Vacancy -- Team Support Officer – Corporate Shared Service Centre x4
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The Welsh Government's recruitment processes are underpinned by the principle of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles.
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Vacancy Details
Purpose of Post:
Key tasks:
• Manage own workload via cases in the customer relationship management system (CRM) which are assigned by the Team Manager, carrying out requested activities according to the agreed processes and guidance.
• General administrative duties including filing, telephone work, document and post handling and recording and arranging meetings.
• Maintaining records including those on electronic systems and assembling documentation for meeting folders etc.
• Ensure data and sensitive personal/commercial information is processed effectively and handled in line with legislation and guidance.
• Provide excellent customer service to internal and external customers. Respond to any queries correctly, informatively and in a timely manner (in accordance with the Team's Service Level Agreement).
• Ensure customers are kept up to date with the progress of their request/query
• Liaise with other teams/individuals as appropriate if this is required in order to ensure the case can be resolved satisfactorily
• Update the relevant systems in a timely manner, ensuring accuracy at all times, and in accordance with guidance provided
• Escalate any non-standard queries/requests to the Team Manager as appropriate, and as soon as possible
• Highlight any issues to the Team Manager as appropriate
• Support the upkeep of the systems used by the team, contributing to testing/updates under direction of the Team Manager, and correcting inconsistencies picked up in exception reports, under direction of the Team Manager.
Development opportunities:
As the role involves a great deal of liaising with various individuals, responding to queries and ensuring processes are in line with policies and guidance, there is opportunity to develop excellent customer care skills. The role also provides the opportunity to develop the ability to use various HR and/or Finance systems, and the Customer Relationship Management system (CRM). The role also provides a good introduction to the HR or Finance professions, should the individual have an interest in pursuing these.
Individuals are encouraged to work flexibly across the Corporate Shared Service Centre and identify ways in which to improve services, processes or systems in order to provide an efficiently delivered and customer focussed service.
Closing Date:
Eligibility
Posts recruited to as part of this recruitment campaign are broadly open to UK nationals, those with right to remain and work in the UK and those that meet the Civil Service Nationality Rules only. Check your eligibility here:
Prior to appointment, all successful applicants will be required to produce original, acceptable documents as part of the pre-employment checks. If it becomes apparent at a later stage in the process that you aren’t eligible to apply, your application will be withdrawn, or offer retracted.
Equality and Diversity
The Welsh Government is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity. This is underpinned by the Equality Act 2010 and will be adhered to at each stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure that these commitments are also embedded in our day-to-day working practices with all our customers, colleagues and partners.
We are committed to being an anti-racist organisation and increasing diversity in the Welsh Government by removing barriers and supporting all our staff to reach their potential. We are committed to recruiting Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people and disabled people who are currently under-represented in Welsh Government.
We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, marriage and civil partnership (both same sex and opposite sex), impairment or health condition, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, gender identity or gender expression.
We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a Disability Confident Level 3 (Leader) organisation. Key to supporting this work and providing peer support are five Board sponsored Staff Networks (Disability Awareness and Support (DAAS); Minority Ethnic Support Network (MESN); Mind Matters (Mental health and well-being); PRISM (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex +) and Women Together.
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Welsh Language Requirements
The Welsh Government is a bilingual organisation and Welsh language skills are considered an asset to the organisation. We encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills in the workplace.
The following list of language requirements represents an objective assessment by the line manager on behalf of the Welsh Government of the Welsh language skills required to undertake the duties of this particular post.
Social Partnership
In Welsh Government, the relationship between the employer and trade unions is based on social partnership. We believe our goals can best be achieved by management and trade unions working together.
Our 3 recognised trade unions are:
• PCS
• Prospect
• FDA
This relationship is underpinned by a partnership agreement. This sets out how our unions work with Welsh Government on issues such as:
• pay
• terms and conditions
• policies and procedures
• organisational change.
Our Welsh Government trade union colleagues work together to give their members a real say in the workplace. They make sure that the interests of their members are promoted and protected. They also help reduce inequalities and improve terms and conditions.
The Welsh Government has an excellent track record of working in partnership with its trade unions. We encourage staff to get involved. We support you to join a recognised trade union, to ensure your voice is heard in the workplace. and to learn more about trade unions and partnership working.
Competency behaviours required for the role
Delivering at Pace
Work in an organised manner using own knowledge and expertise to deliver on time and to standard
Making effective decisions
Investigate and respond to gaps, errors and irregularities in information
Managing a Quality Service
Actively seek information from customers to understand their needs and expectations and manage information appropriately.
Managing a Quality Service
Take ownership of issues, focus on providing the right solution and keep customers and delivery partners up to date with progress
Job specific criteria
Assessment Process
Other Information
- Unless stated otherwise in ‘actual starting salary’, all candidates will start at the minimum of the pay scale being appointed to (this includes existing civil servants).This is not negotiable.
- Unless stated otherwise in ‘type of opportunity’, this recruitment advert is not open on a Loan or Secondment basis.
- For more information on the eligibility criteria and terms and conditions for Loan and Secondment positions in Welsh Government, please see external recruitment candidate guidance.
- Unless stated otherwise in ‘Location of Post’ the role/s recruited to via this campaign can only be worked in the UK, not overseas.
Due to the requirements of the post, the successful candidate will be required to stay in post for 2 years.
How to apply
All applications for this vacancy should be made online via the Welsh Government's online application system. If you have a disability which would prevent you from applying on-line, please e-mail SharedServiceHelpdesk@gov.wales to request an application pack in an alternative format, or to request a reasonable adjustment related to a disability in order to submit your application.
To apply, you'll need to have an account on our online application system. Click the 'Apply' button below, and you'll be asked to 'Log in' if you already have an account, or 'Register' if you don't yet have an account. Registration takes just a few minutes to complete. You'll need an e-mail address to be able to register. Once you've registered for an account and logged in, you'll be taken to the online application form, which you'll need to fully complete and submit before the deadline on the closing date.
If you’d like to apply for this vacancy in Welsh, please use the ‘Newid Iaith / Change Language’ link at the top of this page, to take you to the Welsh version of this advert, from which you can apply in Welsh.
For further information regarding the Welsh Government recruitment process, please see the Recruitment Guidance for External Candidates (link).
When evidencing your suitability for the post, it is recommended that you refer to the Civil Service Competency Framework (link)
Grievance and Complaints
This vacancy is closed to applications.