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Caritas Microfinance Bank is a licensed microfinance bank regulated by Central Bank of Kenya. Caritas MFB offers a full range of innovative and customized financial services with a special focus on the unbanked and underbanked. Its headquarters are located in the Nairobi CBD. Caritas MFB was formed to provide affordable, innovative and customized financial solutions to micro and small enterprises (MSEs) and to vulnerable groups that are mostly unbanked and underbanked.

Senior Information Systems Auditor

JOB PURPOSE

The job holder will provide independent assurance on the Bank’s information systems, specifically on integrity, confidentiality and availability of the information systems as well as providing assurance on information systems governance, risk management and controls in place.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

  • Provide assurance on IT risk management framework, particularly on applications and infrastructure security.
  • Developing and maintaining the IT Risk Assessment framework.
  • Prepare detailed Information System Audit Plans and programs.
  • Conduct periodic IT audits and reviews of systems, applications, IT processes and digital channels.
  • Perform pre and post implementation reviews of new systems implementations or enhancements.
  • IT security audits (e.g., network, applications, and data centre), including evaluating if security vulnerabilities are properly identified and mitigated. Coordinate the scope and performance of these reviews with business units and external security experts.
  • Evaluate and test IT general controls and provide value-based feedback.
  • Schedule and perform reviews on IT management policies and procedures such as change management, business continuity planning/ disaster recovery and information security to ensure that controls surrounding these processes are adequate.
  • Develop, build & implement tools to analyse data to improve audit efficiency and effectiveness, Including for risk assessments.
  • Prepare and document all audit assignments on working papers.
  • Prepare audit reports with value adding recommendations for presentation to Management and Board Audit Committee.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills Requirements:

  • Outstanding interpersonal and communications skills; ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Comprehensive understanding of internal control environment within the IT function. An Understanding of database management, software development and networks
  • Understanding of information security standards, best practices for securing computer systems, and applicable laws and regulations.
  • Have a strong Industry / Market awareness

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or any other related field.
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar role preferably in a financial institution.
  • CISA certification a must.
  • Other information systems certification is an added advantage (e.g., CISM, Certified Ethical Hacker, Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer)
  • Member of ISACA.

Human Resource Business Partner

JOB PURPOSE

Reporting to the Human Resource and Administration Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for aligning business objectives with management and employees and be the link between HR department and the business. He/She will be the Talent acquisition Lead for the Bank, oversee the learning and development of staff and be responsible for tactical and operational execution of the various human resources strategies and initiatives in line with internal HR policies and regulations, working in collaboration with the different lines of business.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

  • Formulating and implementing human resources strategies to support business plans
  • Developing talent strategies and plans to attract, recruit and on-board talents to meet current and future business needs
  • Coordinating and managing employee learning and development programs to enhance employee competence to deliver business strategy
  • Implementing strategies to enhance employee engagement and productivity within the work force.
  • Ensuring a safe and conducive working environment in compliance with relevant legislations
  • Developing, managing, and monitoring HR budgets.
  • Structure and implement productive manpower plans at the lowest cost thus attaining profit per head ratio against the defined strategy roadmap
  • Proactively drive and support delivery of HR processes, engagement initiatives and issues that will ensure productivity and mitigate staff turnover driven by labor market environment.
  • Partner with the leadership team on functional business issues and organizational change, leading on planning specific HR strategies to meet business goals.
  • Act as a point of contact for employees, supporting management/supervisors with employee issues.
  • Support in implementation of HR policies and procedures.
  • Manage and support staff performance appraisals in partnership with respective supervisors.
  • Ensure compliance to regulatory requirements and internal policies
  • Conducting training needs analysis across teams and working with supervisors to provide solutions.
  • Provide general support to the HR and Admin department and participate in ad-hoc HR projects as and when needed.

Skills Requirements

  • Ability to recruit qualified candidates against the appropriate roles.
  • Ability to coordinate and implement employee learning and development programs
  • Ability to design job advertisements.
  • Ability to build candidate networking matrix
  • Approval of expenditure categories within discretionary powers delegated through Head of HR.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource management
  • Higher Diploma in Human Resources Management
  • Completed or ongoing CHRP certification & Member of IHRM
  • Minimum 4 years’ experience in HR roles with focus on Talent Acquisition and Learning and development in the Banking Industry.
  • Knowledge of Employment and Labour laws
  • Possess a high degree of emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills
  • Be adept at problem solving, including being able to identify issues and resolving them in a timely manner.
  • A person of high-level of confidentiality and integrity
  • People management skills
  • Attention to details
  • Conscious of data accuracy and completeness

Method of Application

Interested candidates who meet the criteria above are encouraged to send their application letters and detailed CVs (with the position title on the subject line) to: recruitment@caritas-mfb.co.ke. Closing date for application is on or before 27th July 2022. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted


Job Info
Job Category: Several Jobs in one Advert jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 27 July 2022
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 21-07-2022
No of Jobs: 2
Start Publishing: 21-07-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 21-07-2065
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