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EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT – DIRECTOR RISK & COMPLIANCE

  • NAIROBI
  • July 4, 2025

PURPOSE:

Reporting to the Director Risk & Compliance, the role-holder will be responsible for providing administrative support, primarily to the Director, Risk &Compliance, as well as handle project assignments and support for the senior R&C leadership team.  This position requires a high level of discretion and confidentiality and the ability to manage relationships both internally and externally.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Provide administrative support for Director, Risk & Compliance with the ability to understand and anticipate challenges facing leadership executives and be able to manage/reschedule priorities effectively and proactively;
  • Works independently, proactively, and uses sound judgement skills daily;
  • Schedule meetings, prepare meeting logistics, coordinate preparation and distribution of materials, maintain calendar, and assign tasks, etc;
  • Compose correspondence for Director, Risk & Compliance signature;
  • Prepares a variety of correspondence, forms, contracts, lists, requisitions, memoranda, letters, complex reports and other documents, formats, proofread materials to assure accuracy;
  • Support the requisition of departmental stationery, Request For Proposal (RFP)/Request For Quotation (RFQ);
  • Follow up and update matters for follow up assigned to the Director and the department as a whole;
  • Coordinate with Director, Risk & Compliance and Board Secretary to ensure timely, submission of accurate, and comprehensive board reports per subsidiary and region;
  • Prepares agenda and minutes related to the Departmental meeting and other meetings as assigned;
  • Assist with preparing the annual budget for Risk & Compliance Department;
  • Serve as liaison between Director, Risk & Compliance and outside entities;
  • Research and provide recommendations on special projects/assignments;
  • Manage incoming and outgoing telephone calls and email;
  • Maintains a variety of complex files and records often involving confidential materials;
  • Proofread complex Risk and Compliance documents;
  • Perform research, compile information, reports and spreadsheets;
  • Handle sensitive/confidential information requiring a high level of discretion; analyze problems and suggest solutions; and
  • Any other related projects and duties as assigned from time to time.
Key Skills, Knowledge, Experience and Behavioural Competencies
Academic and Professional Requirements

Particulars Detail Specific Field or Qualification 
Education Bachelor’s Degree Bachelor’s degree in law, Finance or Business or a Related field
  Professional Qualification MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

 

Ability to learn risk management and data analytics software applications

Experience Required:

 Description Required years of experience
Relevant experience 4
Risk Management experience Added advantage
 CIC Insurance Values
CIC insurance Group is committed to providing excellent service, spur further growth and employees are required to align their behaviour to the following core values as critical to driving their performance;

·        Integrity- Be fair and transparent

·        Dynamism- Be passionate and innovative

·        Performance- Be efficient and results driven

·        Co-operation- Live the Co-operative spirit

If you have the aforementioned professional and academic qualifications and you are ready to execute the above mandate, strictly apply through: https://careers.cicinsurancegroup.com/ clearly indicating the position being applied for.

The application should reach us by close of business on 4th July, 2025. Please note only short-listed candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us by 31st July, 2025 consider your application unsuccessful.

N/B: This job advert is open to both internal and external candidates.

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