Risk & Compliance Officer

About the role

The Risk & Compliance Officer supports the practical application of FSD Africa’s risk, compliance and assurance processes. You will help teams identify risks, meet regulatory obligations and close control gaps, ensuring the organisation operates with integrity and accountability.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain reliable risk information and support project risk assessments and onboarding.
• Monitor compliance requirements, track mitigation actions and report on risk status.
• Assist staff in applying risk and compliance practices in daily activities.
• Conduct risk assessments, compliance reviews and internal audit activities.
• Support due‑diligence processes, including KYC, safeguarding and ESG considerations.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Commerce, Law or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in risk management, compliance, audit or a related discipline.
• Sound understanding of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) frameworks.
• Experience in financial services, development finance or donor‑funded environments is desirable.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving and critical‑thinking abilities.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reporting.
• Familiarity with risk assessment tools and ERM frameworks.
• Experience conducting compliance reviews and internal audits.
• Knowledge of due‑diligence processes such as KYC and ESG.