Service Desk Team Lead

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Company Details
Industry: Non-Profit Organization Management
Description: The International Rescue Committee is a global humanitarian aid, relief and development nongovernmental organization.
Job Description

Responsibilities of the Process:

  • Measure, monitor, and work to drive down incident levels.
  • Monitor call queues and address backlog technically and appropriately.
  • Monitor service desk performance and analyze data on important measures (e.g., first call resolution, response times, customer satisfaction) and share findings with the manager and collaborators.
  • