Collector, Tele-Recoveries (One Year Contract) at Standard Chartered Bank Kenya

Key Responsibilities

• Manages the day -to-day collections and or recovery to ensure losses are minimised by the effective implementation of collections and Recoveries strategy.
• Reviews processes within collections and recoveries to identify risk and opportunities to streamline operations, improve service and minimise losses.
• Highlights and analyses credit failures to identify ways of improving the credit approval process.
• Works with solicitors throughout the litigation process to ensure optimal collection and or recovery with minimal legal cost to the bank
• Maintains and analyses MIS statistical information relating to performance of the accounts and escalates trends for input to Product Development Process.
• Legal, regulatory, economic and compliance including the following;
• Ensure compliance with the Group’s standard and regulatory requirements pertaining to money laundering and KYC.
• Participate in and/or support the Bank’s effort to combat money laundering.
• Exercise due care and diligence on matters related to Money laundering and KYC in the day-to-day operations, which include account opening and reviews, transaction monitoring, reporting suspicions, customer communication, implementing new requirements, updating and revising operating procedures, acquire relevant knowledge and training, provide support to superior and subordinates.
• Strategy
• Reduction of net provision through effective collections, minimisation of Credit losses thus impact positively on profitability
• Business
• Contribute to loan process improvement with the following outcomes through lessons learnt.
• Improved Service & Customer Retention
• Sales Quality
• Processes
• Monitor and highlight any weaknesses in Underwriting Quality through regular feedback to the underwriting team.
• Risk Management
• Ensuring adherence to laid down Risk Management practices and compliance with Credit and other relevant policies.
• Governance
• Efficiency and effectiveness of outsourced processes, reduction in outsourced processing cost, repossession, and litigation 
• Regulatory & Business Conduct
• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct. 
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders

• Internal
• Technology & Operations Support - Account Services, Lending Operations
• Direct Channels
• Credit Analysts – on matters relating to pursuit of collections and default management.
• Relationship Managers - on training of staff on front end collections
• External
• Lawyers 
• Insurance companies
• Collection system vendors
• Third party repossession agencies
• Solicitors and Estate agents

Other Responsibilities

• Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in Wealth & Retail Banking (WRB) Collections.
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures.

Skills and Experience

• Good negotiation and communication skills
• Credit Skill
• Understands market trends and can interpret impact on the retail portfolio
• Full knowledge of retail clients Products and those of the competitors
• Good Computer skills with knowledge of the Credit MIS
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Basic Project management skills

Qualifications

• Graduate with at least one year experience in Credit Preferably Debt Collection.