Call Centre Agent Job recruitment in Kenya August 2014

 

Job Title: Call Centre Agent
Main Purpose of the Job:
  • Inbound: Serve customers by determining requirements; answering inquiries; resolving problems; fulfilling requests
  • Outbound: Interact by phone with clients for collection purposes
Organisational Structure:
  • Reports To: Call Center Manager
Minimum Education Requirements:
  • Undergraduate degree in business or related course

Minimum Required Experience:

  • 2 Years’ Experience in a call centre environment is preferred
Required Competencies:
  • Customer focused
  • Strong communication skills (Verbal and Written)
  • Excellent listening skills and the ability to ask probing questions, understand concerns, and overcome objections
  • Planning and organizing
  • Self starter/ Goal focused / Target driven
  • Strong interpersonal skills – to understand customers’ inquiries or complaints and deal effectively with people who may be worried, frustrated or angry
  • Problem solving ability
  • High Integrity
  • High level of computer literacy and must have good knowledge of telephone and computer systems so they can use call center systems efficiently
  • Must be able to learn quickly so as to acquire the product knowledge to answer customers’ questions accurately.
  • Strong work ethic and self-starter, able to effectively manage multiple priorities and adapt to change within a fast-paced business environment
  • Must possess and professional and friendly attitude and be able to quickly develop a rapport with customers over the phone.
  • Must possess and be able to demonstrate strong influencing and closing skills.
Key Performance Areas:

1. Collections
  • Initiating calls to customers to arrange regular payments and payment mechanisms with the customer by Engaging in “Promise to Pay” arrangements with clients in arrears.
  • Update the master sheet accurately and effectively with customer information and call outcome as required
  • Liaise with the Finance department to confirm payments from clients against the bank or MPESA statement, where the client entered into a P2P with the Call Centre.
  • Liaise with the branches to manage and monitor collections progress for clients contacted.
2. Customer Service
  • Answers inquiries by clarifying desired information; researching, locating, and providing information.
  • Resolves problems by clarifying issues; researching and exploring answers and alternative solutions; implementing solutions; escalating unresolved problems.
  • Fulfill requests by clarifying desired information; completing transactions; forwarding requests;
  • Responsible for contacting clients to seek feedback on the organizational services i.e. measuring the level of customer service;
  • Identify areas of concern from client feedback calls and escalate the information to the relevant departments for further action;
  • Responsible for forwarding positive feedback from client feedback calls to the relevant departments, where necessary.
If you posses the above requirements and skills, send your CV saved as a WORD or PDF document ONLY.
The Application Letter should be the body of the email, no other format will be accepted.

Give details of your current salary and the expectation in this position on the body of your Application Letter. 
Specify the position you are applying for as the subject of your application.

Send this immediately to recruitment@realpeople.co.ke
Deadline for these applications is 30th August 2014, 4pm.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Ensure you have followed the instructions provided.

 



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