Principal Supervision Officer job at Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA)
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Principal Supervision Officer
2026-01-28T11:16:48+00:00
Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA)
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Professional Services
Management, Accounting & Finance, Civil & Government
KES
MONTH
2026-02-16T17:00:00+00:00
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Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

Vision: To be the leading insurance industry regulator. Mission: To effectively regulate, supervise, develop the insurance industry and protect insurance beneficiaries. Core Values: (i)Accountability: -We exercise prudence in use of public resources entrusted to IRA. (ii)Team Spirit: -We work effectively with others across functional lines to a...

Responsibilities or duties

The duties and responsibilities will entail:

  • Monitoring and implementing risk-profiling framework.
  • Monitoring implementation of minimum requirements in relation to capital, governance and risk management.
  • Monitoring implementation of set out requirements and practices and steps to be followed for compliance.
  • Reviewing analysis of applications for licensing, approval and authorization of insurance and reinsurance companies under the Insurance Act.
  • Reviewing analysis of requests from regulated entities for corporate changes, shareholding structure, mergers and acquisitions.
  • Reviewing analysis of requests for approval under the Insurance Act.
  • Reviewing analysis of applications for overseas placement of insurance business.
  • Reviewing monitoring and enforcement of penalties, restrictions, directives, inspection/investigation recommendations, offsite surveillance and market conduct recommendations and any other requirement of the Insurance Act, regulations, guidelines and rules.
  • Collecting and analysing data on onsite inspections, risk assessments, and trends to inform supervisory strategies.
  • Conducting and preparing reports on off-site and on-site supervision of regulated entities.
  • Participating in the organisation of supervisory colleges.
  • Participating in group-wide, cross-border, regional and international insurance supervision.
  • Reviewing and analysing reinsurance proposals and arrangements.
  • Analysing requests for demergers and amalgamations and portfolio transfers.
  • Reviewing requests for approval under the Insurance Act.
  • Analysing applications for overseas placements.
  • Reviewing lien processing applications.
  • Reviewing reports for companies under statutory management.
  • Reviewing reports on the activities of Statutory Managers.
  • Participating in the preparation and updating of resolution plans.
  • Participating in training of members of the industry.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Person Specifications

  • Six (6) years’ cumulative relevant work experience, three (3) of which must have been at the grade of Senior Supervision Officer or in comparable and relevant position.
  • Bachelor’s degree in the following fields: insurance, Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, Law, Economics, Information Technology or equivalent from a recognized institution.
  • Professional qualification in the following fields: ACII, AIIK, LOMA, CPA, CIFA, CFA or approved equivalent from a recognized institution.
  • Membership to a relevant professional body and in good standing.
  • Certificate in management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
  • Proficiency in computer applications.

Competencies and Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Report writing skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Monitoring and implementing risk-profiling framework.
  • Monitoring implementation of minimum requirements in relation to capital, governance and risk management.
  • Monitoring implementation of set out requirements and practices and steps to be followed for compliance.
  • Reviewing analysis of applications for licensing, approval and authorization of insurance and reinsurance companies under the Insurance Act.
  • Reviewing analysis of requests from regulated entities for corporate changes, shareholding structure, mergers and acquisitions.
  • Reviewing analysis of requests for approval under the Insurance Act.
  • Reviewing analysis of applications for overseas placement of insurance business.
  • Reviewing monitoring and enforcement of penalties, restrictions, directives, inspection/investigation recommendations, offsite surveillance and market conduct recommendations and any other requirement of the Insurance Act, regulations, guidelines and rules.
  • Collecting and analysing data on onsite inspections, risk assessments, and trends to inform supervisory strategies.
  • Conducting and preparing reports on off-site and on-site supervision of regulated entities.
  • Participating in the organisation of supervisory colleges.
  • Participating in group-wide, cross-border, regional and international insurance supervision.
  • Reviewing and analysing reinsurance proposals and arrangements.
  • Analysing requests for demergers and amalgamations and portfolio transfers.
  • Reviewing requests for approval under the Insurance Act.
  • Analysing applications for overseas placements.
  • Reviewing lien processing applications.
  • Reviewing reports for companies under statutory management.
  • Reviewing reports on the activities of Statutory Managers.
  • Participating in the preparation and updating of resolution plans.
  • Participating in training of members of the industry.
  • Communication skills
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Report writing skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Six (6) years’ cumulative relevant work experience, three (3) of which must have been at the grade of Senior Supervision Officer or in comparable and relevant position.
  • Bachelor’s degree in the following fields: insurance, Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, Law, Economics, Information Technology or equivalent from a recognized institution.
  • Professional qualification in the following fields: ACII, AIIK, LOMA, CPA, CIFA, CFA or approved equivalent from a recognized institution.
  • Membership to a relevant professional body and in good standing.
  • Certificate in management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
  • Proficiency in computer applications.
bachelor degree
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Vacancy title:
Principal Supervision Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Management, Accounting & Finance, Civil & Government]

Jobs at:
Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA)

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, February 16 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, January 28 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

Vision: To be the leading insurance industry regulator. Mission: To effectively regulate, supervise, develop the insurance industry and protect insurance beneficiaries. Core Values: (i)Accountability: -We exercise prudence in use of public resources entrusted to IRA. (ii)Team Spirit: -We work effectively with others across functional lines to a...

Responsibilities or duties

The duties and responsibilities will entail:

  • Monitoring and implementing risk-profiling framework.
  • Monitoring implementation of minimum requirements in relation to capital, governance and risk management.
  • Monitoring implementation of set out requirements and practices and steps to be followed for compliance.
  • Reviewing analysis of applications for licensing, approval and authorization of insurance and reinsurance companies under the Insurance Act.
  • Reviewing analysis of requests from regulated entities for corporate changes, shareholding structure, mergers and acquisitions.
  • Reviewing analysis of requests for approval under the Insurance Act.
  • Reviewing analysis of applications for overseas placement of insurance business.
  • Reviewing monitoring and enforcement of penalties, restrictions, directives, inspection/investigation recommendations, offsite surveillance and market conduct recommendations and any other requirement of the Insurance Act, regulations, guidelines and rules.
  • Collecting and analysing data on onsite inspections, risk assessments, and trends to inform supervisory strategies.
  • Conducting and preparing reports on off-site and on-site supervision of regulated entities.
  • Participating in the organisation of supervisory colleges.
  • Participating in group-wide, cross-border, regional and international insurance supervision.
  • Reviewing and analysing reinsurance proposals and arrangements.
  • Analysing requests for demergers and amalgamations and portfolio transfers.
  • Reviewing requests for approval under the Insurance Act.
  • Analysing applications for overseas placements.
  • Reviewing lien processing applications.
  • Reviewing reports for companies under statutory management.
  • Reviewing reports on the activities of Statutory Managers.
  • Participating in the preparation and updating of resolution plans.
  • Participating in training of members of the industry.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Person Specifications

  • Six (6) years’ cumulative relevant work experience, three (3) of which must have been at the grade of Senior Supervision Officer or in comparable and relevant position.
  • Bachelor’s degree in the following fields: insurance, Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, Law, Economics, Information Technology or equivalent from a recognized institution.
  • Professional qualification in the following fields: ACII, AIIK, LOMA, CPA, CIFA, CFA or approved equivalent from a recognized institution.
  • Membership to a relevant professional body and in good standing.
  • Certificate in management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
  • Proficiency in computer applications.

Competencies and Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Report writing skills
  • Presentation skills

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Accounting/ Finance jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Monday, February 16 2026
Duty Station: Nairobi | Nairobi
Posted: 28-01-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 28-01-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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