Compliance Assistant At MSI Reproductive Choices

About Us

MSI Reproductive Choices is one of the world’s leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare. We believe that everyone should have the right to choose. From contraception to safe abortion and life-saving post-abortion care, we are committed to delivering compassionate, affordable, high-quality services for all.

Today, our organisation has over 9,000 team members working in 37 countries across the world. Our success lies in the fact that MSI teams are locally led, entrepreneurial and results-driven, and are passionate about delivering high quality, client-centered care in their own communities. As a social business, we focus on sustainable delivery, efficiency, and funding models that are built to last, so that the women and girls we serve today will have a choice in the future too.

We know that access to reproductive choice is life changing. For some, it can mean the ability to complete an education or start a career. For others, it means being able to look after the family they already have. For everyone, it means the freedom to decide their own future, creating a fairer, more equal world.

About the Role

The role is appropriate for someone from a compliance or administrative background with strong data and computer skills. It would suit a recent graduate or someone with experience of vetting and compliance checks. The Compliance Assistant supports implementation of the Due Diligence Policy on partners and employees.

This will principally involve carrying out database related compliance checks on global and local suppliers and employees to ensure thorough and effective vetting and escalating of any concerns. It will also involve supporting on vetting check requests from other teams on banks, donors and others. Where required, the Compliance Assistant will assist with administrative matters and supporting implementation of other compliance policies.

About You

We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission and a focus on delivering measurable results. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace, where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully. You must be open-minded, curious, resilient, and solutions-oriented, and committed to promoting equality, and safeguarding the welfare of team members and clients alike.

To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following skills:

• Excellent computer skills – must be highly proficient at Word, Outlook, Excel and Powerpoint
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to details
• Excellent verbal and communication skills
• Ability to prioritise tasks
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following experience:

• Working in an administrative setting
• Reporting writing, presenting data and making recommendation to management
• Delivering training either online or face to face.
• Managing and coordinating input from multi-stakeholders
• Drafting, managing or implementing internal company policies
• Experience working with excel and analysing big data

Personal Attributes:

We seek exceptional individuals who are aligned to MSI’s mission and entrepreneurial mindset. You must be a strong communicator, self-motivated and solutions-seeking, committed to driving social change in an environment that measures sustainable results and impact at an individual and global level. You must be able to work effectively with and across diverse teams and be comfortable with ambiguity.

For this role, we’re looking for an individual who is:

• Strong interpersonal skills and client focus, coupled with cultural sensitivity and awareness
• Resilient, flexible and thrives in fast-paced, dynamic environments’
• Ability to prioritise tasks rapidly and effectively
• High levels of integrity and a strong ethical sense

Location: Nairobi, Kenya.

Full-time: 40 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

Contract type: 2 year fixed term renewable contract

Salary: KSH 1,450,000 to KSH 2,055,000 depending on experience + benefits

Salary band: BG5

Please see the job description on our website.

Closing date: 28th March 2024 (midnight GMT). Interviews may take place before this date for exceptional candidates.

For internal employees applying from an MSI country programme, the role will be positioned within the existing salary structure of the country. Local terms and conditions of the country will apply.