The Central Bank of Kenya is Hiring

The Central Bank of Kenya

The Central Bank of Kenya is responsible for formulating monetary policy to achieve and maintain price stability. The Central Bank also promotes financial stability; an effective and efficient payment, clearing and settlement system; formulates and implements foreign exchange policies; holds and manages foreign exchange reserves; issuing of currency; and is the banker for, adviser to and fiscal agent of the Government

A career at the Central Bank of Kenya gives you the opportunity to contribute to the Bank’s monetary and financial stability objectives in line with the country’s development agenda.  You will have an opportunity to work with a team of highly motivated, dynamic, innovative and diverse professionals.  The Central Bank of Kenya prides itself in being an equal opportunity employer.

The CBK is looking for qualified individuals to fill the following following positions:

SENIOR PAYMENTS OFFICER, FOREIGN PAYMENTS (SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST 2), FINANCIAL MARKETS DEPARTMENT
Deadline: Thursday, 29 Jan 2026 at 5.00 p.m.

Job Purpose
The role holder is a member of foreign payments team and participates in the processing of the payments transactions to ensure that the section meets its functional responsibilities and makes these contributions effectively and efficiently.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
I. Strategic Responsibilities

• Contribute as appropriate to the performance of the function and to the overall achievement of CBK’s strategic objectives.
• Work effectively as part of the team to deliver on the Key Result Areas and demonstrates competencies of his/her role.

II. Technical and Operational Responsibilities

• Processes Government Payments, CBK foreign exchange and 3rd party payments with set timelines.
• Processes third party guarantees’ confirmations to Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
• Processes Projects and Eurobonds accounts opening requests.
• Reviews payments summary reports and highlight unreconciled items.
• Act as subject matter expert on foreign payment operations.
• Avail information and explanations on issues related to Payments Administration.
• Follow standardized controls and operational metrics to track transactions performance and production.
• Drafts and implements initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce potential risk.
• Ensures adherence to Payment policies and procedures.

II. Other Responsibilities

• Any other assigned duties and responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Economics or Banking or related field.
• Clear understanding of financial markets, banking, and relevant emerging issues in:

1. National, regional, and international regulatory and statutory requirements
2. Public Debt Management
3. Foreign Exchange management and operations
4. Risk management

Work Experience

• At least three (3) years of relevant work experience in a relevant field.

Competencies
I. Technical Competencies
Knowledge in:
1. Government payments process.
2. Payment systems – such as SWIFT.
3. Portfolio Management.
4. Financial Markets emerging issues.
5. Treasury Management.
6. Money markets.
7. Capital markets.
8. Accounting and taxation implications.
9. Banking laws and regulations.

II. Behavioral/ General Competencies
10. Ability to work collaboratively in a team.
11. Professionalism.
12. Communication.
13. Customer orientation.
14. Integrity, honesty and ethics.
15. Resilience.
16. Mentoring and coaching.
17. Ability to drive change.
18. Emotional Intelligence.
19. Independence and objectivity.

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SENIOR SETTLEMENTS OFFICER, DOMESTIC SETTLEMENTS (SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST 2), FINANCIAL MARKETS DEPARTMENT
Deadline: Thursday, 29 Jan 2026 at 5.00 p.m.

Job Purpose
The role holder is a member of Domestic Settlements Section and participates in the operations of the section to ensure that Open Markets Operations settlement and Government Securities interests and redemptions payments are processed effectively and efficiently among other things.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
I. Strategic Responsibilities

• Contribute as appropriate to the performance of the function and to the overall achievement of the Bank’s strategic objectives
• Work effectively as part of the team to deliver on the Key Result Areas and demonstrates competencies of his/her role

II. Technical and Operational Responsibilities

• Processes OMO transactions.
• Monitors and advises on the funding of Government Securities payment accounts.
• Follows up funding of cash call ups from National Treasury.
• Manages and advises on IRA un- cancelled lien accounts.
• Manages and advises on returned funds.
• Ensures control of deceased investor accounts.
• Handles rediscount of REPO, RESO.
• Prepare interest and redemption payments of government securities.
• Monitor transactions related to government securities payments for interest and redemptions.
• Settle transactions related to returned funds, deceased investor funds, IRA un-cancelled liens.
• Prepare tax payments on interest.
• Follow up funding of cash call ups from National Treasury.
• Initiate payment investigations where necessary.
• Adhere to finance polices and guidelines and internal controls.
• Report on any risks emanating from the payment process and work to mitigate the identified risks by process review and improvements.

