Tele-Collector – MSME Collections Job Co-operative Bank

Looking for a finance job in Kenya? Co-operative Bank of Kenya is hiring a tele-collector – MSME collections to record all customer engagements, commitments, and outcomes. The role is based in Nairobi and experience in credit management is required.

Reporting to the Team Leader – Tele Collections, the role holder will be required to proactively engage customers in the early arrears portfolio through structured outbound calling, payment follow-up, and customer engagement to improve collections, promote payment discipline, identify early warning signs of distress, and prevent migration into higher delinquency buckets.

Key Responsibilities

Specifically, the successful jobholder will be required to:

• Conduct outbound calls to customers with overdue facilities and to secure payment commitments and follow up to ensure fulfilment.
• Engage customers professionally using approved collection scripts and guidelines, and maintain regular contact with customers within the assigned portfolio.
• Manage allocated accounts within the assigned arrears portfolio and ensure containment of accounts within early arrears buckets.
• Prioritize customers requiring immediate intervention to prevent deterioration.
• Escalate complex or high-risk cases to the Team Leader for further action.
• Promote enrolment of customers onto Settlement Instructions and other approved solutions.
• Educate and support initiatives aimed at improving repayment behaviour and available repayment options.
• Identify and report signs of customer distress, such as reduced business activity, cash flow challenges, business closure or relocation, diversion of business proceeds, and repeated broken payment commitments.
• Maintain accurate and timely updates in E-Collect and other designated systems.
• Record all customer engagements, commitments, and outcomes.
• Support campaigns and initiatives aimed at improving portfolio quality.
• Escalate matters requiring field visits, restructuring, legal action, or other remedial interventions.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will be required to have the following skills and competencies:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Banking, Economics, Accounting, Marketing, or a related field from a recognized institution.
• At least one (1) year experience in tele-collections, debt collections, or a related field.
• Experience in financial services or debt collection will be an added advantage.
• Experience in customer engagement and negotiation skills, knowledge of lending and collection processes.
• Report writing, documentation skills, computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

How to Apply

If you fit the profile, then apply today! Please forward your application enclosing detailed Curriculum Vitae to jobs@co-opbank.co.ke indicating the job reference number MSME – TC/RBBD/2026 as the subject of your email