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Job Purpose

Responsible for ensuring that loans are paid as per the loan agreement using efficient, effective and fair debt recovery procedures aimed at maintaining the portfolio at risk below 5% and minimizing bad debt portfolio loss.

Main Responsibilities

• Aggressively follow-up on non-performing loans through telephone calls, emails and text messages.
• Management of direct debits by extracting the direct debits from loan forms, processing and submitting to the banks, monthly reconciliation, follow-ups and reporting performance.
• Management of check-off by sending the check-off advice and clearance letters to members and employers, follow-up and reporting performance.
• Communicating and issuing default notices as per policy.
• Attending to members inquiries on matters relating to their accounts.
• Refunding guarantors amounts deducted from them with respect to defaulted loans in cases where defaulters have made payments.
• Processing invoices from debt collectors and other service providers in the recovery section.
• Preparing periodical reports on delinquent loans and accounts.
• Verification of member information/documents and bank statements whilst assessing loans.
• Enforcing the tier system on the deposit contributions.
• Guarantor substitution in line with the policy.
• Any other lawful duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications

• A Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting or Credit Administration or Co-operative Management or any other related field.
• Successful candidates will be required to meet the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya by obtaining the necessary documentation.

Professional Qualifications

• A professional accounting qualification — CPA Finalist / Certified Credit Professional (CCP).

Experience

• Credit Management.
• Minimum 2 years relevant experience in a similar position.

Key Performance Indicators

• Implementation of the Loan recovery policy and procedures.
• Number of accounts converted from non-performing to performing.
• Effective and timely communication.
• Percentage of outbound calls/visits resulting in promise to pay.
• Total collection as a percentage of the assigned portfolio.
• Required Loan Loss Provision.
• Portfolio at Risk (PAR of less than 5%).
• Timely and accurate reports on recovery matters.

Competencies

Technical Skills

• Business communication skills.
• Credit monitoring skills.
• Negotiation skills.
• Persuasion skills.
• Judgement and decision-making skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Time management.
• General and advanced spreadsheet skills.
• General and advanced word-processing skills with Microsoft Excel.
• Financial and commercial awareness.
• Legislation knowledge.
• Business intelligence and acumen.
• Portfolio management.
• Problem solving.
• Records Management.
• Emotional intelligence.
• Analytical skills.
• Risk awareness.

Behavioural Skills

• Focuses on ways to improve existing processes, product and services.
• Acts to promote good working relationships or partnerships regardless of personal preferences.
• Looks for and develops solutions that have benefits for the Company's clients; thinks beyond current processes to generate new and innovative solutions.
• Refer to specific measures of baseline performance compared with better performance at a later point in time.
• Must adhere to the Company code of conduct.
• Embraces, leads and embeds change.
• Must actively demonstrate the values of the Society.
• Must lead, attend and participate in team meetings.
• Strong ethics and standards.
• Good knowledge of the market and the Society's products and services.
• Self-confidence and motivated.
• Excellent communication skills — strong written & oral skills.
• Good people, interpersonal and networking skills.