Graduate Customer Service Officer at British Council Nigeria

The British Council is the world's leading cultural relations organization and creates opportunities for people in the United Kingdom and worldwide to understand each other, to work together and learn from one another. We see this as crucial to building secure, more prosperous and sustainable futures for us all. We build trust and understanding between different countries and cultures and develop strong international links that are of benefit to people in Britain and the rest of the world.

We are hiring to fill the below position of:

Job Title: Customer Service Officer

Location: Abuja
Reports To: Head of Customer Service/Exams Quality and Training Manager
Region: Sub Saharan Africa
Department: English & Exams
Job Category: Customer Services
Pay Band: 4

Role purpose

To support the provision of high quality customer service as part of a larger team in line with the corporate standards and policies.
The applicant will be the main point of contract for visitors, providing information about our products and services.
The role is also responsible to guarantee a smooth customer journey through all our communication channels.


Main responsibilities

The applicant will be based in Abuja, working within a team dispersed across offices
To provide a high standard of customer service to our customers and prospects and make them advocates of the British Council
To handle first level enquiries received in person, by email or telephone on relevant aspects of the British Council’s activities / products, in a friendly and professional manner, in line with customer service standards. Forward second level enquiries to relevant colleagues, ensuring they are attended to within specified timelines.
To update and maintain standard responses and other information for enquiry handling and send out information by mail or telephone, as required
To carry out all reception and registration duties as required in line with relevant corporate standards and policies. guarantee that visitors are attended to immediately
All service registration procedures (i.e. Exams, Certification and other programme registration) are fully understood and implemented to standard.
To record all forms of customer data and records accurately to meet corporate customer service standards to inform reporting requirements and strategic decision making
To support training of venue staff to guarantee adequately trained and updated to provide excellent customer service for British Council activities such as exams and external event activities, as required
To maintain an up-to-date contact database of our customers, in relevant segments, within the agreed contacts spreadsheet or system (i.e. CRM)
guarantee that customer receives responses within our service level agreements and within customer service rules and regulations
guarantee information about the full range of British Council products and services is clearly and confidently articulated to customers, encouraging customer engagement and possible cross-selling of other British Council products
guarantee regular communication and working is maintained with back office teams
To regularly attend staff meetings to both gain and impart knowledge about our customers, products and services
Regular communication and working is maintained with back-of-house teams
Receive mail packages on behalf of team and in line with internal rules and regulations.  Follow compliance rules and regulations per exams quality standards with regards to confidential materials.
Information Knowledge Management:

Manage information created and received in compliance with British Council’s information management standards, policies, the United Kingdom data protection principles and local legislation.
Stock keeping of materials:

Maintaining logs of exam preparation materials, as required.
Finance:

guarantee that payments are collected, receipts issued and accurately posted on the system. (This is mostly applicable to exam payment processing)
To collect and report payment collected from customers for exam services on a daily basis according to FCCF and audit requirements, by issuing receipts for all income received to enable reconciliation and processing of refunds. Financial transactions must be balanced and closed with actual received income.
Conduct daily/weekly reconciliations on financial systems and spreadsheet.
Other Duties:

To execute other duties and activities as directed by Management.


Key Relationships

This list is not exclusive but demonstrates that the range of relationships:

Internal: Head of Customer Service, Customer Service colleagues Nigeria, Exams Team Nigeria, Regional Customer Service Lead, United Kingdom Customer Management Team, Strategic Business Unit Leads, Marketing Communications Team.
External: Visitors, Customers, Enquirers, Exam Candidates, Venue Staff, External Stakeholders – i.e. partners, United Kingdom Exams Board representatives.

Qualifications
Minimum / Essential:

Education to degree level or equivalent.

Role Specific Knowledge & Experience

Minimum / Essential:

Dealing with customers and enquiries in a service environment
Providing and monitoring service with quality standards
Working quickly and accurately to tight deadlines.
Strong attention to detail
Experience in handling and reporting on payments from customers
Experience dealing with difficult customers
Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Minimum / Desirable:

Experience in public sector, education or related services industry
Managing and training casual staff
Experience in digital communication (i.e. social media, website)
Knowledge of the education and qualification systems in United Kingdom and Nigeria.

 

Application Expiration Date
29th July, 2018.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online