Customer Service Consultant - Foreign Language Specific (African)

Hello Group Recruitment; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 201,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite Barista

Exciting Team Events

Teambuilding Activities

A Culture That Feels Like Family

Top-Notch Office Space

Job summary

Hello Group is seeking a dedicated Customer Service Consultant fluent in at least one African language to support our diverse customer base. The role involves inbound and outbound calls, verifying sources of funds, and accurately capturing details into the bank's ticketing system, with emphasis on authentication and high customer satisfaction.

You will work onsite in Die Hoewes, Centurion, Gauteng, contributing to our call centre team and supporting migrant and marginalized communities with

Qualifications

• Matric Certificate is required.
• Fluent in at least one foreign language (eg. Chichewa, Shona, Swahili, Portuguese, etc).
• Multiple languages are advantageous.
• South African citizen or African foreign national with valid work permit/asylum document.
• Knowledge of CRM Bank, OS ticket and Core Banking systems is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide language-specific support to customers, ensuring clear communication in the foreign language.
• Handle inbound inquiries and manage outbound calls related to source of funds requests.
• Ensure AML/KYC compliance in all processes.
• Authenticate customers when banking information changes, with 2-part verification (voice and video).
• Manage and prioritize daily tickets, request/source of funds documents, and document verification in the bank’s ticketing system.

Skills

Foreign language fluency

Multiple languages

Education

Matric Certificate

Tools

CRM Bank

OS ticket

Core Banking systems

Job description

Customer Service Consultant - Foreign Language Specific (African)

Details

Closing Date 2026/12/03

Reference Number RAS260828-2

Job Title Customer Service Consultant - Foreign Language Specific (African)

Job Type Full Time

Experience Level Entry Level

Workplace Type On-site

Town / City Die Hoewes, Centurion

Province Gauteng

Country South Africa

Job Category Customer Service

Description

Hello Group is seeking to appoint a dedicated, African foreign language–specific (eg. Chichewa, Shona, Swahili, Portuguese, etc.) Customer Service Consultant to join our Call Centre Department. The ideal candidate must be able to communicate fluently in at least one african language to support our diverse customer base. The Customer Service Consultant will be responsible for managing both inbound and outbound calls, handling customer inquiries, verifying and requesting source-of-funds documents, and accurately capturing detailed information into the bank’s ticketing system. In addition, the consultant will be required to authenticate customers when their banking information changes, provide language-specific assistance where needed, and ensure a high level of customer satisfaction while managing their assigned tickets.

Hello Group is a South African company with aboldmission: to create game-changing integrated consumer and business services for migrant and marginalized communities. Our focus is on providing low-cost, easily accessible, and simple-to-use financial solutions, all powered by cutting-edge technology.

WhatHello Group Offers

• Onsite Barista– Because life’s too short for bad coffee!
• Exciting Team Events– Work hard, play harder!
• Teambuilding Activities– Get to know your teammates beyond the screen!
• A Culture That Feels Like Family– No corporate robots here—just real people doing great things!
• A Top-Notch Office Space– Where inspiration meets innovation.

Duties and Responsibilities

Inbound & Outbound Calls:

• Providing language-specific support to customers, ensuring clear communication and understanding in the foreign language.
• Handle inbound customer inquiries and proactively manage outbound calls related to source of funds requests.
• Compliance: Ensure all processes follow the bank's compliance guidelines, particularly related to anti-money laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations.
• Customer Service Excellence: Maintain a high level of professionalism and customer service in all interactions to ensure customer satisfaction and loyalty.
  

Client authentication:

• Authenticate customers when there is a change in their banking information, following security protocols to protect client data.
• 2-part Verification of client: voice call and video call the client
• Attending to incoming calls
  

Ticket Management:

• Manage and prioritize daily tickets assigned by the team, ensuring timely follow-up with customers to request source of funds and resolve any issues.
• Request and verify source of funds documents from clients in compliance with the bank’s policies and regulatory requirements.
• Regularly follow up on tickets at least once a week.
• Document Verification: Check the accuracy and authenticity of the source of funds documentation provided by clients.
• Cross reference information, verify Bank statements, ID’s, POPS’ and payment notifications.
• Data Entry: Accurately capture and record detailed information received from clients into the bank’s ticketing system.

Qualifications

• Matric Certificate
• Fluent in at least one foreign language (eg. Chichewa, Shona, Swahili, Portuguese, etc).
• Multiple Languages (Advantageous)
• South African citizen or African Foreign National with a valid Work Permit, Asylum document and Waiver.
• Knowledge of CRM Bank, OS ticket and Core Banking systems (Advantageous)