Fixed Term Risk and Compliance Manager Position

Duty Station: Remote

Term of Contract: 12 months

Application Closing Date: 30th September 2026 at 17:00 GMT

Introduction

We are a newly established innovative and large-scale investment platform designed to bolster food security across Africa. Our institution leverages a partnership model to channel capital into specialized investment funds and companies, prioritizing innovative and scalable agricultural solutions. This strategy addresses the critical gap between Africa's rapidly growing population and stagnating agricultural productivity. It responds to the significant existing market opportunity for approaches enabling and including private sector actors, as Africa’s agri-food sector worth $313 billion today is expected to grow significantly in the coming years.

We have the flexibility to invest in a wide range of transformative agri-food activities through five main windows: (i) direct investments in agri-food MSMEs; (ii) regional funds for territorialized value chains in specific landscapes such as tropical rainforests in the Congo Basin and coastal mangroves along Western Africa; (iii) investments in existing funds of funds with a track record in supporting startups and MSMEs in the agri-food system; (iv) dedicated country flagship funds; and (v) direct investments in flagship companies. Through these five windows, final beneficiaries will be agri-food MSMEs across the value chain, indirectly supporting also farmers and local communities. 

We are seeking a Fixed Term Risk and Compliance Manager who will ensure that risks are properly identified, measured, monitored, reported and managed to drive the sustainability of institution. 

Specific tasks will include: 

• Act as the primary point of contact for risk and compliance matters to internal and external stakeholders

• Ensure operations adhere to the institution's standards, internal policies and regulations

• Lead the development, review and update of risk related policies and ensure that these policies are in compliance with applicable regulations and the strategic imperatives of the institution

• Drive the implementation of the overall risk strategy and policy and ensure risks taken by the institution are consistent with the Enterprise Risk Management framework and the risk strategy 

• Lead the implementation and monitoring of the Enterprise Risk Management framework, tools, practices, and policies to identify, measure, report, monitor and manage enterprise risks (investment and portfolio risks, liquidity and funding risks, regulatory risks, operational risks, etc.) across the institution

• Lead the design and implementation of second level controls and proactively identify and implement internal control improvements to ensure that risks are effectively managed

• Support the implementation of risk and compliance procedures, including Integrity Due Diligence (IDD), AML-CFT, Conflict of Interest etc.

• Develop and update risk dashboards and risk reports to provide information, analyses and insights to the Senior Management and Board committees to enable the monitoring, mitigation and management of risks

• Monitor adherence to investment guidelines and risk limits, prepare compliance and risk reports for Board meetings and provide guidance on regulatory and compliance matters

• Support due diligence exercises related to investments into companies, Funds and Platforms undertaken by the institution

• Respond to investor, Board and stakeholder IDD requests made of the institution and work closely with the investment teams in responding to IDD questions

• Implement risk and compliance education and training to ensure Senior leadership and employees have adequate awareness and understanding of the overall risk strategy, the Enterprise Risk Management framework, other risk-related policies and internal control standards

• Develop, review and enhance quantitative risk models to measure and monitor portfolio risks

• Monitor portfolio performance, identifying trends in credit quality, losses, and early risk indicators

• Conduct regular risk assessments and stress testing 

• Investigate compliance breaches and implement systems to correct and prevent future issues

• Coordinate internal and external audits

Key Skills and Competencies

• Proactive and self-directed, exercising sound judgement and accountability

• Strong commercial awareness and judgement, with the ability to engage proactively with stakeholders as a trusted advisor

• Track record of delivering high quality outcomes

• Highly organised and able to manage complex workstreams and competing priorities

• Strong understanding of credit underwriting principles, equity valuation, risk appetite frameworks, and portfolio risk management 

• Advanced data analysis and quantitative capabilities

• Ability to interact directly and independently with the senior management of clients, financial and technical partners

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills and ability to coach junior consultants

• High standards of ethical behaviour, strong work ethic and integrity

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suite and risk management tools, applications and platforms

• Willingness to travel and geographic flexibility

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. Ability to translate complex risk issues into clear recommendations.  Fluency in French and other languages is strongly preferred

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Risk Management, Engineering, Economics or related discipline, alongside a Master’s degree. 

• Professional qualifications such as FRM, CRMP or equivalent is strongly preferred.

• Minimum of 8 years’ in-depth experience as a risk management professional working in a fund, development finance institution, investment bank or advisory firm. Strong relationship with Africa, either by origin or work experience is highly preferred. 

• Experience in impact investing in Africa

Evaluation Criteria

A shortlist, comprising three to six consultants will be established according to the following criteria:

Shortlisted applicants shall be invited for interviews. The highest ranked applicant after this process will be selected for the said assignment if their fees are within budget limits. 

How to Apply 

Interested candidates should submit their applications by email to careers@fsa-invest.org and should specifically mention “Application - Fixed Term Risk and Compliance Manager” in the subject of the email. To be considered, email applications must include all of the following:

• CV that provides details of all qualifications and relevant experience  

• A cover letter providing your motivations for applying for the role

• A financial proposal regarding fees as a monthly lump sum amount in USD