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Customer Service & Reception Supervisor

UCL AI Centre

London

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GBP 35,000 - 42,000

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3 days ago

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Job summary

Join UCL AI Centre as a Customer Service & Reception Supervisor where you will lead a team delivering exceptional service at the reception hubs. This role demands a strong focus on customer interactions, team leadership, and administrative supervision in a vibrant environment contributing to the first impression visitors have of the university.

Benefits

41 Days holiday

Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)

Cycle to work scheme

On-site gym

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

Experience in customer service with great interpersonal skills.
Proven administrative experience with a focus on accuracy.
Experience in supervision or team-leading is a bonus.

Responsibilities

Supervise a frontline team providing customer service.
Manage ID card access and key control systems.
Respond to queries via phone, email, and in person.

Skills

Customer Service

Interpersonal Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

Proven Administrative Experience

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Ref Number B28-00069 Professional Expertise Estates, Facilities, Accommodation and Safety Department Finance, Commercial and Estates (B28) Location London Working Pattern Full time Salary £35,930-£41,255 Contract Type Permanent Working Type On site Available for Secondment No Closing Date 27-Jun-2025

About Us

London’s Global University is seeking a motivated, professional, and people-focused Customer Service & Reception Supervisor to lead front-of-house operations at our bustling Security reception hubs. If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional service and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you.

About The Role

You’ll supervise a frontline team who represent the first impression of UCL to staff, students, and visitors. From overseeing key and card issuing to enhancing day-to-day customer interactions, you’ll ensure reception services run efficiently across both the Bloomsbury Campus and UCL East. You’ll act as a service role model, helping drive improvements and consistency in how we engage with our community.

What You'll Do

Lead and support reception staff, ensuring excellent, empathetic customer service
Supervise the administration of ID card access and key control systems
Support external users of our access control and Building Access Request systems
Respond professionally to queries via phone, email, and in person
Maintain high standards in process accuracy, lost property logging, and stock control
Contribute to a welcoming and cooperative reception team culture

About You

About You

You Bring

Proven administrative experience with a focus on accuracy

A track record of working within clear processes and systems

Experience In Customer Service With Great Interpersonal Skills

Knowledge of database or access control systems (or similar)

Strong attention to detail and ability to prioritise independently

A team-player approach with flexibility and initiative

Bonus If You Have

Supervision or team-leading experience

Familiarity with ID card or access systems

Experience in stock management

Why UCL?

As one of the world’s top universities located in the heart of London, we offer an inspiring, diverse, and supportive environment. This is your chance to join a collaborative team making a real difference in the daily experience of thousands of people.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
Immigration loan
Relocation scheme for certain posts
On-Site nursery
On-site gym
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

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