A customer service advisor is required to join our team in Aberdeen on a fixed term contract until 1st October 2012

ABOUT UNITE GROUP PLC

UNITE Group PLC is the UK`s leading developer and manager of student accommodation - in 2012 we will have our 21st birthday. Our core business is building properties for students to live in while studying at university. We then provide great customer service and management of these properties, making sure the rooms and facilities are clean and functional, and ensuring our students are safe and secure. We have properties in 24 cities across the UK providing homes to over 40,000 students.

Our people are the key to our business success. As a Silver Investors in People employer, you can expect a career with us that is rewarding and challenging, for more information please visit our website.

WHAT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVISOR JOB INVOLVES

The Customer Service Advisor role with UNITE is a varied and challenging one where no one day is the same.

As a Customer Service Advisor, working within a friendly and supportive team you will be playing a vital role in ensuring that customers living in our properties have a great experience.

Based in the property, providing a front of house service, dealing with our customers face to face and over the phone, you will be building up strong relationships from day one - managing queries, finding solutions and some times resolving complaints. There are also varied administration duties to keep you busy such as using our online booking system, processing customer accounts, managing spreadsheets, filing and handling finance processes.

You won`t be on your own - as well as the rest of the customer service team, you will work closely with colleagues in security, facilities, house keeping and other internal departments to make sure that our customers` safety, welfare and satisfaction are at the centre of everything we do.

So, if you`re looking for a career where you can be customer focused, results driven, work on your initiative and have fun doing it, you`ve come to the right place.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR

A genuine passion for customer service is the most important quality we look for. Although you may not have worked in the property sector before, you will have had experience in a customer facing job, maybe as a receptionist or in retail or hospitality.

It`s really important to us that you thrive on understanding, empathising and delivering against customer needs and are able to communicate effectively with people, remaining professional, courteous, friendly and calm in all situations.

With so many customers and such a variety of work the environment is fast paced and exciting, so we will need to know that you are able to work at pace, whilst still maintaining a high level of accuracy in everything you do. It`s also crucial that you are a first class team player who enjoys supporting colleagues and working together to achieve goals.

Our administrative processes are really important too, so we will look for you to have had experience of administrative duties before. Although we will provide you with support and training on our systems and processes, you will need to be a comfortable and confident user of IT systems such as Microsoft Office and Outlook.

UNITE Group PLC is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome people of all ages, ethnicities, religions or sexual orientations. We`re only interested in your talent, your potential and your personality and in offering you an environment where all three can develop and grow - regardless of your background.

If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please apply below. Your application will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence
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