Other Responsibilities

• Any other assigned duties and responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Economics or Banking or similar field
• Clear understanding of Financial Markets, Banking, and relevant emerging issues in:

1. National, regional, and international regulatory and statutory requirements.
2. Monetary Policy implementation.
3. Government borrowing.
4. Securities Settlements operations.

Work Experience

• Three (3) years of relevant work experience.

Competencies
I. Technical Competencies
Knowledge in;

1. Domestic debt management.
2. Financial Markets emerging issues.
3. Treasury management.
4. Money markets.
5. Capital markets.
6. Interest rates and pricing.
7. Market analysis.
8. Investor awareness.
9. Banking laws and regulations.

II. Behavioral/ General Competencies
10. Ability to work collaboratively in a team.
11. Professionalism.
12. Communication.
13. Customer orientation.
14. Integrity and honesty and ethics.
15. Resilience.
16. Emotional Intelligence.
17. Independence and objectivity.

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SENIOR SETTLEMENTS OFFICER, FOREX SETTLEMENTS (SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST 2), FINANCIAL MARKETS DEPARTMENT

Deadline: Thursday, 29 Jan 2026 at 5.00 p.m.

Job Purpose
The role holder is a member of Forex Settlements, Accounting and Custody Section and participates in the operations to ensure that the section meets its functional responsibilities and makes these contributions effectively and efficiently.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
Strategic Responsibilities

• Contribute as appropriate to the performance of the function and to the overall achievement of the Bank’s strategic objectives.
• Work effectively as part of the team to deliver on the Key Result Areas and demonstrates competencies of his/her role.

Technical and Operational Responsibilities

3. Undertake forex settlements.
4. Cash management.
5. Input, check and release of payments by SWIFT and transfer of proceeds.
6. Issue statements.
7. Input Treasury settlements.
8. Process forex deposits.
9. Provide back-office support and service on Banking Operations.
10. Responsible for processing of customer transactions including international payments.
11. Process payments.
12. Carry out payment investigations.
13. Handle customer enquiries.
14. Adhere to finance polices, guidelines and internal controls.

Other Responsibilities

15. Any other assigned duties and responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Economics or Banking or similar field.
• Clear understanding of financial markets, banking, and relevant emerging issues in:

1. National, regional, and international regulatory and statutory requirements
2. Public Debt Management.
3. Portfolio Management.
4. Foreign Exchange management and operations.
5. Risk management.

Work Experience

• Minimum three (3) years of work experience in a relevant field.

Competencies
I. Technical Competencies
Knowledge in:
1. Financial Markets emerging issues.
2. Treasury management.
3. Money markets.
4. Capital markets.
5. Interest rates and pricing.
6. Market analysis.
7. Pricing and evaluation.
8. Accounting and taxation implications.
9. Portfolio management.
10. Investment policies.
11. Banking laws and regulations.

II. Behavioural/ General Competencies
12. Ability to work collaboratively in a team.
13. Professionalism.
14. Communication.
15. Customer orientation.
16. Integrity and honesty and ethics.
17. Resilience.
18. Emotional Intelligence.
19. Independence and objectivity.

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ENGINEER, ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS (BUSINESS ANALYST 1)
Deadline: Thursday, 29 Jan 2026 at 5.00 p.m.

Job Purpose
Reporting to the Senior Manager – Enterprise Applications, The Engineer, Enterprise Applications will work with other Engineers to understand business processes, map out requirements, design, develop, test, and maintain software applications within the Enterprise Applications section.

The role holder will support the section in meeting its responsibility for system administration including continued support, integration of applications, configuration, and building reports for implemented applications. The Engineer will support production systems to ensure they meet operational and functional requirements.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
Technical and Operational Responsibilities

• Design and develop front-end tier(s), middle tier(s), and /or back-end database tier(s) for business applications.
• Support new and existing application development by creating modifications and enhancements for applications and perform system design.
• Carry out 2nd and 3rd line production applications support in relation to applicable application systems.
• Gather and refine requirements, create test plans, test data sets and perform testing to ensure all components of the developed systems meet specifications.
• Develop documentation.
• Ensure IT tickets raised are responded to and resolved within Enterprise Applications section Operating Level Agreements.
• Deploy developed solutions to production environments.
• Collaborate and foster teamwork with other IT teams to develop and implement solutions including projects participation.
• Adhere to technology organization’s technical design and documentation standards and conform with applicable architectural standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
• Development experience with Microsoft development tools e.g. Java, VB, C#, Oracle Application Builder.
• Work experience with RDMS preferably Oracle, MS SQL Server, mySQL, etc.
• Experience in data warehousing, business analysis, knowledge in Business Systems modeling and data retrieval.
• Experience implementing and supporting Oracle ERP software (Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Fusion ERP Cloud) is an added advantage.

