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Compliance Specialist at Water.org
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 15 days ago (21 Aug 2026) Updated 11 days ago
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Job Description
The Compliance Specialist at Water.org oversees global compliance programs, ensuring governance, data privacy, and third‑party due diligence meet high standards. Responsibilities include managing entity registrations, handling data‑subject requests, and conducting sanctions screening across multiple jurisdictions. The role requires partnering with legal, finance, and regional teams to embed compliance into daily operations. Candidates need extensive experience in multi‑jurisdictional compliance and a strong academic background.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Bachelor’s degree (BA/BSc) or equivalent higher‑national diploma
- • 5+ years of experience in compliance, legal operations, risk management or related fields
- • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a global, multicultural environment
- • Excellent written and spoken English proficiency
- • Demonstrated experience building or significantly maturing a compliance program
- • Self‑starter mindset with ability to own end‑to‑end compliance processes
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Manage compliance program activities across Water.org’s global footprint, supporting corporate governance and entity registrations
- • Ensure entities maintain good‑standing status in multiple countries
- • Support and strengthen data privacy practices, including handling data‑subject requests and navigating multi‑jurisdictional frameworks
- • Conduct counter‑party due diligence and sanctions screening, including OFAC checks
- • Coordinate with legal, finance, HR, and regional teams as a collaborative advisor
- • Develop and mature compliance processes with minimal supervision
- • Monitor and report on compliance outcomes across the organization