MMP Consultancy is currently recruiting an enthusiastic Customer Resolution Officer to join a Housing Association on a fixed term basis, in Kent.

Please note this position offers Hybrid Working.

Responsibilities:
* Investigate and respond to customer feedback and complaints with compassion and impartiality within our timescales.
* Ensure all customers receive an equal experience and opportunity to give feedback, and tailor the service to meet the diverse needs of individuals.
* Take ownership of challenging messages and difficult conversations with customers, particularly where there are differing viewpoints.
* Keep customers informed on progress while investigating their complaint.
* Ensure that policies and procedures are followed or challenged appropriately where necessary.
* Respond in writing to customer complaints and log on systems.
* Proactively look for solutions and opportunities to improve the services.
* Collaborate with colleagues to achieve a fair and appropriate outcome for customers, challenging where necessary.
* Ensure learns from our customers' experiences, working with colleagues to identify areas of improvement.
* Actively manage your learning to keep your knowledge up to date, enabling you to respond effectively to customer feedback.

Requirements:
* Experience of working within a customer service environment and/or resolving customer enquiries and complaints.
* Experience of dealing with challenging behaviour and resolving difficult situations.
* Experience of problem solving and making decisions based on sound judgment.
* Experience of understanding and applying policies, procedures and guidelines.
* Ability to communicate clearly and use the most appropriate style and method of communication with internal and external customers and stakeholders.
* Good standard of written communication skills, able to write for a variety of audiences.

MMP Consultancy are looking to recruit a Customer Service Team Leader on a Temp to Perm basis for an excellent social housing contractor based in Norwich.

Key Responsibilities:

* Dealing with a broad range of customers and their different types of enquiries in relation to property, housing and/or repairs
* Working effectively as part of a dynamic/flexible team.
* Leading and developing project work.
* Working with multiple computer systems.
* Analysing data and compiling reports, showing trends etc.
* Dealing with complex customer enquiries and confrontational customers.
* Leading a team, conducting 121's, performance reviews, coaching and mentoring.
* Producing training programmes and delivering training using a variety of methods.
* Work in a pressurised, fast moving environment.
* Knowledge of housing repairs and customer service skills.
* Managing employees within a customer contact team or similar field.
* Working in a customer services environment using customer processes, customer contact software and proprietary systems.
* How to give excellent customer services whilst complying with corporate and legal guidelines.

Skills & Atribuites:

* Effective communication skills to assess and meet the needs of customers, colleagues and managers.
* Write clear and concise responses to customer enquiries.
* Create develop and maintain effective working relationships with service areas, partners and contractors.
* The ability to lead and be part of a project team.
* Capacity to deal with complex enquiries and put responses into clear plain English, with good use of language and grammar.
* Make decisions, in line with legislation and organisaional policy, on customer issues which may affect their home, finances and family.
* Participate in and contribute to the team performance and ensure effect team behaviour.
* Plan and priorise work effectivley for self and team members.
* Be highly organised and methodical with excellent attention to detail.
* Use a variety of computer software packages and workflow processes to deliver customer service.
* Work with confrontational customers and effectively manage escalated enquiries / complaints.
* Create training plans and procedures and deliver training using different training methods and systems. Monitor and evaluate training.
* Provide the team with leadership, expertise, support and assistance.
* Motivate and support the team members to achieve goals and targets.
* Demonstrate ability to undertake recruitment in line with policy.
* Work in a rotation of duties in line with customer demands and requirements.

MMP Consultancy are working with a fantastic organisation to recruit a Contracts Administrator to join them on a fixed term basis in Kent.

Key Responsibilities:

* Have a focus on safety first with all risks identified immediately escalated to the Contract Manager
* Provide regular updates and support to Senior Contract Manager on contracts outcomes against programme
* Undertake regular audit of contract related information including certification (Where applicable) and develop action plans for closing works in a consistent manner.
* Collate, analyse, monitor and report on KPIs within the contractual frameworks
* Provide financial monitoring support and analysis to Contract manager
* Regular monitoring of Cx Task Management
* Monitor and report on contract management meeting actions
* Support delivery teams in responding to written and phone enquires and update Cx as necessary.
* Processing works orders, completions, process for payments or inspection requests in accordance with the policies and procedures and respond to general queries relating to proposed and confirmed works
* Assist in the provision of information for the database for Stock Condition, Asbestos, Fire Risk Assessment and any other areas as required.

Requirements:

* Experience of data analysis and process management
* Proven project management or contract experience
* Ability to co communicate and influence contractors, colleagues and other stakeholders
* Detailed knowledge of using a variety of JCT and partnering contracts
* Proven influencing and negotiating skills to resolve problems
* Sound judgement and prioritisation skills
* Ability to work within tight deadlines, under pressure and deliver projects on time, within budget to the required standard

MMP Consultancy is currently recruiting an enthusiastic Customer Resolution Manager to join a Housing Association based in Kent.

Responsibilities:
* Manage, motivate and develop your team to deliver an excellent complaint resolution service.
* Ensure all customers are treated with dignity and respect and that services are tailored to meet the diverse needs of individuals.
* Respond to complex customer complaints and negative feedback with compassion and impartiality, ensuring customer's views are thoroughly investigated and acted on as appropriate.
* Take ownership of challenging messages and difficult conversations with customers, particularly where there are differing viewpoints.
* Work collaboratively with colleagues across the business to get the right result for our customers, providing challenge where necessary.
* Maximise learning from customer feedback, working with colleagues to identify areas of improvement and to implement complaint outcomes.
* Maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders, including local authorities, MPs and the Housing Ombudsman Service.
* Ability to analyse complaints data, identify trends, recommend improvement to services.
* Prepare regular reports on performance for Executive Team and relevant Committees and Boards.