Customer Service Representative

We impact peoples' lives every day, be it helping pay for a loved ones funeral or providing someone with their pension funds for a happy retirement. Our vision is to be the 'Customer Experience Partner' for our clients.

Summary of the role:

• Due to our growth with our new partnership with Standard Life, we will be recruiting multiple Customer Service Representatives each month throughout the year.
• We are based in Standard Life House in Cape Town City, easily accessible by train or bus and car parking is available nearby.
• We offer a hybrid working environment combining office based and working from home or office after the initial onsite training.
• Our standard working hours are Monday-Friday between 9am and 5pm, so no evening or weekend shifts that impact on your family and social lives!
• Flexible hours are available to suit your availability, work life balance and wellbeing.
• Salary for the role is up to R23,000 per month, based on skills and experience.

Benefits:

• We offer 25 days holiday (including holidays).
• Eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus scheme.
• A contributory company pension scheme.
• Excellent employee wellbeing and assistance support programmes.
• A range of employee discounts saving you money on anything from your weekly food shop to holidays, electrical goods and financial services.
• Personal and career development opportunities to progress your aspirations within the company as well as with our global parent company, TCS (Tata Consultancy Services).

What you'll be doing:

Our Customer Service Representatives could cover both voice to customer and back office administrative activities. There are no sales involved in this role. The focus will be on your ability to have conversations with customers in a confident, friendly and professional manner, informing members on policy details, resolving queries, collaborating with independent financial advisors and most importantly, providing our customers with an exceptional level of service at a time when they need it most.

What we're looking for:

• Many of our Customer Service Representatives have previous experience from working in a call centre environment, retail, hospitality and travel, amongst other customer-focussed environments, part or full time.
• Teamwork - We believe that a great team needs great people who are passionate about helping people and providing great service as one team.
• Listening and communication skills are core to what we do. You will need to be able to communicate complex matters in a simple and supportive way.
• Someone who can quickly understand the customer need and place a real focus on resolving issues and queries effectively and empathetically.
• Good PC skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office (e.g. word, excel) together with attention to detail are essential for these roles.