Capital Markets Authority (CMA) Vacancy Announcement

apital Markets Authority (CMA) is a statutory agency charged with the responsibility of regulating and developing efficient capital markets in Kenya.

The Authority invites applications from qualified, competent and experienced candidates for the following positions:

Senior Policy Analysis and Planning Officer
HRD/SPAPO

Reporting to the Manager, Research Policy Analysis and Planning, the selected candidate will be responsible for;

• Analyzing and reviewing the impact of various policies on Capital Market development.
• Identifying impediments to market development.
  
• Formulating appropriate policy interventions for capital market development.
  
• Corporate strategic planning

The ideal candidate should possess;

• A degree in Economics, Finance, Strategic Management, Business Administration, Policy Analysis or related field.
• Three years of relevant work experience, preferably in a policy analysis and research institution.
• Preference will be given to candidates with Masters Degree in business administration or economics or other professional qualification will be an added advantage.
• Evidence of knowledge of the capital markets and good understanding and network of public and private policy research institutions and regulators within the financial sector will be an added advantage.

Assistant Manager - Legal Framework
HRD/AMLF

Reporting to the Manager Legal Affairs, the selected candidate will be responsible for;

• Continually conducting diagnostic studies and reviews to assess impediments to capital markets development arising from inadequacies in the current laws and regulations, institutional arrangements, supporting infrastructure and technical capacity
• Preparing plans for improving the legal and regulatory framework, institutional arrangements, infrastructure and capacity over the short, medium, and long term, identifying impediments to full implementation of IOSCO Principles and presenting relevant legislation while adopting international best-practice standards from other jurisdictions.
• Facilitating discussions with Capital markets stakeholders and agreement on new initiatives to address policy, legal, regulatory, supervisory, institutional and capacity constraints to the development of the capital market in Kenya.
• Developing guidelines, rules and procedures to implement the regulatory framework.
  
• Organize and coordinate the review of capital markets enabling legislation, rules, regulations and guidelines and recommend amendments where need arises.
• Acting as the liaison person with the Attorney General's office. Ministry of Finance, Registrar General, Law Reform Commission and other relevant agencies.

The candidate should possess;

• Bachelors degree in Law and be an advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
• Five years of relevant work experience two of which must be in the field of legal drafting and a minimum of 3 years in conducting legal diagnostic studies to assess inadequacies in laws and regulations and recommending actions for improvement of laws and regulations, preferably in the capital markets sector.
• Ability to identify legal and regulatory impediments and provide practical solutions.
• A Masters degree in Law, CPS and knowledge of capital markets operations will be an added advantage.

Human Capital Officer
HRD/HCO

Reporting to the Asst Manager Human Capital, the selected candidate will be responsible for:

• Developing and maintaining competency profiles to be used as the basis for recruitment and selection, performance management, training and development, job evaluation, career planning, work design and human resources planning.
• Updating and maintaining employee records and ensuring integrity of data and information related to management and development of human resource programmes and activities
• Carrying out training needs assessment and developing training plans.
• Administering employee benefits.
• Participating in formulation and review of human resource policies.

The ideal candidate should possess:

• Bachelors degree in Human Resource Management or related field Diploma in Human Resource Management
• At least four years of relevant work experience
• Proficiency in IT especially computerized human resource information systems and other relevant software packages.
• Membership to a relevant professional body.
  

Internal Auditor

Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Internal Auditor will be responsible for:

• Overall review of operational procedures, systems, practices and records to ensure conformity with laws, regulations and policies and consistency with the Authority's established objectives and goals.
  
• Assessing the adequacy of systems and procedures and evaluate internal controls and processes.
  
• Appraise the relevance, reliability and integrity of management, financial and operating systems.
  
• Reviewing and develop auditing techniques and procedures for financial, procurement, operational, regulatory and management audit.
  
• Developing an internal audit plan and providing assurances and appraise the economy and efficiency with which resources are employed;
• Monitoring and evaluate the effectiveness of the Authority's risk management processes and risk exposures.
• Preparing and present audit reports to the Audit, Risk Management and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.
• Monitoring emerging trends and successful practices in internal auditing

The ideal candidate must possess:

• Masters Degree in Business or related discipline CPA (K) and registered with ICPAK, or ACCA
• At least 6 years of relevant work experience
• Possession of CISA and experience in an auditing firm are added advantages.

IT Networks and Security Administrator
HRD/NSA

Reporting to the Assistant Manager ICT, the IT Networks and Security Administrator will be responsible for:

• Administration and configuration of IT Networks and Security on different platforms
• Administration of Disaster Recovery Processes
• Monitor and ensure systems availability at all times

The ideal candidate must possess:

• University degree in Computer Science, IT engineering or related disciplines from a reputable institution.
• 4 years experience in networks: managing a networks of more than 200 users Certification in CCNA MCSE, CISA
• Certification in CCNP and being a member ISACA is an added
• Multi-skills training and experience (Networking, Databases, Project management etc) is an added advantage.

Systems Technician
HRD/ST

Reporting to the Systems Analyst, the Systems Technician will be responsible for:

• Administration and configuration of IT client hardware/software and trouble shooting resolution of support issues.
  
• Disaster recovery of client desktop environment.
  
• Administration of IT helpdesk.
• Training users on office automation, client application support, VPN administration and related matters.

The ideal candidate must possess:

• University degree in Computer Science or a Higher National Diploma with a bias towards IT related disciplines from a reputable institution.
• A+ and N+ MCSE Certification.
• Certification in CCNA is an added advantage.
• At least 2 years working experience in a busy ICT environment with more than 200 users.

For the above positions, the Authority is looking for strong team players with, excellent communication skills, effective interpersonal skills, report writing skills, adaptability, initiative, and be of high integrity, self drive for high performance and a team player.

If your background, experience and competence match the above specifications, please send your application, quoting the reference of the position you are interested in, including your current curriculum vitae, salary history, three referees (one of who must be either your current or previous employer), day telephone number, e-¬mail address and details of your current salary and benefits to:

Chief Executive
Capital Markets Authority
P.O Box 74800 - 00200,
Nairobi

The closing date is August 5th 2009.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

This vacancy announcement is also available on the Authority website: www.cma.or.ke

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