Client Support Specialist

Join us as a Client Support Specialist where you will be delivering exceptional customer service whilst resolving complex customer needs or request. This role is 100% telephony-based, focusing on communication via phone.

It is a Monday – Friday position, working shifts ranging between 8am – 7pm.

To be successful as a Client Specialist Support you should have experience with:

Excellent Customer Service skills.

Good communication skills.

Problem Solving.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

Previous knowledge/experience within telephony background.

Ability to adapt to change.

Ability to manage multiple customer inquiries, tasks, and priorities.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is based in Knutsford.

Purpose of the role

To provide exceptional customer service while resolving more complex customer needs/requests.

Accountabilities

Provision of customer service through various communication channels including chat, email and phone.

Execution of customer service requirements to resolve more complex, specific customer needs, and give a unique, personalised resolution for each case.

Collaboration with teams across the bank to align and integrate customer care processes.

Identification of areas for improvement to provide recommendations for change in customer care processes and provide feedback and coaching for colleagues on these highlighted areas.

Development and implementation of customer care procedures and controls to mitigate risks and maintain efficient operations.

Resolution of specific customer enquiries and issues related to the banks products and service, including account balances, transactions and payments.

Development and execution of reports and presentations on customer care performance and communicate findings to internal senior stakeholders.

Identification of industry trends and developments to implement best practice to improve customer care efficiency and effectiveness.

Analyst Expectations

Execute work requirements as identified in processes and procedures, collaborating with and impacting on the work of closely related teams.

Check work of colleagues within team to meet internal and stakeholder requirements.

Provide specialist advice and support pertaining to own work area.

Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your workand areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.

Maintain and continually build an understanding of how all teams in area contribute to the objectives of the broader sub-function, delivering impact on the work of collaborating teams.

Continually develop awareness of the underlying principles and concepts on which the work within the area of responsibility is based, building upon administrative / operational expertise.

Make judgements based on practise and previous experience.

Assess the validity and applicability of previous or similar experiences and evaluate options under circumstances that are not covered by procedures.

Communicate sensitive or difficult information to customers in areas related specifically to customer advice or day to day administrative requirements.

Build relationships with stakeholders/ customers to identify and address their needs.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.