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Description
Part time evening work, including every second weekend, 16.5 hours pw.
As a customer service advisor, your role will be to provide advice to customers and partners in the provision of emergency vehicle/home assistance services, to customers of AXA Assistance clients in Ireland and the UK while liaising with our approved suppliers and contractors throughout Ireland, the UK and Foreign countries. You will work 16.5 hours per week, working evenings from 5pm, and every second weekend. Based in Athlone office with some remote working available after training.
Responsibilities
1. To Deliver High Quality Customer Service
o Understand and use the necessary programmes, applications and IT software systems.
o Provide relevant and accurate information to every customer/partner on every call based on appropriate protocols, professional expertise and training.
o Ability to use initiative as well as all information resources available.
o Ensure customer expectations are met and exceeded on every call.
o Know when to refer to colleagues and/or managers.
o Understand and apply the AXA Assistance UK complaints and compliments procedure.
2. To Deliver an Efficient Service
o Be proficient in all relevant IT applications/telephony to ensure case records are accurately maintained.
o Call queuing awareness and willingness to respond appropriately at times of service pressure.
o Answer calls adhering to standard response times protocols.
o Accurate and timely completion of case notes/logs/diaries for each customer.
o Ensure all parties relevant to the provision of effective assistance are correctly notified and updated on a regular basis.
o Process cases in accordance with department procedures and agreed authority levels.
o Deployment of cases to appropriate and approved suppliers.
3. To Work as an Effective Team Player
o Understand and demonstrate the culture and values within AXA Assistance.
o Be aware of the structure and work of other teams and functions.
o Proactively organise daily work, breaks and handover.
o Know the strengths and weaknesses of colleagues.
o Support and help colleagues.
o Build effective communication skills with colleagues and managers.
o Support call handling activity in other areas during times of high demand.
o Carry out any other tasks as agreed with line managers.
4. To Build Personal and Professional Development
o Maintenance of relevant learning and development needs and any professional qualification/accreditations.
Qualifications
Essential Criteria
* Excellent customer service skills.
* Excellent telephone manner.
* Appropriate qualifications/accreditations (where necessary).
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Willingness to take initiative to solve problems.
* A proven ability to manage conflict and difficult customers.
* The ability to work under pressure and to customer deadlines.
* Excellent organisational and time management skills.
* To be a team worker.
* Flexibility.
* The ability to get things done/deliver results to agreed customer standards.
* Keyboard skills.
Desirable Criteria
* Previous experience of working in general/insurance assistance markets.
* A recognized insurance qualification such as APA/CIP.
* Previous experience of a call centre environment/telephone based work.
* A good competency level and effective understanding of using standard software packages, including Word and Excel.
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Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Part-time
Job function
Other
Industries
Administrative and Support Services
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