Associate Advisor - GEC

Association of International Certified Professional Accountants

Location
Johannesburg, Gauteng
Work model
Hybrid
Salary (as advertised)
R270 000 per year
Minimum qualification
Bachelor's degree
Closing date

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In brief

**Overview** This role is for an Associate Advisor in the Global Engagement Center (GEC) at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. The position involves acting as a Contact Centre Advisor, providing support to members, students, prospects, and customers across various service channels including phone, email, and chat. The successful candidate will join a collaborative team focused on delivering clear, helpful, and high-quality service and will report to the Senior Manager - Global Engagement Strategy & Support. The work pattern includes a mandatory 6-week in-office training period. Thereafter, the role transitions to a 2+3 hybrid schedule, requiring at least two days a week in the Johannesburg office. The annual salary for this position is 270,000 ZAR. The company offers development opportunities, a collaborative environment, the chance to impact the accounting and finance profession, global exposure, opportunities to provide feedback for service improvements, and clear pathways for career progression. **What you will 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. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * 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. **Who should apply** This role is suitable for individuals with relevant work experience and a degree-level qualification, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. The ideal candidate will have experience in a multi-channel customer engagement environment, demonstrated ability to meet quality, service, productivity, sales, revenue, or customer satisfaction goals, and familiarity with customer service, contact centre, or case management systems. While not essential, experience within a professional association, membership organization, educational institution, or credentialing body is considered beneficial. Applicants should be prepared for a hybrid work schedule based in Johannesburg following an initial in-office training period. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/associate-advisor-gec-association-of-international-certified-professional-accountants-2 Source: myjobmag

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    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. 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, including healthcare, annual leave, parental leave, an 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.

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