Senior Customer Relations Officer

2 months ago

Midrand, South Africa IIE MSA and IIE Varsity College Full time

**Direct Reporting Line**:
Campus Head

**Varsity College** is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE). The IIE enjoys the reputation of being at the forefront of private higher education in South Africa, and is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to provide higher education qualifications accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE).

**The IIE's Varsity College Online Centre has a vacancy for a Senior Customer Relations Officer. The successful incumbent can be based at Waterfall Online Centre(Midrand) or Cape Town Online Centre.**

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Student Registration and Academic Progression Counselling**
- Facilitates consultations with students in cases where a change is required to their current registration contract, e.g. this could be for students who wish to change within a semester, between semesters or between years of study.
- Liaises with the Admission Centre and Academic team on all relevant registration related queries.
- Works with the Admission Centre to understand different curriculum scenarios (e.g. phase-in and phase-out etc.) to ensure that the student is advised correctly.
- In collaboration with the Campus Deputy Head and/or Head: Academic Operations and/or Deputy Head: Academic Operations, the Senior Customer Relations Officer supervises the Customer Relations Centre during the Retention Project on campus so as to ensure students are correctly advised and counselled with regards to academic progression and the timeous completion of registration contracts for the new academic year.

**Active Student Engagement and Support**
- Delivers the academic orientation programme for new and returning students by means of programme information presentations, an overview of pertinent academic policies and an outline of the academic year etc.
- Manages the dissemination of student related policies (new and updates).
- Attends informal meet-and-greet sessions with students.
- Facilitates Programme Information Sessions by addressing students in class with a view to explain and induct the students on the relevant policies and procedures that govern student life on campus.
- Conducts periodical class visits to canvas student concerns and share relevant information.
- Provides assignment submission support with regards to the correct anti-plagiarism tool applicable to the respective programme.

**Student Query Resolution**
- Resolves student queries via the appropriate channel/s within a committed time frame in line with the agreed Service Level Agreement for the Customer Relations Centre, and escalates queries to the other Centres of Excellence where appropriate.
- Ensures that details of all student contact made by the Customer Relations Centre is captured on the academic system accurately and timeously.
- Provides various letters/documents that are generated from the academic system on request by students.
- Liaises with The Student HUB on queries that are unresolved or may require further attention to ensure that they are resolved timeously.
- Assists with the roll out of all relevant customer related surveys.

**Cross Departmental Query Resolution**
- Liaises with various departments on campus to stay up-to-date with any relevant changes or developments in those departments in order to enable the smooth processing of student queries including those that require escalation.

**Team Support, General & System Administration**
- Responsible for ensuring all students notes are captured in the academic system.
- Supports the Head: Academic Operations in supervising the Customer Relations Centre team and providing them (and others) with training as and when required.
- Carries out an in-depth analysis of student query trends and customer satisfaction survey feedback with the respective stakeholders to identify items that require action or attention and to assess areas of success for continued improvement and development purposes.
- Consults with the Head: Academic Operations to ensure that the Customer Relations Centre is adequately staffed during the Centre's operating hours so as to facilitate and promote the smooth running of the Centre.
- Supports members of the Customer Relations Centre team to ensure and drive the efficient resolution of student queries.
- Supports and collaborates with other members of the Academic Operations team to ensure the efficient running of the Academic Operations department as a whole.
- Ensures compliance to The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) legislation relevant to the Customer Relations Centre.
- Provides support to the team via performance management and management of leave.
- Drives product and policy knowledge within the Customer Relations Centre in order to ensure that students are advised correctly.

**Competencies Required**:

- Advanced Interpersonal and Communications skills
- Computer Proficiency
- Planning & Time Management skills
- Leadership skills

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