Associate Advisor - GEC

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 234,000 - 311,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Annual leave

Parental leave

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

The Association in Johannesburg is seeking an Associate Advisor for its Global Engagement Center. You will join a multi-channel contact centre to support members, students, and customers via phone, email, chat and more, reporting to the Senior Manager of Global Engagement Strategy & Support.

The role starts with a 6-week in-office training, then moves to a 2+3 hybrid schedule with two days per week in the Johannesburg office.

Qualifications

• Requires degree-level qualification and relevant work experience.
• Experience in a multi-channel customer engagement environment.
• Experience meeting quality, service, productivity, sales or customer-satisfaction goals.
• Experience using customer service, contact centre, or case management systems.
• Experience in a professional association or educational/ credentialing body is beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support inbound, outbound, chat, email, social, technical, membership or student service activities as assigned.
• Deliver professional responses and resolve member, student, prospect or customer needs.
• Monitor service levels, quality, productivity, revenue, retention and customer experience measures.
• Help team members across channels and priorities where applicable.
• Partner with other teams to improve end-to-end customer journeys.
• Maintain accurate customer, membership, application, case or knowledge records.
• Support campaigns and programs that improve retention, conversion, engagement and member value.
• Use data and process improvements to strengthen service efficiency and experience.

Skills

Multi-channel engagement

CRM systems experience

Quality/service goals experience

Customer-focused

Education

Degree-level qualification

Tools

Case management systems

Contact centre software

Job description

Job Description - Associate Advisor - GEC (26000050)

Job Description

Description

About the Role:

Join our Global Engagement Center (GEC) as a Contact Centre Advisor and help members, students, prospects, and customers get the support they need across phone, email, chat and other service channels. You'll be part of a collaborative team focused on delivering clear, helpful and high-quality service. You will report to Senior Manager - Global Engagement Strategy & Support.

Work Pattern: For the 6-week training period, you will be in-office every day. Thereafter, you will use a 2+3 hybrid work schedule, with at least two days a week in our Johannesburg office.

Salary: 270,000 ZAR annually

Invest in your future with development opportunities to help you build expertise and grow your career.

Join a collaborative team where achievements are recognised and leaders are committed to helping you succeed.

Make an impact! Help members and students achieve their professional goals and shaping the future of the accounting and finance profession.

Enjoy variety and global exposure in a contact centre environment where no two days are the same and you'll engage with members and students from around the world.

Have your voice heard by providing feedback on member experiences and contributing directly to service improvements across the business.

Unlock future career opportunities with a clear pathway for progression. Each year, between 20% and 25% of our GEC Advisors move into new roles, either within the GEC or across the Association.

What You'll Do:

• Support inbound, outbound, chat, email, social, technical, membership, or student service activities as assigned.
• Deliver professional responses and resolve member, student, prospect, or customer needs.
• Monitor service levels, quality, productivity, revenue, retention, progression, and customer experience measures.
• Help team members across channels and priorities where applicable.
• Partner with other teams to improve end-to-end customer journeys.
• Maintain accurate customer, membership, application, case, knowledge, or technical records in approved systems.
• Support campaigns and programs that improve retention, conversion, engagement, product awareness, and member value.
• Use data, feedback, technology, and process improvement to strengthen service efficiency and experience.

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Qualifications

What we're looking for:

• Relevant work experience and a degree-level qualification. Equivalent combinations of education and experience are welcome.
• Experience working within a multi-channel customer engagement environment.
• Experience meeting quality, service, productivity, sales, revenue, or customer satisfaction goals.
• Experience using customer service, contact centre, or case management systems.
• Experience within a professional association, membership organization, educational institution, or credentialing body is beneficial but not essential.

How We Support You:

We provide flexibility to help you achieve a good work-life balance. You'll be part of a global, diverse team who foster an environment of inclusion and belonging where you are valued for who you are and where you come from.

We offer benefit options in and out of the workplace.

• healthcare
• annual leave
• parental leave
• employee assistance programme

We care about our employees' welfare and focus our benefits package on the benefits which support your wellbeing.

We also recognise that everyone has different priorities, so in addition to our core benefits to support your health we offer flexible options for you to choose benefits that are right for you, your family and your lifestyle.

We believe in non-stop learning and are committed to investing in learning opportunities that help you reach your full potential and support your continued development.

About Us:

At The Association, a Great Place to Work-Certified company, we are transforming the accounting and finance profession. We are future-focused, empowering the world's most accomplished accountants to stay relevant, meet today's demands, and prepare for tomorrow's challenges through quality education, resources, and training.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Primary Location

ZA-ZA-Johannesburg

Work Locations

South Africa - Johannesburg 4 TH Floor 54 Melrose Boulevard Melrose ArchMelrose North Johannesburg 2196