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Lead Administrator Customer Support

Pensions Regulator

Department
Pensions Regulator
Location
Brighton
Openings
2 posts
Grade
Other
Salary
£29,188
Closing
10 days left
Profession
Other
Contract
Fixed term
Security clearance
BPSS
Working pattern
Flexible working, Full-time
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Job summary

Representing TPR as the point of contact for incoming customer enquiries via telephone and correspondence, and to identify and escalate complex queries

  • Answer queries from customers (calls/correspondence) in line with customer service targets
  • Resolve or determine the appropriate course of action for c85% of contact
  • Identify and hand off complex queries
  • Identify risks presented during an enquiry and escalate to the appropriate business area
  • Identify and escalate team process improvements

What they’re looking for

  • Essential Criteria
  • Experience in a contact centre environment.
  • Experience of using customer service handling techniques to deliver excellent customer service.
  • Strong communication skills in questioning, probing, and extracting information.
  • Ability to be genuine and empathetic with customers and demonstrate a desire to help and support.
  • Experience of analysing information received during a customer enquiry to resolve or escalate appropriately.
  • Experience of tailoring communication style to deal with a variety of enquiries and customers both verbally and in written format.
  • Proficient in Microsoft packages and previous experience using customer service software, databases and/or CRMs.
  • Ability to meet customer service targets.
  • Honest, conscientious and genuine, caring about helping make workplace pensions work.
  • The ability to quickly build rapport to understand your customer’s needs to give them a truly excellent experience.
  • Ability to prioritise workload and use initiative.
  • Good attention to detail and accuracy.
  • A strong team player who contributes to a supportive team culture.
  • Solutions driven to help solve problems and take ownership

Job description

The role and responsibilities

  • Support our customers by helping make workplace pensions work and be their first point of contact for inbound calls and emails.
  • Go the ‘extra mile’ to deliver a truly excellent customer service. We strive for right first time and set clear and accurate expectations.
  • Act with care and integrity to build rapport and trust with our customers. Ensure we fully understand their needs and resolve their query, whilst creating a positive customer connection.
  • Follow guided procedures with attention to detail to enable you to resolve customer queries, whilst maintaining compliance.
  • Explain technical information in an easy-to-understand way.
  • Contribute to an open and supportive team culture by collaborating with your colleagues to ensure customer needs are met and be a positive influence with customers and colleagues.
  • Proactively share feedback and solutions on how we can improve our services and processes.
  • Take ownership of your own personal development; not only will you be supported in developing within your role but there’s lots of further development opportunities to help you reach your career aspirations.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
  • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Selection process

Applications

To avoid disappointment, we would invite you to submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can continue to provide a positive candidate experience, with each application being reviewed and considered. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Current TPR employees who want to apply for this vacancy should first contact their line manager to discuss their application.

We welcome applications on a part time and job share basis.

Please note that TPR is unable to offer visa sponsorship. All applicants must already hold Right to Work in the UK for the duration of their employment. For more information on Right to Work, please visit Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK.

Selection and interview

If you are shortlisted for interview, we’ll be in contact with you shortly after the closing date. We aim to respond to every application however due to the large volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of submitting your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we’re committed to the recruitment, employment, retention, and development of people with disabilities, and to improving their employment opportunities. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria will be an offered an interview. Please note that if we receive a high volume of Disability Confident applicants, we reserve the right to offer an interview to those who best meet the essential criteria.

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