Income Collection Officer

Tuath Housing Association; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Tuath Housing Association in Dublin, Ireland, is seeking an Income Collection Officer to reduce rent arrears through prevention, collection and recovery while helping customers sustain tenancies. Hybrid working in Dublin allows flexibility between home and office.

The role focuses on delivering high-quality income collection services, meeting KPI targets, and developing cross-functional cooperation with internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a high performing, efficient income collection service and support tenancy sustainment.
• Achieve all aspects of income collection (current, former arrears and recharges) including KPI targets and debt recovery.
• Complete designated weekly caseloads and take responsibility for appropriate arrears recovery actions.
• Support enforcement actions in conjunction with the RTB Team to recover arrears and other debts.
• Provide liaison with other agencies and debt awareness support to customers.
• Work with Housing Officers in rent collection and coordinate with other teams for evictions when needed.
• Ensure compliance with policy, procedures and legislation; implement a complaints handling system aligned with policy.

Job description

Location: Hybrid / Dublin, Ireland
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Housing | Housing Association
AnnualFixed salary:€ 43956.00

Job Description: Income Collection Officer

Location: Dublin

Contract: Full Time Permanent

Job Summary:

As Income Collection Officer your primary focus on minimizing rent arrears through arrears prevention, collection and recovery with the aim of supporting our customers to sustain their tenancies and meeting set key performance indicators for arrears.

You will be responsible for achieving the organisations objectives and ensuring activities are carried out to the highest standards of integrity and professionalism and within set key performance indicators.This includes working to develop strong and effective cross functional working initiatives, both internally and externally, and taking the lead on developing and implementing specific operational service improvements and representing the organisation with partners and stakeholders.You will develop and be responsible for implementation of income related policies.

The following list is typical of the level of duties which the post holder is expected to perform or be responsible for. It is not necessarily exhaustive and other duties of a similar type and level may be expected from time to time. The post holder will be responsible for a combination of the objectives described below and annual KPIs dependent upon the requirements of the organisation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (Functional):

1. To ensure a high performing, efficient and customer focused income collection service and support tenancy sustainment.

2. Responsible for achieving all aspects of income collection (current, former customer arrears and recharges), including team performance, KPI’s/income targets, and debt recovery.

3. Complete designated weekly caseloads.

4. Take responsibility for the appropriate and effective action to recover rent arrears, service charges

and sundry debts within a defined area.

5. Support enforcement action in conjunction with the RTB Team to recover rent arrears and other debts.

6. Provide a liaison service between the organisation and other agencies in support of rent collection.

7. Provide financial inclusion advice, information and support to customers and provide debt awareness

advice to customers.

8. Work closely with Housing Officers in the collection and recovery of rents.

9. Ensure appropriate liaison with other teams when arranging evictions, to minimise any rent

lost through the empty property process.

10.Ensure that all activities undertaken are compliant with policy, procedures, and relevant legislation.

11.Implement a responsive and empathetic complaints handling system, ensuring swift resolution and fostering positive customer relationships in line with our complaints policy.

12.Collaborate with other teams and agencies to provide holistic support to customers facing financial difficulties.

13.Collaborate with local agencies, social services, and charities to establish partnerships that can provide additional support to customers facing financial challenges.

14.Implementation and approval of the Hardship Policy, ensure that utilisation is in line with sustainment needs.

15.Manage escalations with the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) when necessary, ensuring that all relevant documentation and information are provided in a timely and accurate manner.

16.Act as a point of contact for RTB-related matters and represent Tuath Housing in hearings or disputes when required.

17.Develop and maintain relationships with all agencies in our communities and internal as well as

external partners to ensure effective service delivery and the achievement of key objectives.

18.Support customers to sustain tenancies by prevention, early intervention, and income maximisation.

19.Ensure a high level of customer service is provided to both internal and external customers.

KEY RESPONSIBIITIES (Organisational):

20.Provide input into the Operational plans.

21.Adopt a collaborative and supportive approach, maintaining up to date professional knowledge and providing advice and assistance to colleagues as required.

22.Provide statistical data, information, and testimonials for annual report.

23.In all aspects of the company’s work, promote effective communications, excellence in customer service, and a focus on continuous improvement.

24.Be pro-active in the development and maintaining of strong networks and relationships with colleagues and in other organisations and agencies, to ensure excellence in service delivery.

Health and Safety Responsibility

25.To conduct all activities in a manner which is safe to yourself and others. To be aware and to act in accordance with the Association’s Health and Safety Policy.

26.Ensure all appropriate health and safety risk assessments are in place and making sure colleagues

are aware of and adhere to any specific instructions and use personal protective equipment where

required.

Ensure that team members are aware of any risks associated with their role, adhere to any specific

instructions, and use personal protective equipment where required.

This job description is not definitive or restrictive and will be subject to periodic review.