Customer Service Advisor

As a Barclays Customer Service Advisor, working within our branch 5 days a week, you will be the first point of contact for our customers. You will provide assistance and guidance to each customer, giving a personal touch ensuring they feel valued and respected. You’ll have empathy, understanding and a passion for delivering excellent customer service. Full training will be provided, and you will be placed within a supportive team who will guide you to ensure you have everything you need to succeed as a Customer Service Advisor. You don’t need banking experience just a can-do approach.

Barclays is required by law to confirm that you have the Legal Right to Work in any role that you apply for. If you currently hold a work visa sponsored by Barclays, or you would require sponsorship from Barclays, you must declare this as part of your application. Sponsored visas are role and entity specific and any changes must be reviewed. It is important that you ensure you are working on the correct visa at all times. Failure to accurately disclose your visa status or Legal Right to Work may result in your application or any employment offer being withdrawn at any time.

Purpose of the role

To provide resolutions for customer queries/issues and personalise each interaction through the use of multiple communication channels. 

Accountabilities

• Collaboration across multiple digital channels to personalise each interaction with a customer.
• Enhancing the bank's digital capabilities when current technology is identified as not yet ready to support.
• Provision of exceptional customer service to clients by responding to inquiries, resolving issues and handling client requests efficiently.
• Support the collaboration of internal stakeholders including sales, operational, and risk management teams to meet client needs and expectations, so that transactions are executed accurately and on time.
• Support teams within the business operations function as needed, including risk management, compliance and collections.
• Comply with all regulatory requirements and internal policies related to customer care.
• To provide resolutions for customer queries/issues and personalise each interaction through the use of multiple communication channels.

Analyst Expectations

• Execute work requirements as identified in processes and procedures, collaborating with and impacting on the work of closely related teams.
• Check work of colleagues within team to meet internal and stakeholder requirements.
• Provide specialist advice and support pertaining to own work area.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how all teams in area contribute to the objectives of the broader sub-function, delivering impact on the work of collaborating teams.
• Continually develop awareness of the underlying principles and concepts on which the work within the area of responsibility is based, building upon administrative / operational expertise.
• Make judgements based on practise and previous experience.
• Assess the validity and applicability of previous or similar experiences and evaluate options under circumstances that are not covered by procedures.
• Communicate sensitive or difficult information to customers in areas related specifically to customer advice or day to day administrative requirements.
• Build relationships with stakeholders/ customers to identify and address their needs.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.