Customer Services Adviser (Inbound)
Job Description
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Customer Services Adviser (Inbound)
Join a team where Purpose drives everything we do, Ambition fuels our growth, Trust builds our foundation, and Respect shapes our culture.
We're not just hiring — we're inviting you to build the future with us. If you're curious, driven, and ready to leave your mark, this is your invitation to make your next move.
Reporting to: Customer Call Hub Team Leader
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £25,856
Working hours: 35 hours per week. Working within the hours of 8am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday.
Location : Coventry, CV1 2GN
Start Date: 7th September 2026
By joining our team, you'll enjoy the best of both worlds – hybrid working and the collaboration of a great office environment. Our permanent hybrid policy sees us all working at least four days across a fortnight in the office.
About us
The Financial Ombudsman Service is a free and easy to use independent organisation that plays a vital role in UK Financial Services. Every year we help resolve thousands of disputes between consumers or small businesses and their financial service providers.
The purpose of your role
Our Customer Call Hub is often the first point of contact for customers who need our help. You’ll play an important role in making sure every customer feels listened to, supported and guided through the early stages of their complaint. As the voice of the Financial Ombudsman Service, you’ll respond to calls efficiently, ask the right questions and use your judgement to help move complaints forward accurately and in good time.
In this role, you’ll build your understanding of our different product areas, processes and the types of complaints we can and can’t help with. You’ll also learn how to find the right guidance and support so you can give customers clear, confident and helpful next steps.
By listening carefully, asking thoughtful questions and communicating with empathy, you’ll get to the heart of each customer’s situation and help progress their complaint in a way that is fair, clear and timely.
You don’t need to know everything from day one, we’ll provide full onsite training for the first 4–6 weeks to help you build the knowledge, confidence and skills you need to succeed.
Key responsibilities for the Customer Services Adviser role, known internally as Customer Call Hub Adviser:
Being the first point of contact, you’ll support and help customers with setting up complex complaints from our inbound helpline, accurately inputting data on our systems
A fluid and clear communicator, you will be naturally inquisitive and have the ability to get to the heart of the problem
Being trustworthy, you’ll deal with sensitive customer information, so confidentiality is very important
Being a good listener who can ask the right questions, you have the ability to adapt your communication style to suit the diverse range of customers and have the resilience to deal with challenging calls
To be considered for this role, you’ll need to show us that you’ve got the right skills and motivation. You’ll have to meet the following minimum criteria:
Minimum criteria:
Proven experience in a call center, contact center or customer service environment.
Demonstrable experience of supporting diverse customers, including vulnerable and challenging individuals.
Passionate about providing excellent customer service through strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex and technical information clearly and without the use of jargon
Able to manage a busy workload, balance different tasks and work towards agreed performance goals.
Flexibility : Work your way: hybrid, or in-office
Wellbeing : Health plan, gym memberships, mental health support
Growth : We invest in your future with us, extensive opportunities for personal and career development.
Culture : Diverse. Inclusive. Collaborative. Fun.
We also offer an attractive, competitive salary and flexible benefits to suit our people. Here’s a list of some of the many benefits and perks you can get for working with us:
25 days holiday entitlement, with the option to buy extra or sell days
Generous pension
Various Family Friendly Policies, including enhanced maternity pay, carers and dependants leave
Employer provided benefits such as Private medical insurance, virtual GP, Critical illness cover, Life assurance cover, to name a few
Choice of voluntary benefits including Technology scheme, Cycle to work scheme, Will-writing service amongst others
Our Coventry office is 2 minutes’ walk from the main train station
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