Kenya Railways

Role Overview

This is a senior leadership position accountable for shaping and driving the organisation’s entire risk, compliance, business continuity, and quality assurance agenda. Day to day, the role involves setting strategic direction, coaching departmental managers, reviewing risk registers, overseeing audit action closure, and ensuring every unit meets its regulatory and internal control obligations. The work directly influences the Corporation’s resilience, public accountability, and ability to deliver products and services that consistently meet quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct the design, execution, and continuous improvement of the Corporation’s overall risk management policy, risk appetite framework, and business continuity strategy.
• Champion proactive enterprise risk management across all departments, guiding managers to identify, assess, and mitigate operational, strategic, financial, and compliance-related risks.
• Maintain and update the strategic risk register, ensuring mitigation plans are realistic, tracked, and completed within agreed timelines.
• Oversee the development and operation of a compliance framework that keeps the Corporation aligned with legal, regulatory, and internal policy requirements.
• Lead the quality management system (QMS), coordinating with department heads to embed quality standards, monitor customer-focused processes, and drive corrective actions.
• Manage the division’s annual work plan, budget, procurement schedule, and asset disposal plans to align with board targets and the corporate strategic plan.
• Spearhead corruption prevention, corporate governance, and ethics initiatives, fostering a culture of integrity and public participation across the division.
• Supervise, mentor, and appraise divisional staff, while strengthening performance management, succession planning, and internal controls across teams.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Commerce, Economics, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Civil Engineering, Business Administration, Risk Management, Finance, or a related recognised discipline.
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the above fields from a recognised institution.
• Professional certification such as CPA (K), ACCA, CRA, CMA, CIA, CRMA, CFE, CRISC, or an equivalent qualification from a recognised professional body.
• Active membership in a relevant professional body with good standing.
• At least ten years of relevant work experience, including a minimum of five years in a managerial role within the public or private sector.
• Completion of a management course of at least four weeks from a recognised institution is an added advantage.
• Strong research, analytical, problem-solving, financial management, and report-writing skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, planning, supervisory, negotiation, stakeholder management, and interpersonal communication abilities.
• Proven track record of delivering results, managing teams, and implementing governance frameworks effectively.