Customer Service Consultant

Telesure Investment Holdings (Tih); Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 167,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

TIH in Johannesburg is seeking a customer service professional to obtain and capture information from insured customers for claims settlement and to assist with administrative amendments and policy information.

You will respond to requests by phone or email, identify up-sell opportunities, ensure compliance with policies and regulatory codes, and support continuous improvement through accurate data handling.

Qualifications

• 2+ years customer service experience.
• Experience in financial services is advantageous.
• Matric / Grade 12 or SAQA equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Handle customer requests via phone and email and provide solutions.
• Obtain and capture information for claim settlements.
• Assist with policy amendments and information requests.
• Identify up-sell opportunities where appropriate.
• Ensure compliance with policies, regulatory codes, and SLAs.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Problem solving

Adaptability

Education

Matric / Grade 12

Regulatory exam (Advantageous)

Job description

Join TIH, home to some of South Africa’s leading financial service providers, and grow your career while being part of an organisation with purpose.

Job Purpose

Obtain and capture information from insured or designated persons for purpose of settling claim with insurance carrier. To assist with administrative amendments, provide information and insights on policies, additional benefits and up-sell products to the customer.

Responsibilities

• Customer Management (External and Internal) Help manage customers by carrying out standard activities and provide solutions for first call resolution and completion of customer request and executed according to the required standard.
• Customer Needs & Analysis Ask questions and probe for clarity to gathers relevant information to assist in resolving customer request.
• Up-sell Customer Propositions Identify the products or services that best meet the customer's stated needs, explain the selection to the customer, and influence the customer to make a purchase.
• Correspondence Respond to routine requests using telephonic conversation or emails and to more unusual requests by editing templates to create customised responses (internal and external).
• Operational Compliance Develop working knowledge of the organisation's policies and procedures and of regulatory codes and codes of conduct relevant to own work, adhering to mandatory procedures to ensure own work is undertaken to the required standards.
• Administration Update policy information e.g change of address, change policy holder details, banking details and attend to the customer request on a range of policy related issues.
• Administration Provide best practice support to customers on the administration process requirements and other departmental systems, in line with claims policy, rules and SLAs.
• Personal Capability Building Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching.
• Personal Capability Building Develop and maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
• Work Scheduling and Operational Compliance Work according to an assigned schedule.
• Work Scheduling and Operational Compliance Follow a range of mandatory procedures to ensure that work is carried out to the required quality standards and/or to ensure adherence to external regulatory codes and internal codes of conduct.

Education

• Matric / Grade 12/ SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential); Regulatory exam 5 (Advantageous); STI Qualification (Advantageous); Class of Business (Advantageous); Customer Service certificate/or related qualification (Advantageous)

Experience

• 2 or more years customer service experience (Essential); Experience of delivering customer excellence in every customer contact, face to face, by phone or in written form (Essential); 1 year call centre experience in Financial services industry (Advantageous).

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