We are looking for a Compliance Manager to join our Legal group; as we scale up and drive digital and financial inclusion across our markets.

Job Purpose

To manage the organization’s compliance activities in the countries we operate.

Key Job Functions

• Ensure M-KOPA’s operations are compliant with local and national laws, contractual, and shareholder obligations, as well as best practices.

• Serve as the Data Privacy Officer in Nigeria, responsible for monitoring and ensuring compliance with applicable data privacy legislation and best practices supported by the global privacy team.

• Undertake legal and regulatory research and assess and evaluate the impact of changes in applicable legislation and best international practices.

• Coordinate a program of training and capacity-building activities for employees across M-KOPA, covering all key areas of compliance policy and practice.

• Support the development and implementation of relevant policies, processes, and procedures, and maintain an appropriate review cycle.

• Partner with M-KOPA departments such as Legal, Internal Audit, EHS, and Risk Management to assess and ensure the effectiveness of control systems in driving compliance.

• Identify, understand, and escalate compliance risk events/issues in a timely manner and focus on fixing the root causes of the issues. Monitor the implementation status of agreed-upon action points aimed at driving compliance.

• Manage the compliance tools such as the compliance obligations register, the compliance training calendar, the compliance incident register, and the compliance risk register.

• Support in investor compliance, including implementation of ESMS, and participate in investor reporting on ESG aspects.

• Create and maintain documentation that demonstrates evidence of legal and regulatory compliance.

• Support in regulatory compliance, including the timely preparation and submission of regulatory filings such as annual returns, or a timely response to regulatory circulars

• Management of ESG will be an added advantage.

• Work flexibly and collaboratively across all teams in the organisation to ensure the greatest impact and effectiveness of the Compliance Team’s day-to-day work

• Undertake all other reasonable and related tasks associated with this role.

Experience, Skills, and Education

• 5+ years post-call to bar working experience in a compliance function. Experience in banking and finance is an added advantage.

• Undergraduate LLB degree.

• Working knowledge of compliance standards and regulations.

• Experience in risk management.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Communicate and collaborate with diverse team members.

• Generally structured and organized

Why M-KOPA?

At M-KOPA, we empower our people to own their careers through diverse development programs, coaching partnerships, and on-the-job training. We support individual journeys with family-friendly policies, prioritize well-being, and embrace flexibility.

Join us in shaping the future of M-KOPA as we grow together. Explore more at m-kopa.com.

Recognized four times by the Financial Times as one Africa's fastest growing companies (2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025) and by TIME100 Most influential companies in the world 2023 and 2024 , we've served over 5 million customers, unlocking $1.5 billion in cumulative credit for the unbanked across Africa.

Important Notice

M-KOPA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained staff. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

M-KOPA explicitly prohibits the use of Forced or Child Labour and respects the rights of its employees to agree to terms and conditions of employment voluntarily, without coercion, and freely terminate their employment on appropriate notice. M-KOPA shall ensure that its Employees are of legal working age and shall comply with local laws for youth employment or student work, such as internships or apprenticeships.

M-KOPA does not collect/charge any money as a pre-employment or post-employment requirement. This means that we never ask for ‘recruitment fees’, ‘processing fees’, ‘interview fees’, or any other kind of money in exchange for offer letters or interviews at any time during the hiring process.

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Shortlisting and interviews will take place at any stage during the recruitment process. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is selected before the advertised closing date.