Assistant Legal Collection Officer (6 Months Contract)
Closing: Apr 25, 2024
This position has expiredPublished: Mar 22, 2024 (2 months ago)
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Our Client, a financial services provider seeks to recruit an Assistant Legal Collections Officer.
Reporting to: Legal Collections Officer
Qualifications and Education requirements
- An LLB qualification with at least two years relevant experience or must have at least 4 years’ experience in Debt collecting and credit management, being a Certified Credit Professional will be an advantage
- She/he will have to be familiar with litigation proceedings, Rules of the High Court and Magistrate’s Court and Company Law, The National Credit Act and Consumer Protection Act
- She/he must have a strong network in the court system and land offices
- The person must have excellent negotiation and communication skills and must have knowledge and experience of liquidations, sequestrations, credit management and debt collecting.
Competencies
- Deciding and Initiating Action
- Adhering to Principles and Value People
- Presenting and Communicating Information
- Writing and Reporting
- Applying Expertise and Technology
Responsibilities
Our Client, a financial services provider seeks to recruit an Assistant Legal Collections Officer.
Reporting to: Legal Collections Officer
Qualifications and Education requirements
- An LLB qualification with at least two years relevant experience or must have at least 4 years’ experience in Debt collecting and credit management, being a Certified Credit Professional will be an advantage
- She/he will have to be familiar with litigation proceedings, Rules of the High Court and Magistrate’s Court and Company Law, The National Credit Act and Consumer Protection Act
- She/he must have a strong network in the court system and land offices
- The person must have excellent negotiation and communication skills and must have knowledge and experience of liquidations, sequestrations, credit management and debt collecting.
Competencies
- Deciding and Initiating Action
- Adhering to Principles and Value People
- Presenting and Communicating Information
- Writing and Reporting
- Applying Expertise and Technology
- Managing the non-performing, active legal control and bad debt portfolios
- Managing the litigations process including but not limited to:
- Brief Attorneys to institute litigation, liquidation, sequestration, eviction and auction proceedings
- Liaise with borrowers make settlement agreements offers and payment arrangements
- Liaise with vendors including but not limited with attorneys, liquidators, valuers, property agents and auctioneers
- Attend to drafting of internal processing documents
- Attend to drafting demand letters, formal letters to borrowers or their representatives and settlement agreements
- Manage repossessed property portfolio
- Give weekly feedback on the progress of matter
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