{"id":5806,"date":"2025-10-15T14:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T14:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zambia\/job\/credit-officer-at-precision-recruitment\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T00:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T00:14:11","slug":"credit-officer-at-precision-recruitment","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zambia\/?post_type=job_listing&p=5806","title":{"rendered":"Credit Officer at Precision Recruitment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Overview<br \/>\nWe are recruiting!<br \/>\nOur client in Solwezi, is looking for a Credit Officer to join their team for a job vacancy within the microfinance industry.<br \/>\nTo apply, or for more information, follow the link below.\u00a0<br \/>\nCredit Officer<br \/>\nThe\u00a0Credit Officer\u2019s\u00a0job description covers but is not limited to the following responsibilities:<br \/>\nOVERVIEW<br \/>\nThe credit officer\u2019s twofold role and the collaborative nature of their working relationship means:<br \/>\nFirst, the Credit Officer, must work with the relationship managers to ensure they take good care of their existing client base. This means:<\/p>\n<p>Helping to keep in regular contact with clients to find out when they have new needs for facilities,<br \/>\nTo find out when they expect payment of their existing loans,<br \/>\nTo find out as quickly as possible if there\u2019s an issue with an outstanding loan and work quickly and efficiently to find solutions,<br \/>\nTo anticipate as much as possible the needs of their clients, thus offering a personalized and dedicated service.<\/p>\n<p>Second, they must develop their business beyond their existing client list. This means:<\/p>\n<p>Identifying new market opportunities,<br \/>\nReaching out to off takers to get updated lists of suppliers,<br \/>\nReaching out to potential new customers to build a relationship,<br \/>\nInvolving management wherever pertinent to build strong networks,<br \/>\nUnderstand the dynamics of their coverage area and be quick to find solutions to grow<\/p>\n<p>The Credit Officer must also take great care in growing their loan book organically with performing loans. The collaborative nature of this role further means that teams must collaborate among each other, between all offices. Credit Officers should have knowledge of what is happening in all offices and be able to assist each other. They must work together with Relationship Managers and Documentation Specialists seamlessly to build the necessary reports by the deadline, being quick to communicate any unexpected event that may delay delivery.<br \/>\nFinally, the Credit Officer must ensure the credit report is ready every month on the day specified, and that it represents a usable snapshot of the company position, offering valuable decision-making insight to management and the team.<br \/>\n\u201cAll candidates are required to obtain their ZAQA certification from the Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA)\u201d<br \/>\nSharing is Caring! Click on the Icons Below and Share<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"https:\/\/www.priconsultants.com\/vacancies\/job\/9414","_company_name":"Precision Recruitment","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[11],"job-types":[12],"class_list":["post-5806","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-expired","hentry","job_listing_region-zambia","job-type-full-time"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/5806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=5806"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=5806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}