Complaints Manager

2 weeks ago


Bristol, United Kingdom Department for Work and Pensions Full time

Job summary

DWP helps people lift themselves out of poverty and to stay out of poverty, through work, saving and support. This is a hugely important public service, and our challenge is bigger than ever. As part of the Counter Fraud, Compliance and Debt (CFCD) Directorate you will be at the heart of DWP�s front line operations, helping to change people's lives and supporting CFCD's purpose of fighting fraud in the welfare system.

CFCD is a great place to work where the leadership team are passionate about attracting the best talent whilst nurturing and valuing new and existing colleagues to be the best they can be. We are looking for people who can demonstrate our values and commitment to leadership which are based around collaboration, resilience and inclusivity. We look for emotionally aware leaders who enable teams to be innovative, adaptable and flexible. We want you to be comfortable challenging the norm and finding daring and dynamic solutions that support our values and enable colleagues to shine in whatever role they do.�

Job description

The Counter Fraud, Compliance & Debt Complaints team is part of the wider DWP Complaints team. Your work as a Complaints Manager will include a range of duties as follows:

Prioritise and allocate work whilst ensuring manageable workloads are maintained.Monitor quality, complete checks where appropriate, engaging in feedback meetings and upskilling events.Participate in cases conferences for high profile and complex complaints.Become competent in the use of eCase (DWP's complaints database).Analyse management information (MI), day to day intake and clearance.Identify correspondence and complaint trends, working with the business to improve processes.Lead a team of 11 Complaint Resolution Managers.Take a hands-on approach to deliver high quality complaint insight.Working collaboratively with other Complaint Managers across DWP & external departments.

Person specification

Essential Skills

Experience of leading teams to deliver quality outcomes, providing coaching and support to maximise learning.The ability to review, analyse and provide insight, identify trends to improve processes and customer service.Support the delivery of �lessons learned� from complaints and build insight, communicating trends to senior colleagues in a clear and straightforward manner.Strong stakeholder management skills � to develop effective working relationships.Excellent planning and organisational skills, able to multi-task and prioritise competently with the ability to deliver at pace.Ability to work flexibly, managing a diverse workload, optimising resources to meet current and future customer expectations.Proven experience of working in a complaints team environment.Excellent written and verbal communication skills to convey information correctly and concisely. There is a requirement to speak to customers as part of this role.Self-starter and ability to work as part of a virtual team.There will be a requirement to travel to meetings as required.

Desirable Skills

If based in Wales, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable.Knowledge/experience of the DWP complaints handling process is preferred, but not essential.Working knowledge of DWP Debt Management processes is preferred, but not essential.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Managing a Quality ServiceWorking TogetherDelivering at PaceLeadership

Benefits

Alongside your salary, the Department for Work and Pensions contributes towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.�​

We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

Working patterns to support work/life balance such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.Generous annual leave � at least 23 days on entry, increasing up to 30 days over time (pro�rata for part time employees), plus 9 days public and privilege leave.Support for financial wellbeing, including interest-free season ticket loans for travel, a cycle to work scheme and an employee discount scheme.Health and wellbeing support including our Employee Assistance Programme for specialist advice and counselling and the opportunity to join HASSRA a first-class programme of competitions, activities and benefits for its members (subscription payable monthly).Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and shared parental leave pay after 1 year�s continuous service.Funded learning and development to support progress in your role and career. This includes industry recognised qualifications and accreditations, coaching, mentoring and talent development programmes.An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join professional and interpersonal networks including Women�s Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more.�
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