Urgent
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A fast growing micro finance institution is urgently seeking to fill in the position outlined below
Position: Debt Collection Officer
A fast growing micro finance institution is urgently seeking to fill in the position outlined below
Position: Debt Collection Officer
Reporting
to:Finance Manager
Other
Relationships: Marketing,
Credit, Customer Service, HR, Finance & IT
Role Profile: The Credit
Operations Officer – Your will be responsible for end to end collections and
recoveries for unsecured debt as well as initiating legal action on secured
debt.
This
is a varied role and you will need to have a good understanding of litigation.
You
will work closely with a small professional, but fun team in an engaging
culture with low turnover.
You
will be pro-active with your ability to solve problems and look at issues
holistically.
There
are also opportunities for career progression in this role.
Key responsibilities;
- Initiate
legal action (default notices) where necessary for both secured and
unsecured debt.
- Complete
legal action on all unsecured debt.
- Liaison
with our vendors.
- Arrange
payment of all invoices not limited to property consultants, Lawyers,
Accountants, Valuers
- Responsible
for outsourcing written off files to external collections agencies
- Responsible
for payment and maintaining register of all payments made by external
collections agencies
- To
be successful in this role you will have proven collections/recoveries
experience ideally from the banking/Micro finance industry. Further, your
skills will include:
- Experience
in early stage collections– secured and unsecured debts
- Sound
knowledge of industry changes and legislative requirements
- Ability
to manage complex business banking customer connections on a day to day
basis
- Strong
negotiation and customer service skills
- Driving
both Vehicles and motor bikes
- Strong
data entry and high attention to detail
- Ensure
excellent customer service delivery and customer delight in all Branches.
Minimum
qualifications, experience & competencies required:
- Diploma
in Business Management, Administration or Social Science from a reputable
University.
- Fully
conversant with micro-credit and SME lending in the Kenyan business
environment.
- Ability
to maintain confidentiality, tact and discretion when dealing with people
and records.
- Demonstrable
People Management experience in a lending environment.
- High
integrity and dependability.
- Ability
to build and maintain productive working relationships in a
multi-functional environment.
- Minimum
2 years experience in a Credit collection position gained from a Banking
or Financial Institution with demonstrable ability in providing guidance
in all areas of credit operations including processes, systems &
models.
- Strong
presentation skills including excellent oral communication skills, passion
to make yourself understood and engaging in a pleasant way.
- People
Management skills a must.
Position: Business Development
Officers
Reporting
to: Branch
Manager
Other
Relationships: Marketing,
Credit, Customer Service, HR, Finance & IT
Job Description Summary:
Job Description Summary:
- You
will be responsible for managing business development in a designated
territory;
- Gaining
new clients as well as maintaining existing ones, development of new
loans, prompt payment of loans, design and implement control measures and
monitoring plans for compliance and operation risk management.
Roles
and Responsibilities
- Development
of new loan with a weekly target Achieve volume and Value targets in order
to contribute to the overall goals of the MFI.
- Building
a sound relationship with company business partners, vendors and
Customers.
- Creating
new business opportunities( seek new clients)
- Loan
assessment, appraisals and approvals
- Develop
a good marketing plan for the company’s products and business.
- Ensure
prompt loan repayments’ and recoveries.
- Creation
of financial projections for growth and profitability.
- Track
and analyze micro finance & economic trends and make any
recommendation to the MFI
- Analyze
applicant’s financial status, credit and property evaluations to determine
feasibility of granting loans.
- Review
and update credit/loan files
- Liaison
with other service providers
- Gathering
marketing intelligence
- Analyze
potential loan markets and develop referral networks in order to locate
loans.
Minimum
qualifications, experience & competencies required:
- Diploma
in a business related field.
- Good
negotiation skills
- Ability
to maintain confidentiality, tact and discretion when dealing with people
and records.
- High
integrity and dependability.
- Ability
to build and maintain productive working relationships in a
multi-functional environment.
- Strong
presentation skills including excellent oral communication skills, passion
to make yourself understood and engaging in a pleasant way.
Application:
If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please submit your application with a detailed CV, stating your current and expected remuneration, quoting the job tittle in the subject field to annwangari@granarycapital.com.
Deadline
of application is 26th August 2016.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.