Job description
Can you be responsible for the delivery of a professional customer service - exceeding our customer’s expectations, whether through taking ownership of customer enquiries, or through the accurate and timely processing of our products and services?
Due to continued growth, we have an exciting new opportunity for a Customer Co-ordinator to join our team in King's Lynn. Reporting to the Customer Services and Operations Team Leader and working closely with our CPCS Team, you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of NOCN Group's professional customer service.
This role will suit someone who is enthusiastic about learning and wants to get involved in all aspects of customer service to gain experience and progress their career.
Why NOCN Group?
NOCN Group is an educational charity whose core aims are to help learners reach their potential and organisations thrive. The group includes business units specialising in regulated UK and international qualifications, End Point Assessment, assured short courses, SMART job cards, assessment services, consultancy, and research.
A career at NOCN Group offers you the chance to be part of a fast-growing, international educational non-for-profit.
Plus, there's lots of other great benefits:
* 35 hour working week!
* 38 days holiday!
* Flexible working practices!
* Free parking!
* Training and development opportunities!
* Hybrid working!
We believe a work/life balance is key to happy, healthy employees, and continue to work to reward your time, energy and commitment to NOCN Group.
Purpose and Objectives:
* Responsibility for the delivery of a professional customer service - exceeding our customer’s expectations.
* A Customer Co-ordinator will work within NOCN Group, providing a front line and professional service to all customers across all business functions.
* Dealing directly with Centres to address scheme enquiries, account enquiries or in support of their customers’ applications.
* Dealing with learners and Centres across CSkills, NOCN, and NOCN Job Cards.
* Dealing directly with individual customers in support of scheme applications or providing advice and guidance about scheme rules and qualifications.
* Dealing directly with employers seeking advice and guidance regarding the scheme and or learners.
* Dealing with internal customers – building relationships and working in partnership with the Product and Quality Assurance Teams, and other front-line staff in NOCN Group.
* Processing the financial elements of the schemes, including taking payments, validating application forms, and inputting data, ensuring an excellent customer experience, GDPR compliance and maximisation of income accuracy.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Provide accurate advice, guidance and information to internal and external customers in line with organisation rules, policies, procedures and values.
* Accurately capture customer information and process financial transactions as per work instructions and corporate guidelines.
* Taking ownership over each customer experience, ensuring the customer receives an excellent standard of service every time.
* Resolve enquiries first time.
* Ensure delivery of workload is completed to required specifications, service level agreements, benchmarks and quality standards.
* Working with team members to generate ideas for on-going and continuous improvement to service delivery.
* Develop a comprehensive knowledge of the service/product area being supported.
* Active participation in team meetings – suggesting ways of improving the efficiency of the team and the quality of service provided.
* Meet, and consistently strive to exceed, customer expectations internally and externally.
* Deal with complaints ensuring a resolution is sought and actioned.
* Escalate issues that impact on the customer experience, or business effectiveness, immediately to a Team Leader.
* Provide a point of contact for accurate advice and a prompt resolution to queries.
* Process customer information accurately and efficiently.
* Representing the Customer Services team on projects internal and external as required.
* Any other duties as required by line manager.
Key Requirements, Qualifications and Knowledge:
The successful candidate must:
* Be educated to Level 2 in Literacy and Numeracy.
* Have knowledge of Microsoft Office.
* Have excellent communication skills.
* Commitment to the highest standards of quality in work.
* Team Working.
The following qualifications/experience are desirable but not essential to the candidate's application:
* Customer Service Qualification.
* Experience of working with card schemes/or Awarding organisations.
* Knowledge of the construction/education sector.
Application Instructions:
NOCN is a registered educational charity, Investor in People and Leader in Diversity. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, especially those under-represented in the sector.
If this sounds like the job for you, please send your completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, CV and a covering letter to: recruitment@nocn.org.uk
Please specify the role that you are applying for in the subject header of the email.
The full Job Description/Person Specification can be downloaded on our website.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Pay: £23,755.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Free parking
* Life insurance
* On-site parking
* Work from home
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Education:
* GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
* Microsoft Office: 1 year (preferred)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (preferred)
Work Location: In person
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