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
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.
JOB-6979f020bb1c6
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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