Customer Services Officer

inploi; Tameside; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A local pension fund authority is seeking a Customer Services Officer to provide support to its members. In this role, you will address inquiries via phone and email with empathy and professionalism and represent the organization during member events. The ideal candidate is dedicated to customer service, possesses strong communication skills, and is eager to develop within a supportive team. This position offers flexible working and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working arrangements

Generous benefits package

Excellent leave entitlement

Training and career development

Employee rewards and perks

Qualifications

• Dedication to customer service and support.
• Ability to respond to member inquiries via phone and email.
• Experience in a face-to-face support role.

Responsibilities

• Provide empathetic support to member inquiries.
• Represent GMPF at member surgeries and events.
• Work closely with the team and manager.

Skills

Empathy

Customer service experience

Clear communication

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Job description

Overview

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Grade E SCP 11 £28,142 - SCP 16 £30,518

Hours Per Week: 36 hours

Base Location: Guardsman Tony Downes House, Droylsden

Assessment Date: w/c 20th October 2025

The Role

Join our front-line team and play a vital role in shaping positive experiences every day, providing trusted support, clear guidance, and a reassuring presence for our members.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a dedicated and customer focused individual to join our Customer Services team as a Customer Services Officer. In this vital front-line role, you’ll be the first point of contact for our members, responding to queries by phone and email with clarity, empathy, and professionalism.

You’ll play a key part in ensuring our members feel supported and informed, helping us maintain the high standards of service that our members rely on every day.

As a Customer Services Officer, you will:

• Respond to member enquiries: Providing accurate, timely, and empathetic support to members contacting GMPF’s helpline via phone and email. You’ll help them navigate pension-related queries with confidence and clarity.
• Offer in person support: Representing GMPF at member surgeries and roadshows, delivering face-to-face guidance with professionalism and empathy.
• Collaborate effectively: Working closely with your manager and team to deliver an excellent and professional service to all our stakeholders.
• Contribute as a team player: Demonstrating strong interpersonal skills, managing your time efficiently, and showing a willingness to develop your digital and administrative capabilities.
• Champion service excellence: Taking pride in delivering a high standard of customer care, identifying opportunities to improve processes and enhancing the member experience.
• Grow with us: Whether you're early in your career or bringing experience from another sector, you’ll be supported to develop your skills and grow within a team that values reliability, respect, and continuous improvement.

About GMPF

At Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF), we are dedicated to securing the financial well-being of our 436,000 members. Every year, these members entrust us with their contributions, which we strategically invest to provide them with peace of mind for their retirement. In 2024 alone, we paid out over £880 million in benefits, fulfilling our promise to deliver financial security to our members.

Our 180 pensions administration colleagues collaborate with over 700 employers, including local authorities across Greater Manchester, the National Probation Service, academy schools, and housing associations. Together, we calculate and deliver pension benefits with precision and care.

Why Join GMPF?

At GMPF, we value our employees and are proud to offer:

• Flexible hybrid working arrangements work from home or in our modern, open-plan offices in Droylsden, which feature on-site parking, excellent public transport links, and proximity to the M60. Hybrid flexibility is available after training and demonstration of role competency.
• Generous benefits package automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), offering comprehensive benefits and life cover
• Excellent leave entitlement starting at 26 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and flexible working hours (flexitime)
• Training and career development access to ongoing learning and progression opportunities
• Employee rewards and perks discounts on gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, a car leasing scheme and various health and wellbeing offers

About Us

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.

Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.

Please read the attached recruitment guidance document or visit our website careers page for support with your application and interview.

https://www.gmpf.org.uk/about/careers-and-current-vacancies

The application process will involve both an interview and a task. More details about this will be provided if your application is successful.

For more information about GMPF in general please see our website at www.gmpf.org.uk.

This role is employed by Tameside Council.

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.

Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here

We have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please click here for more information on our guaranteed assessment scheme.

If you have the ambition, expertise, and drive to excel in this exciting new role, we’d love to hear from you. For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Mark Flannagan, Customer Services Section Manager, on 0161 301 7197

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