HCS Affiliates Group Assistant Legal Collection Officer Job

HCS Affiliates Group Assistant Legal Collection Officer Job

Our Client, a financial services provider seeks to recruit an Assistant Legal Collections Officer.

Reporting to: Legal Collections Officer

Contract Duration: 6 Months, with possibility of extension

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • 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 matters

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

How To Apply

Applicants who meet the requirements stated above should send their applications and detailed CVs with a day – time Telephone number to the email address:  jobs1@hcsaffiliatesgroup.com with Assistant Legal Collections Officer on the Subject line. Candidates MUST indicate their Current and Expected salaries