UNAITAS is seeking a Debt Recovery Officer to handle all aspects of debt collection. The position reports to the Credit Manager and responsibilities include continuous follow up with members to collect debts, issuing notices, engaging third parties in collection, monitoring performance, negotiating restructurings, and ensuring uniform collection strategies. Requirements include a business degree, 2+ years experience in debt recovery and credit management, analytical and decision making skills, and integrity.

1. UNAITAS is seeking to recruit dynamic, committed and responsible
persons to fill the following position;
DEBT RECOVERY OFFICER
Reporting to the credit Manager, the job holder will be responsible
for handling all aspects of debt collection.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Continuous follow up after initial contact to constantly remind
members of their obligations to the society;
• Drafting and issuing appropriate notices to the members
requiring clearing of arrears or warning of potential legal action;
• Managing issuance of all required statutory notices prior to
engaging recovery action;
• Engaging auctioneers, investigations and private debt
collectors;
• Monitoring the performance of third parties involved in the debt
collection process auctioneers, lawyers, private debt collectors;
• Following up legal cases where recovery action is challenged in
court;
• Identifying and classifying hard core cases and where necessary
recommending write offs;
• Negotiating and restructuring facilities where such actions
increase chances of recovery of the debt;
• Ensuring that restructuring is done correctly in a legally binding
manner without prejudicing original contacts and security;
• Keeping collection costs in check;
• Ensuring a uniform debt collection strategy in line with the
society’s brand to avoid reputational risk or legal challenges by
following strict policies and procedures;
• Managing storage and sale of repossessed collaterals;
• Documenting and disseminating lessons to lending officers on
common challenges, trends, gaps and high risk arrears;
• Supporting collection drives instituted at branches that have
arrears challenges;
Required academic qualifications
• Degree in any business related field
• B [plain] in KCSE
Other Requirements
• Over 2 years work experience-in debt recovery & credit
management
• Proactive and of good analytical skills and ability to make
decisions
• Team player with excellent interpersonal and member service
skills
• High degree of integrity and commitment
Send us your application and updated curriculum vitae [MS Word
Format] via E mail only to; hr@unaitas.com to reach us on or
before 31.10.2013
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