Recovery Officer (Gatsby Microfinance)-Job vacancy in Uganda,

Job title: Recovery Officer
Organisation: Gatsby Microfinance
Deadline: 17th December, 2013.
Reporting to: Credit Supervisor
Background Information:
Gatsby Microfinance is a subsidiary company to Uganda Gatsby Trust. A trust supported by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation (UK). Gatsby is a fast growing company with branches in Kampala, Mukono, Jinja, Mbale, Soroti, Fortportal and Masaka. Its Head offices are located in Katwe. In order to meet its needs in strategic planning, the company is seeking to recruit dynamic, self motivated, result oriented personnel to the following positions.

The main function of the Recovery Officer is to collect bad loans, appraise and assess bad debt situations, prepare reports for the Credit Supervisor and to follow up cases of bad debts handled by auctioneers and lawyers.

Main Duties and Responsibilities
• Identifies, seeks contact with defaulters and reminds them of their obligations towards the bank and/or discusses with them how to service the outstanding loan.
• Liaises with the Legal Officer, Auctioneers, Bailiffs and all other relevant parties to ensure that cases in default are handled expeditiously
• Properly classifies all loans under his/her control and informs Finance department of necessary provisions every month.
• Compiles all required periodic recovery reports.
• Ensures that records of all bad loans paid off are properly filed and securities are delivered to legitimate owners.
• Secretary to the Delinquency Management Committee.

Desired qualifications and Experience
• A bachelor’s degree in commerce or business related field.
• 2 years experience in credit and debt collection
• Knowledge in credit management is an added advantage.
• Capacity and willingness to work under pressure.
• Ready to work under minimum supervision.

How to apply:
Interested candidates may please send applications with detailed curriculum vitae, copies of certificates, transcripts, names of three referees and a daytime telephone contact to:
The Human Resource Manager,
Gatsby Microfinance Ltd
Katwe Road next to GELP petrol Station
P.O Box 37828, Kampala.
OR
Send by email to gmflcredit@gmail.com