• Academic - Masters’ degree in Education, (Masters’ degree in Education, )

• Academic - Masters’ degree in Economics, (Masters’ degree in Economics, )

• Academic - Masters’ degree in Commerce, (Masters’ degree in Commerce,)

• Academic - Masters’ degree in Social Sciences, (Masters’ degree in Social Sciences,)

• Academic - or equivalent discipline, from a recognized institution; (or equivalent discipline, from a recognized institution; )

• Professional - Leadership course certificate lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognised institution; (Leadership course certificate lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognised institution; )

• Membership - Membership to a relevant professional body and in good standing where applicable; (Membership to a relevant professional body and in good standing where applicable; )

• Job Responsibilities

• Overseeing the formulation, development and implementation of policies, regulations, strategies and guidelines relating to AML/CFT/CPF regulation, supervision, enforcement, and developing technical capacity of reporting institutions and competent authorities, in line with national and international best practice;

• Facilitating registration, regulation and supervision of reporting institutions regarding the application of POCAMLA, in liaisons with AML/CFT/CPF supervisory bodies;

• Spearheading issuance of regulatory directives, instructions or guidance to reporting institutions to ensure compliance with POCAMLA, international standards and best practice in AML/CFT/CPF and related measures;

• Guiding on the delivery of AML/CFT/CPF compliance and technical capacity development, including development of appropriate tools, systems, manuals, procedures and frameworks, to supervisory bodies, reporting institutions and other stakeholders;

• Overseeing the development and maintenance of databases domiciled in the directorate, including a repository for all capacity development activities for effective content development, management, and institutional memory;

• Advising on the implementation of risk-based approach to supervision of reporting institutions and institutional risk profiling of reporting institutions, through conducting and updating sectoral ML/TF/PF risk assessments, other risk identification mechanisms and corresponding strategies;

• Facilitating the design and implementation of effective, proportionate and dissuasive remediation as well as enforcement mechanisms against reporting institutions on infringements of POCAMLA;

• Advising on follow-up and remediation measures arising from supervisory interventions;

• Guiding on enforcement of POCAMLA by the Centre;

• Advising on the design and delivery of AML/CFT/CPF effective technical capacity needs assessment, technical capacity activities, including awareness programs for the reporting institutions, competent authorities, members of staff, supervisory bodies and the general public;

• Facilitating development of monitoring and evaluation framework for all capacity development and awareness activities;

• Overseeing research on AML/CFT/CPF compliance and technical capacity themes to inform the design of regulation, supervision, capacity development and enforcement actions;

• Advising on identification and maintenance of strategic partnerships for mobilizing resources to support compliance and technical capacity development programs for the Centre;

• Coordinating development and maintenance of knowledge management framework for the directorate;

• Ensuring mitigation of risks within the directorate;

• Ensuring prudent utilization of resources as per the approved directorate budget; and,

• Reviewing periodic management reports from the directorate and ensure timely submission.

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