Work Experience

• Application development capability gained through at least 2 years of on-the-job experience in an IT environment.

Competencies
Behavioral/ General Competencies
1. Communication and interpersonal skills.
2. Analytical thinking and attention to detail.
3. Passion for creating solutions.
4. Adaptability in a fast-paced technology environment.
5. Strong problem-solving skills.

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SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTRE (SOC) ANALYST (BUSINESS ANALYST 1)
Deadline: Thursday, 29 Jan 2026 at 5.00 p.m.

Job Purpose

The Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC) team is responsible for managing and enhancing the Bank’s cybersecurity posture by monitoring, detecting, analyzing, and responding to cybersecurity threats in real-time. The CSOC play a critical role in protecting digital assets and ensuring business continuity by proactively identifying and mitigating potential cybersecurity risks. They are the primary contact for any suspected incidents and working together with remediation teams to resolve incidents and remediate cybersecurity threats to the Central Bank of Kenya.
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Cyber Security Operations, the successful candidate will work on shift to provide 24×7 eyes-on-glass service at the CSOC, performing real-time monitoring, identification, analysis, investigation, containment, and response or escalation of security incidents.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
Strategic Responsibilities

• Contribute as appropriate to the performance of the function and the overall achievement of the Bank’s strategic objectives.

Technical and Operational Responsibilities

• Perform 24*7 real-time monitoring of security alerts generated by various security solutions deployed by the Bank.
• Threat Analysis: Analysing security alerts and events to determine their legitimacy and severity.
• Analyse and assess security alerts and escalate to Level 2/3 analysts for further investigations and communication.
• Investigating and responding to security incidents, including malware infections, data breaches, and insider threats.
• Documenting security incidents, creating detailed reports, and communicating findings to relevant stakeholders.
• Threat Intelligence: Staying up to date on the latest cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and attack techniques.
• Collaborating with other security teams and sections to coordinate security efforts.
• Improvement: Contributing to security improvements by tuning security tools, recommending policy changes, and implementing new security controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering/ Computer Science/ Information Technology or related technical field.
• Certifications in the following will be an added advantage.

1. CCNA, CEH, CISA, CISM, or any other information security-related course
2. Networking certifications: CCNA/CCNP/CCSP/CCIE or any equivalent
3. Microsoft Windows, and Linux/Unix Operating Systems

Work Experience

1. At least 2 years of experience in IT User Support, Microsoft Windows, Linux/Unix Operating Systems, IT Networks, and network protocols such as TCP/IP, Syslog, DNS, NetFlow, etc.
2. Knowledge in the following areas will be necessary.

• Information Security technologies such as SIEM/IPS/Firewalls/, Content Filters, Security Scanning tools, Antivirus, Encryption, etc.
• Programming (shell, Python scripting, etc.), and web technologies such as HTML, JavaScript, PHP, etc.
• Security vulnerability assessment, minimum security baseline standards.

Competencies
Technical Competencies

Knowledge and understanding of:

1. Cybersecurity frameworks.
2. Data protection frameworks.
3. Threat and Vulnerability Management.

General and Behavioural Competencies
4. Good communication and presentation skills.
5. Team player, analytical thinking, and report writing skills.
6. Enthusiasm, curiosity, thirst for knowledge, and passion for the job.
7. Planning and organization – Ability to determine and accomplish short or long-term goals
8. Communication skills -Ability to express information clearly and succinctly, orally and in writing, considering the audience and the nature of the information.
9. Professionalism, work ethic & integrity – Ability to convey excellence and competence on delivery of duty.
10. Collaboration and teamwork – Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues.
11. Accountability and professional development – Ability to take and accept responsibility and outcome thereof openly and transparently.
12. Customer focus – Ability to demonstrate concern for the expectations of customers and prioritize.

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DEPUTY MANAGER, MARKET CONDUCT (DEPUTY MANAGER)
Deadline: Thursday, 29 Jan 2026 at 5.00 p.m.

