Job Introduction
Do you want to transform customer experiences and lead on innovative solutions? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where you can make a real impact on the community?
If the answer is yes, then you might be the right person to join our team as Corporate Customer Services Manager.
You’ll be at the forefront of designing, developing, and maintaining a high-performing customer service team.
At Milton Keynes City Council, we are dedicated, respectful and collaborative. We strive to put our customers at the heart of everything we do, ensuring their needs are met with excellence and empathy.
This is a site-based role.
Interviews for this role will be held W/C 5 May.
Milton Keynes City Council is a modern and friendly place to work. Find out more about working with us here: www.mkcounciljobs.org.uk
Main Responsibility
As the Corporate Customer Services Manager, you will be at the forefront of designing, developing, and maintaining a high-performing customer service team.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Leading and inspiring the Customer Services teams to deliver outstanding service at the first point of contact.
- Developing and implementing a customer charter to manage and exceed customer expectations.
- Utilising technology, including CRM and AI, to enhance service delivery.
- Creating targeted reports to demonstrate performance and demand across the organisation.
- Identifying efficiency and cost-saving opportunities through innovative use of technology.
- Ensuring our most vulnerable customers have access to services through their preferred channels.
- Managing councillor casework and parish contacts effectively.
The Ideal Candidate
What We Are Looking For:
- A degree or equivalent experience in customer service management.
- Extensive experience in customer service management within the public sector or a similar complex organisation.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and manage high-performing teams.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Analytical skills to manipulate and analyse data, identifying trends and themes.
- Experience in working with senior managers and influencing decision-making.
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and innovation.
Package Description
In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:
- Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28 days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years. In addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
- Excellent pension – everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
- A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support and a childcare subsidy.
- Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
- Salary sacrifice car scheme – low-cost leasing of electric and low emission vehicles.
- Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.
Why join us? Along with more on our Benefits, discover why Working at the City Council could be the right move for you here Working at the Council | Milton Keynes
Our roles are either designated ‘site based’ or ‘home based’. ‘Site based’ roles can include up to two days a week working from home whilst ‘home based’ roles are based at home four days a week. Of course, managers designate which category roles are in based on the needs of the service and the circumstances.
About The Organisation
Milton Keynes City Council is a large, modern and financially stable employer with around 2,500 people working across our eight areas. Together we provide local residents and businesses with a wide range of important round-the-clock services and aim to make our city a better place to live.
We work hard because of the demands placed on us, like protecting children from harm or preventing homelessness. However, working for the city is always rewarding and everyone has the opportunity to make a real difference.
We’re very proud of our diversity and are committed to having a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Whatever your background, you will be welcome here if you share our values of being dedicated, respectful and collaborative.
We offer great training and support and because of the size and scale of the organisation there are always new opportunities to explore when it’s time for a new role.
If you’d like to know more about how we do things and what matters to us, take a look at our short booklet What makes us Milton Keynes City Council.
