One Desk Advisor

Main purpose of the job:
Provide a professional advisory service to customers across a broad range of queries and processes, including supporting with complex case management, producing correspondence and handling customer queries.
Interact with customers using various communication channels, such as ticketing system, phone calls and live chat.
Where possible, and in line with agreed procedures, the One Desk Advisor will provide first contact resolution, taking ownership of queries to point of resolution.
Take responsibility for managing and dealing with contacts that are assigned to them, ensuring that accurate and customer focused responses are given within relevant SLA's and within client's policy/process.
To deliver this service it is key that excellent working relationships are built with internal and external stakeholders.

Duties and responsibilities:
Respond to all queries within agreed SLA's, resolving at first point of contact where possible via multiple channels such as telephone, email and chat to enhance the customer service experience.
Take ownership of employee queries and see them through to resolution, with a keen focus on outstanding customer service, whilst following team ways of working.
Clearly understand and work within service delivery boundaries and published Tier 2/internal escalation routes
To collaborate and engage with the wider PS Hub community to provide a responsive, consistent, and forward-thinking service.
Be seen as an expert in general and relevant policies, processes, technology and systems
Develop effective, positive relationships with customers, departmental contacts, and PS colleagues to positively assist in meeting their business needs.
Provide a flexible working approach, with the ability to support the wider PS Hub teams when required
Utilise training materials to provide query resolutions
Keep confidential records of customer interaction, transactions comments and complaints, using the tools provided
Provide a flexible service, and implement agreed modifications or workarounds where appropriate
Contribute to updating and maintaining training materials when requested
Special working conditions. You may be required to work a shift pattern outside of standard office hours as a condition of this post. The precise hours and pattern of the shift will be determined by your line manager after consultation with you.

Essential Criteria:
Experience in providing IT support in a large complex organisation and across a range of services
ITILv4 foundation certificate or equivalent. Knowledge of ITIL processes and how they impact on the role of the team specifically incident management, problem management and change management
Proven experience and working knowledge of customer service focused practices, within a large complex organization.
Experience of using a CRM system, such as RemedyForce, to manage customer correspondence
Experience providing high quality and accurate advice in a fast past customer focused setting

Skills and abilities:
Commitment to maintain and keep up to date with changes in technology, legislation and procedures relating to the role.
Proven experience of a consistently high level of accuracy and attention to detail
A team player, able to meet service standards at a personal, team and department level
Proven experience of managing own workload through effective prioritising, time management, organisational skills, and able to both motivate oneself and colleagues
The ability to communicate effectively, have empathy with, and relate to a customer,providing logical and accurate advice.
Experience of and ability to explain policy/process/technology usage to a range of customers
Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with a drive to use own initiative

Desirable Criteria:
Customer Service training or qualification
Lean Six Sigma certified or similar qualification
ITIL qualified
CIPD qualified

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Vertage Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.