Job Purpose
The role holder is responsible for monitoring the Market Conduct of licensed Payment Service Providers (PSPs) to protect consumers, promote healthy competition and maintain trust in the National Payment System. The role holder will proactively identify, assess and mitigate market conduct risks arising from new technologies, business practices, and market developments with the aim of highlighting risks, enhancing compliance and inducing changes where necessary in compliance with the National Payment System (NPS) laws.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
Technical and Operational Responsibilities

• Monitor market practices of Payment Service Providers (PSPs) (including e-money issuers, e-wallet providers, payment gateways, switches etc.) to identify potential misconduct, unfair practices and emerging risks to consumers and public.
• Analyze market data including statutory returns submitted by PSPs, social and mainstream media touching on consumer complaints, cyber security, fraud, payment platform/system issues to detect systemic misconduct issues.
• Conduct thematic reviews on specific market conduct topics e.g. transparency of fees, terms and conditions, fraud handling and consumer complaints procedures.
• Track and analyze the competitive landscape to identify anti-competitive behaviors or practices that could harm market dynamism.
• Develop, implement and enforce conduct of business rules and guidelines for PSPs.
• Ensure PSPs have robust and accessible customer complaint handling and dispute resolution mechanisms.
• Investigate significant consumer protection issues and oversee remediation efforts by PSPs.
• Contribute to the development and revision of polices, laws, regulations, circulars and supervisory frameworks related to market conduct and consumer protection in the payments sector.
• Stay abreast of international best practices on market conduct and consumer protection e.g. BIS/CPMI, OECD, WB and other emerging risks to inform policy related to market conduct.
• Participate in the onsite and offsite supervision of PSPs with a primary focus on assessing their market conduct and consumer protection practices, risk governance and culture.
• Prepare detailed reports on findings and make recommendations for supervisory action.
• Support enforcement actions in cases of material breaches of market conduct regulations including the drafting of warning letters, penalties or other administrative actions.
• Engage with PSPs to communicate regulatory expectations and provide guidance on market conduct-related matters.
• Collaborating with other departments within the CBK e.g. Bank Supervision, Cyber-Fusion Unit on cross-functional issues.
• Performing any other duties assigned by Section Head.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field e.g. Economics, Law, Computer Science or Business Administration.
• Professional qualifications and membership are an added advantage.

Work Experience

• At least five (5) years’ experience working in payment systems oversight or compliance specialist or other similar functional area roles.
• Experience in market conduct or consumer protection responsibilities is an added advantage.

Competencies
Technical Competencies

1. In-depth knowledge of the payment industry on issues related to;

• Card payments.
• Retail payment innovation and security.
• P2P Switch providers.
• Mobile payments.
• Mobile wallets.

2. Strong knowledge of consumer protection principles and market conduct risk management frameworks.
3. Good understanding of internationally accepted best practices for effective oversight of retail payments systems.
4. Knowledge of Payment laws & regulations such as the National Payment System and other relevant laws.
5. Knowledge of financial reporting requirements and standards.
6. Analytical skills and creative thinking skills.
7. Communication skills both written and verbal.
8. Security and cyber risks.
9. System performance monitoring.

Behavioural/ General Competencies
1. Ability to work collaboratively in a team.
2. Decision making.
3. Professionalism.
4. Good Communication skills.
5. Customer orientation.
6. Integrity, honesty, and ethics.
7. Resilience.
8. Mentoring and coaching.
9. Ability to drive change.
10. Building consensus and influencing.
11. Emotional Intelligence.
12. Independence and objectivity.

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DEBT STRATEGY AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT ANALYST (BUSINESS ANALYST 1), FINANCIAL MARKETS DEPARTMENT
Deadline: Thursday, 29 Jan 2026 at 5.00 p.m.

Job Purpose
The role holder supports the Debt Strategy & Portfolio Management Section meets its functional responsibilities and makes these contributions effectively and efficiently and work effectively as part of the team to deliver on the Key Result Areas and demonstrates competencies of his/her role.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
Strategic Responsibilities

• Support CBK strategy plan – provide input to draft proposals to the Divisional policy/strategy – Promote growth, stability, and access to financial markets.
• Support financial market growth & development – contribute to Kenya’s Vision 2030 Implementation under the Medium-Term plans (MTPS), realization of the Nairobi International Financial Centre (NIFC), and the Capital Market Master Plan (CMMP).
• Work environment – High involvement in the work processes and environment with heavy work schedules including working late hours and within stringent timeliness.

