Assistant Manager (Contact Centre)

Duties: An Assistant Manager (Contact Centre) is deployed to the 1823 Contact Centre to perform tasks relating to one or a combination of the following functional areas – (a) to assist in managing the complaint handling of the centre; and conduct reviews for service quality enhancement, including planning and implementation of improvement measures; (b) to assist in managing the centre’s daily operation; (c) to lead, supervise and coach teams of frontline staff to achieve performance targets; (d) to assist in handling and monitoring inter-departmental complaints received from different channels and to liaise with relevant government bureaux/departments on complaint handling; (e) to establish and implement the training plan for staff in the call centre/contact centre, and to assure and improve the quality of training courses; (f) to manage and to conduct the staff training, including knowledge related to the services, customer service skill and computer system operation; (g) to establish and implement the telephone enquiry quality management system; and (h) to provide appropriate counseling for staff to assure the quality. The job holder may be required to work overnight on Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays and irregular hours, and in inclement weather such as during typhoons and black rainstorms. Successful candidate may be required to assume duty at short notice. The main working locations are 1823 offices in Yau Ma Tei and Cheung Sha Wan. Entry Requirements: Candidate should have - (a)(i) a Hong Kong degree, or equivalent, plus 5 years of working experience in call centre/contact centre, of which 3 years should be at supervisory level; or (ii) attained Level 2 or equivalent or above in five subjects including Chinese Language and English Language in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) (Note 1), or Level 2 / Grade E or above in five subjects including Chinese Language and English Language in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) (Note 2), or equivalent, plus 7 years of working experience in call centre/contact centre, of which 4 years should be at supervisory level; and (b) good communication skill and interpersonal skill; and (c) good command of written and spoken Chinese (Cantonese and Putonghua) and English; and (d) familiarity with PC applications. Preference will be given to candidates with working experience in a government or public sector call centre / contact centre. Pay: $35,200 per month Terms of Appointment: Successful candidates will be appointed on non-civil service contract terms for a period of one year. How to Apply: (1) Applicants must apply online through the G.F. 340 Online Application System of the Civil Service Bureau (). (2) Applications which are incomplete or G.F. 340 submitted in person, by post, by fax or by e-mail will not be accepted. (3) Applicants are not required to submit any documents related to academic qualification for the time being. Yet, applicants are required to produce documents for scrutiny if being invited to attend a selection interview. (4) Applicants who are selected for interview will normally receive an invitation by email in about three to four weeks from the closing date for application. Those who are not invited for interview may assume that their applications are unsuccessful.