Complaints Team Manager

Location: Edinburgh
Job Reference: 1267193
Role Grade: B2 - TLS

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About This Role

Summary of the role:

To lead, manage and inspire a team of complaint handlers who investigate and resolve complaints for an automatic enrolment pension scheme product, ensure costumers are treated fairly and service levels are maintained, while ensuring that all costumer complaints are addressed promptly and effectively.

Please note, as this is a people leadership role the successful applicant will be supported to succeed in their new role through enrolment in the appropriate level of our Diligenta Leadership 'Step' Pathway (subject to eligibility criteria), designed to drive quality and consistency across the organisation.

What you'll be doing:
  • Work schedule pro-actively managed and team skill levels controlled to meet productivity and quality outcomes
  • Performance reviews completed timely and comprehensively with training and development needs identified
  • Team are managed, developed and coached ensuring that complaints have been dealt with promptly, fairly and efficiently. Customer, business and personal targets are met.
  • Any operational factors which may impact service delivery are pro-actively identified and communicated to Line Manager with proposals for resolution
  • Resources and own time is managed effectively meeting the department measures including SLA and FCA reporting requirements
  • All data and management information is analysed effectively anticipating any operational issues, including workflow and quality issues with relevant actions taken or escalated where appropriate
  • High quality working relationships with internal and external customers such as our Clients and the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) are developed any maintained
  • Team is supported and led through any business improvement activity and continuous improvement initiatives and a smooth transition is achieved
  • Team understand their customer goals and Diligenta business goals, and how they have contributed to the achievement of these
  • Awareness created within the team of team responsibilities for risk management and compliance with policies and procedures, and legislative and regulatory requirements
  • Complaints are handled compliantly in line with FCA complaint handling rules, the Diligenta Complaint Handling Framework and Complaint Quality Framework preventing any potential breaches
  • Any compensation payments or decisions exceeding own authority levels to the next level are escalated in a timely manner
What we're looking for:
  • Working knowledge of all Diligenta Life & Pensions products
  • Understanding of Life and Pensions industry
  • Knowledge and application of all relevant business systems and processes including workflow
  • Thorough understanding of complaint handling processes, FCA complaint handling rules and appropriate redress
  • Understanding of the suitability of the products for individual customer needs for life assurance pensions, FSAVC, Pension
  • Review and mortgages
  • Competence in role would typically be achieved through minimum of 3 years experience in role
  • Proven ability in using Microsoft word and excel

The hiring manager to contact is: Pauline Robertson Email: Pauline.Robertson@diligenta.co.uk

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