Quality & Risk Management Associate

About the role

KPMG's Nairobi office, which acts as the regional coordinating office for its East Africa practice, is hiring a Quality & Risk Management Associate. The associate supports compliance review programmes, reviews contracts and assesses risk mitigations, monitors legal and regulatory developments, carries out due diligence and market research for clients, and answers project-related queries from business units.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in preparing and running compliance review programmes and their reporting
• Review standard and non-standard contracts, recommend amendments and assess risk mitigations
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments, maintain regulatory trackers and support compliance action plans
• Carry out due diligence studies on regulatory and compliance reviews as required by clients
• Conduct general and specific market research for clients
• Answer general queries from business units about projects and tasks
• Maintain good relationships with internal business units and perform other assigned tasks

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in law
• Completed the Kenya School of Law and admitted to, or awaiting admission to, the Roll of Advocates
• Knowledge of data protection and anti-money laundering laws in East Africa
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in a busy legal, compliance or regulatory environment; exposure to risk management is an added advantage

Required skills

• Good written and verbal communication, presentation and analytical skills
• IT proficiency, especially Microsoft Office
• An eye for detail, coordination and planning skills
• Ability to work across diverse African jurisdictions, handle difficult client conversations and multitask

What we offer

• The chance to work with a Big 4 firm on clients across Africa
• Continuous learning and development
• Exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams

Candidates must complete a mandatory candidate summary form with their application, quoting the job title, by 09 November 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.