Background

The Higher Education Loans Board, HELB, is the leading financier of higher education in Kenya. It is a State Corporation under the then Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology. HELB was established by an Act of Parliament (Cap 213A) in 1995.The mandate of the Board is to disburse loans, bursaries and scholarship to students pursuing higher educa...

Job Profile

The Job holder is responsible for the overall formulation, review and implementation of loan repayment and recovery policies, procedures, systems and strategies to manage the credit risk and foster timely recovery and repayment of all matured Undergraduate, Partner Managed funds, Technical and Vocational Educational Training (TVET) and Jielimishe loans in both formal and informal sectors to create a sustainable revolving fund.

Job Specification

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: -

• Overseeing management of the mature loan portfolio;
• Overseeing the formulation and implementation of debt management policies, strategies and systems;
• Spearheading liaison with relevant agencies and organizations on matters related to inspection, investigation, prosecution, and enforcement of HELB Act;
• Overseeing preparation and submission of periodic repayment and recovery reports to management and the Board of directors;
• Overseeing the identification of training needs for the Divisional staff;
• Spearheading formulation and implementation of interdepartmental Service Level Agreements (SLAs);
• Driving the department’s Business Continuity Management (BCM);
• Overseeing the management of relationships with relevant stakeholders;
• Overseeing appraisal and evaluation of performance for the staff in the department
• Ensuring development and management of a knowledge sharing platform in the department;
• Spearheading the implementation of the Enterprise Risk Management Framework within the department.
• Overseeing the allocations of all payments to individual loanee accounts to ensure accurate balances;
• Overseeing the process of issuance of compliance certificates to b

Person Specification

For appointment to this grade an officer must have: -

• Served for a cumulative period of fifteen (15) years relevant work experience three (3) of which must have been in the grade of Assistant Director, Operations, or in a comparable position;
• Bachelor’s degree in commerce, Business studies, Statistics, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Education, Social Sciences or in any related field from a recognized Institution;
• Master’s degree in business administration, Social Sciences, or a related discipline from a recognized Institution;
• Leadership course certificate lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Membership to a relevant professional body and in good standing where applicable;
• Practicing License where applicable;
• Proficiency in computer applications; and
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results

Key Competencies and Skills

• Leadership;
• Negotiation;
• Communication;
• Analytical;
• Credit management;
• Coaching and mentoring;

• Overseeing management of the mature loan portfolio;
• Overseeing the formulation and implementation of debt management policies, strategies and systems;
• Spearheading liaison with relevant agencies and organizations on matters related to inspection, investigation, prosecution, and enforcement of HELB Act;
• Overseeing preparation and submission of periodic repayment and recovery reports to management and the Board of directors;
• Overseeing the identification of training needs for the Divisional staff;
• Spearheading formulation and implementation of interdepartmental Service Level Agreements (SLAs);
• Driving the department’s Business Continuity Management (BCM);
• Overseeing the management of relationships with relevant stakeholders;
• Overseeing appraisal and evaluation of performance for the staff in the department
• Ensuring development and management of a knowledge sharing platform in the department;
• Spearheading the implementation of the Enterprise Risk Management Framework within the department.
• Overseeing the allocations of all payments to individual loanee accounts to ensure accurate balances;
• Overseeing the process of issuance of compliance certificates to b

• Leadership;
• Negotiation;
• Communication;
• Analytical;
• Credit management;
• Coaching and mentoring;

• Served for a cumulative period of fifteen (15) years relevant work experience three (3) of which must have been in the grade of Assistant Director, Operations, or in a comparable position;
• Bachelor’s degree in commerce, Business studies, Statistics, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Education, Social Sciences or in any related field from a recognized Institution;
• Master’s degree in business administration, Social Sciences, or a related discipline from a recognized Institution;
• Leadership course certificate lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Membership to a relevant professional body and in good standing where applicable;
• Practicing License where applicable;
• Proficiency in computer applications; and
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results