Technical and Operational Responsibilities
Supporting financial market stability and development
Domestic debt strategy

• Domestic Debt Programme and Market Development Strategy (DDPMDS) – provide input to the design, develop, review and monitoring of the Domestic Debt Management Strategy, every financial year.
• Domestic Debt Program (DDP) – provide inputs to the design, development, review, and monitoring of the annual Government Borrowing Program in line with National Treasury borrowing target, cash requirements (cash plan), maturities of government securities, considering appropriate mix of instrument and timing of issuance during the financial year.
• Update of the GBP and preparation of related analysis and reports as guided by the Management from time to time.
• Issuance Planning – provide input to proposals on choices for Government securities issuance including pricing considerations and development of the monthly bond proposals for management approval and discussions with market representatives at the JTWG and BMF.
• Draft bond issuance proposals for discussion at the monthly BMF meetings. Involves proposals on pricing/yield curve development and management, instrument choice, portfolio analysis and reporting, aligned to the PFMA, the Government’s fiscal framework and the MTDS.
• Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) support – draft analytical reports and presentations for the MPC.
• Auctions of Government Securities – draft reports and justifications for Government securities auction proposals, based on the Debt Management objectives, prevailing market conditions and market development aims.
• Draft proposals on Domestic Debt Management and market development issues as the fiscal agent of Government.

Domestic debt portfolio management

• Participate in Domestic Debt portfolio analysis including evaluation and recommendations on risks and costs of debt such as: market risk – pricing or interest rate/yield curve risk, liquidity risk (auction undersubscriptions); maturity/refinancing risk; fiscal funding risk; default risk, financial risk; reputation/image risk, information risk, among others.
• Technical Analysis and Reports – draft technical reports, policy briefs, memos, speeches, and presentations about topical issues in financial markets for use by the CBK Management in regional and international forums.

Complexity of the role and decision making

• Involves simple judgements and providing proposals on decisions that impact on the department and/or other departments, the Bank, and the financial sector.
• Practice conceptual and constructive thought requiring analytical, constructive, evaluative, and interpretive solutions.

CBK Stakeholder Collaboration and Communication

• Provide logistical support to high level engagement and negotiations with external stakeholders such as the National Treasury, Ministries and other government agencies and the World Bank and its affiliated institutions such as the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in various projects in liaison with the National Treasury.
• Participate in CBK Communication Committee activities.
• Draft responses to public and media enquiries on Government securities market issues.
• Participate, contribute, and provide reports in meetings of high-level delegations visiting the Bank such as World Bank and IMF missions among others With the National Treasury (NT)
• Participate in co-authoring publications such as the Annual Public Debt. Management Report, Medium Term Debt Strategy (MTDS) and Kenya’s Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA), as part of technical team of the NT.
• Supporting market activities including investor education – provide input to draft write ups for brochures, FAQs on government securities market operations and advise on pricing/valuation of Government securities, among others.
• Any other roles and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, finance, banking, public relations, communication, marketing, information science or similar field.
• Clear understanding of financial markets, banking, and relevant emerging issues in:
• National, regional, and international regulatory and statutory requirements.
• Domestic debt strategies.
• Domestic debt portfolio management.
• Domestic debt market.
• Risk management.

Work Experience

• At least two (2) years’ experience in relevant field.

Competencies
Technical Competencies

1. Public Financial Management.
2. Domestic Debt Management.
3. T-bills & bonds & other financial market instruments.
4. Portfolio Management: Interest rates and pricing; pricing and evaluation.
5. Financial markets emerging issues.
6. Financial markets: Money markets; Capital markets; Derivatives.
7. Analysis: Market analysis; Fundamental analysis; Technical analysis.
8. Investor awareness.
9. Structural and financial engineering.
10. Investment policies.
11. CS-DRMS.
12. Bloomberg/Reuters.
13. Banking laws and regulations.
14. Central Banking Operations.
15. Strategic Planning.
16. Budgeting and Planning.
17. Ability to drive change.
18. Risk management.
19. Stakeholder Management.
20. Report writing-ability to develop reports.
21. Computer skills.
22. Public Relations.

Behavioral/ General Competencies

1. Performance Management and team building.
2. Governance – knowledge and ability to ensure good governance practices.
3. Analytical –highly analytical and ability to challenge status quo based on quantitative facts and impacts.
4. Strong professional approach, integrity and ethical orientation based on CBK value system.
5. Strong interpersonal communication skills.
6. Customer focus with balance between external and internal customers.
7. Resilience to withstand operational challenges and maintain momentum.
8. Emotional Intelligence. Ability to handle and manage emotions in a mature and composed manner.
9.  Planning and organization – Ability to organize work, set priorities, and determine resource requirements; determine short or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinate with other stakeholders or part of the organization to accomplish goals.
10. Quality orientation – Ability to check work to ensure accuracy. Adopt a disciplined approach to work and drive for closure, results, and success.

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