Banking Jobs in Kenya - 4G Capital

4G Capital (4th Generation Capital) is a consumer finance providing ethical credit services to those who require it most.

We provide rapidly accessible and affordable unsecured loans with strict affordability criteria to prevent unmanageable debt.

Our customers are mainly small businesses and entrepreneurs who use our credit to grow their businesses and provide for the unforeseen. Our customers are our partners. 

We operate in their markets through 6-man micro branches to provide tailored relationship-based services. 

Our vision is to become the number one retail finance firm in Africa by offering the best services in terms of accessibility, affordability, value and customer experience.

We seek to recruit
 Collection Agents 

Responsibilities
  • To manage work queues to ensure all delinquent queues are actioned. 
  • Make contact with defaulting customers either by calling or visiting them with an aim of negotiating a settlement of the arrears
  • Monitoring collection accounts allocated on a daily basis and take appropriate actions to ensure that the collection portfolio remains within accepted limits through the application of sound credit judgment within policy guidelines.
  • Investigate and resolve any customer queries and complaints through verbal or written correspondence in line with 4G policies.
  • Achieve the monthly collection targets.
  • Identify and escalate deceased or disabled customers to collections management for review or collection termination.
  • Perform field visits and submit reports/acti0n plans to recover debt.
  • Work closely with the branches on their bad debt portfolio
  • Other ad hoc tasks as defined by the Collections Manager
Qualifications, Skills & Experience Required.
  • 1-2 years of collections experience
  • A good level of general education – Diploma or related degree qualification
  • Computer literacy
  • Previous experience in retail or financial services will be an added advantage
  • Fluent in English (written and verbal) and Swahili
Competencies Required for this Role
  • Team Player
  • Detail orientation
  • Self-motivated and pro – active
  • Flexibility and ability to adapt to change
  • Problem solving / solution driven / negotiation
  • Confident
  • Excellent communication skills – articulate and well spoken

We seek to recruit Branch Interns to serve in our Machakos branch

Responsibilities
  • Work in pairs with Loans Officers and Collections Officers
  • Support and maintain an excellent work environment to achieve demanding targets
  • Deliver first rate customer service
  • Build excellent relationships with customer-partners and opinion leaders in catchment area
  • .Assist in accurate and timely reporting of Management Information and market feedback to report on customer preferences, trends and market opportunities
  • Assist in contacting debtors to receive payment
  • Assist in following up on defaulters to recover payments
  • Carry out customer education and maintain relationships
  • Assist in maintaining exhaustive and accurate Debt Management Forms
  • Assist in renegotiating payment schedules or obtaining funds from relatives via responsible relative or other means
  • Assist in spoof calling
  • Forward defaulter files to HQ collectors on appropriate date
  • Assist in Issuing demand letters to defaulting customers
Requirements
  • A good level of general education- Diploma or degree
  • Computer literacy
  • Education background in sales/Marketing
  • Experience in a related field will be an added advantage
  • Experience in a financial institution and dealing with customers at the bottom of the pyramid will also be an added advantage
Key Competencies
  • Customer Handling
  • Sales and Business Development
  • Enforcement of contract and repayment obligations
Administrative Support
  • General support to all tasks
  • Communications
  • Small Branch Operations
  • Information Collection
Personal Attributes
  • Integrity and ability to work in consumer finance
  • High Motivation
  • Self starter-functional problem solver
  • Process discipline- Ability to follow SOPs
If you are interested and meet the above requirements and competencies, kindly send your cv and cover letter detailing your suitability for the position applied for to careers@4g-capital.com

Kindly headline your application Internship-Machakos.

Interviews and training will be held in Nairobi.