Onsite Service Analyst

Informa Group Plc.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading information services company is seeking an IT Support Specialist in London. The role involves providing deskside support, acting as the escalation point for the Service Desk, and engaging with colleagues to enhance their technical experience. The ideal candidate will have a strong IT support background, excellent communication skills, and a proactive approach to improvement. This position offers personal and career development opportunities alongside a supportive work environment.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Company funded private medical cover

Career development training

Qualifications

• Strong experience within an IT support role – ideally within a large organisation working to SLAs.
• Motivated and personable with a strong work ethic.
• Ability to proactively seek out avenues of improvement for services.

Responsibilities

• Provide physical deskside support services in selected locations.
• Be an escalation point for centralised Service Desk acting as technical experts.
• Conduct remote site visits for sites lacking dedicated on-site resources.

Skills

IT support experience

Service-Now or similar ITSM system

Strong communication skills

AV Support

Basic Networking (TCP/IP)

Tools

Office 365

Windows 10 and 11

Mac OS

Mobile Device support

Hardware and software inventory systems

Job description

At Informa, no two days and no two people are the same, and you'll find the freedom, opportunity and support of a fantastic community to make a real impact.

We’re an international business that connects specialists with knowledge, helping them to learn more, know more and do more through live and on demand events, digital and data-driven services and academic research.

We are home to over 14,000 colleagues across 30 countries and are a member of the UK’s FTSE 100 group of leading public companies. We’re thrilled to have earned the #3 spot in Glassdoor's Best Places to Work 2025 UK list, a recognition based solely on reviews by those who know us best - our current and previous colleagues.

In Global Support, we provide expert guidance and hands-on support to the Informa Group and Informa’s many business teams. Across tech, finance, legal, corporate development, HR, communications, operations and many other areas, we work collaboratively and flexibly to help our brands serve their customers and help the company succeed

Job Description

This role is based in our Howick Place office

Embrace Informa colleague end user experience and be the ambassadors of Group Technology Solutions & Services by providing excellent service delivery and possessing a ‘colleague first’ attitude and mindset.

Provide physical deskside support services in selected locations, providing onsite support to complement the remote centralised Service Desk service.

Reporting to the UK & EU Head of Onsite Support Services within the Service Management & Operations function - part of Technology Operations.

The activities of the deskside support function compliment those provided by the centralised Service Desk and are focused on Incident and Request fulfilment where local on-site support is required.

These responsibilities include:

• Be an escalation point for centralised Service Desk acting as technical experts focused on improving colleague experience of technology
• Act as a single point of contact for colleagues providing information relating to wider Technology initiatives and channel queries or escalations through to the appropriate Technology functions
• Conduct remote site visits (rotational) for sites where dedicated on-site resources have not been provided
• Provide subject matter expert and knowledge transfer information to support the centralised Service Desk and associated automated services (shift left)
• Provide feedback to the centralised Service Desk on customer satisfaction, usage of tools, automation and the Incident resolution process
• Work with the centralised Service Desk on continuous improvement initiatives
• Provide concierge support at designated location(s) -Tech Bar Support
• Conduct new starter inductions
• Provide Audio Visual and conference room support
• Resolve end point security Incidents when remote support tools are unable to do so
• Assist with Merger & Acquisitions as required
• Act as project champions assisting with the deployment of new products and releases
• Provide consistent, timely and efficient on-boarding services for new starters
• Fulfil hardware requests with respect to equipment procurement, configuration and deployment
• Co-ordinate hardware break/fix activities
• Co-ordinate or fulfil engineer dispatch services
• Investigate connectivity issues where remote support is not possible or unable to resolve
• Provide colleague (end user) training for core PC & Mac applications
• Assist with reducing legacy ticket backlog processing and service level fulfilment
• asset management process and procedures are adhered to for end user colleague devices
• Assist with office moves activities and coordination
• Must be able to work 5 days a week on-site, shifts will vary between our London officeslocated in Blackfriars &Victoria.

Qualifications

What we’re looking for

• Strong experience within anIT support role – ideally within a large organisation working to SLAs
• Ability to proactively seek out avenues of improvement for all services being provided
• Communicate well with all levels of the business including colleagues, management and VIPs
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Motivated and personable with a strong work ethic
• Be able to provide training to new users and support team members
• AV Support
• Be able to work under pressure

Strong experience of the following technologies required:

• Service-Now or similar ITSM system
• Office 365 (email, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Office)
• Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems
• Mac OS
• Basic Networking (TCP/IP)
• Virtual and physical desktop support
• Hardware and software inventory systems
• Mobile Device support (including Smart phones and iPhone/iPad support)

Additional Information

We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That's why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you’re not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at an Informa event – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.

Employee experience is very important to us at Informa. On top of joining a supportive, diverse and ambitious team that welcomesall types of candidates.We are alsoflexiblewithdifferent working patternsandprioritize promotions internally. Our benefits include:

• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover
• A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, a healthy living subsidy, access to health apps and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

We know that sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't fit all the requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need! We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, Informa is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.

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