Collections Officer

5 months ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Scottish Legal Aid Board Full time

Do you want to join a dynamic team working in a fast pace environment to collect all debts due to SLAB? We are currently seeking to recruit a
**Collections Officer** (Grade 2) within the Collections Team of our Operations Directorate.

**Starting salary** is £22,840, within a pay band up to £25,180 (pro rata if part time).

**About us**
The Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) was set up in 1987 to manage legal aid in Scotland. We are a non-departmental public body responsible to the Scottish Government. Our main purpose is to manage and continuously improve publicly funded legal assistance and to advise Scottish Ministers on its strategic development for the benefit of society.

**Why work for us**
We are an ethical organisation, carrying out rewarding work that can have a considerable impact on clients’ lives.

We seek high calibre people and in return, we set out to provide good training and development with rewarding working conditions. We aim to be an ‘employer of choice’. Should you come to work with us, you’ll discover that no matter what your job or level of responsibilities, you are treated as an individual, with fairness, dignity and respect.

Our stable and secure reward package includes:

- A competitive salary with potential for pay progression
- Flexible working arrangements and a great holiday entitlement of 34 days per year (inclusive of public and privilege holidays) increasing after five years of continuous service
- A defined benefit pension scheme with a 6% employee contribution
- Job security in a stable environment for long term career progression
- Support from colleagues within a rewarding, positive work culture
- Opportunities for learning and development while making a difference with challenging tasks for ultimate job satisfaction.

**About the role**
The essential purpose of the job is to collect all debts due to SLAB and to identify uncollectible debt at the earliest possible time.

This post is permanent on a full time basis.

**We are an equal opportunities employer and we are dedicated to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong.**

For more details about this role and a full list of essential criteria and required competencies, please see the ‘Additional Information’ section.


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