Vacancies at Lipa Later Limited

About the Job

• The Legal Counsel at Lipa Later is a key member of the legal team responsible for providing strategic legal advice and support to the organization. This role involves managing legal risks, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and safeguarding the company's interests across various business activities.

Key Responsibilities:

Legal Advisory:

• Provide timely and accurate legal advice on a wide range of corporate, commercial, regulatory, and compliance matters.
• Review, draft, and negotiate contracts, agreements, and legal documents to protect the company's interests.
• Advise on legal implications of business decisions, corporate transactions, and regulatory changes.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to assess legal risks and develop risk mitigation strategies.

Compliance Management:

• Monitor and ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards.
• Develop and implement compliance policies, procedures, and training programs to promote a culture of compliance.
• Conduct compliance audits and assessments to identify areas of non-compliance and implement corrective actions.
• Stay abreast of legal and regulatory developments affecting the organization and advise on potential impact.

Contract Management:

• Manage the organization's contract lifecycle, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts with customers, partners, and vendors.
• Develop and maintain standard contract templates, clauses, and guidelines to streamline contract management processes.
• Ensure compliance with contract terms and conditions, including performance obligations, warranties, and indemnities.
• Handle contract disputes, claims, and resolutions in collaboration with internal stakeholders and external legal counsel.

Risk Management:

• Identify and assess legal risks associated with business activities, transactions, and initiatives.
• Develop risk management strategies and implement controls to mitigate legal risks and exposures.
• Provide guidance on insurance coverage, indemnification agreements, and other risk mitigation measures.
• Advise on potential litigation matters, including assessment of claims, settlement negotiations, and representation in legal proceedings.

Corporate Governance:

• Support corporate governance initiatives, including board meetings, shareholder matters, and corporate filings.
• Ensure compliance with corporate governance requirements, including drafting corporate resolutions, minutes, and filings.
• Assist in the formation and dissolution of corporate entities, subsidiaries, and joint ventures.
• Advise on corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate transactions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Law (LLB) from a recognized institution.
• Admission to the Bar as an advocate with a valid practicing certificate.
• Minimum of (5) Five years of relevant legal work experience, preferably in a corporate or commercial law firm.
• Strong knowledge of corporate law, commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, and risk management.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders.

How to Apply

• Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV and cover letter to careers@lipalater.com , indicating "Legal Counsel" in the E- mail subject line.

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As the Marketing Lead, you will be responsible for owning and managing the entire marketing life cycle, from planning and execution of marketing campaigns, to analyzing ROI.
You will also be expected to keep up with evolving customer needs, market trends, and potential partnerships to help build the Paycloud brand.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assisting with strategy development and planning of campaigns that promote the business and generate genuine traffic (both offline and online).
• Implementing marketing campaigns from ideation to final analysis and refinement
• Creating engaging and informative content for all channels, including the website, blog, social media, and any other content marketing channels that the business might leverage
• Leading all marketing operations activities to support the sales team.
• Building sustainable relationships and partnerships with key players such as vendors, advertising agencies, and creative artists as required.

You’ll be a great fit if you:

• Have a business degree with a specialization in marketing or related fields.
• Have 1 - 3 years experience in a similar position.
• Work hard, and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.
• Are interested in building a financial platform that will impact millions of businesses in Africa

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Role reports to : Senior Field Manager

Key Responsibilities:-

• Work in conjunction with the debt Managers in identifying the potentially risky clients and conducting Field Visits on them depending on the severity of their delinquency.
• Utilize various skip tracing techniques and strategies to collect personal information of customers with outstanding debts.
• Conduct a skip-trace on the delinquent accounts and identify where they can be traced- their Place of employment or Residence.
• Use the provided platforms to keep detailed records regarding conversations with customers and outcomes.
• Negotiate for clearance of arrears/default with clients depending on the interaction in the Field.
• Daily update Individual Field Portfolio records – that is repayments made, Promises to pay made, demand notices sent, accounts recommended for repossession, accounts repossessed from.
• Ensure demand notices for debtors who did not keep their Promises to pay from the interaction in the field are sent in a timely manner as per policy.
• Conduct repossessions on defaulted accounts as per plan.
• Contact customers with balances and negotiate payment terms and schedules.
• Minimize objections to payment and suggest available customer-friendly payment options.
• Negotiate extended payment plans and the best course of action for customers seeking to avoid further debts.
• Offer clients several payment options and arrange for the prompt repayment of balances.
• Communicate with management and other team members about methods and strategies to ensure a positive rate of customers agreeing to repay their debts.
• Follow up on all outstanding debts for difficult customer accounts that have defaulted in liaison with the respective account manager and debt manager.
• Handle disputed issues and negotiate to bring payment within the agreed terms.

Qualifications:

• A Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in business, or a related field is preferred.
• Proven experience in field debt collection or a related industry.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Results-oriented with a focus on meeting debt collection targets.

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Role reports to : Senior Debt Collector

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Organize a calling list according to the severity of delinquency –the severity of delinquency here will be determined by the loan amount; instalments amount for short-term loans (3 months and below) and client repayment history.
• Call debtors before due dates to remind them to make repayments
• Call debtors on due dates to ensure they repay
• Receive and record all Promises to Pay from debtors
• Negotiate for clearance of arrears/default with clients
• Negotiate for most agreeable promises to pay from debtors – most agreeable are those to pay within days of the instalments’ falling due for arrears and within seven days after calling for older defaulters
• Daily update Individual Collection Portfolio records – that is repayments made, Promises to pay made, demand notices and sent, and accounts recommended for repossession.
• Ensure demand notices for debtors who did not keep their Promises to pay are sent in a timely manner as per policy.
• Follow up on Promises to Pay received.
• Recommend clients to be repossessed based on the response so far received and the debt collection policy.
• Plan with the field officers for repossessions of defaulted accounts as per the plan to be conducted with an aim of recovering.

Qualifications

•  A Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in business, or a related field is preferred.
• Proven experience in debt collection or a related industry.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent negotiation and presentation skills.
• Results-oriented with a focus on meeting debt collection targets.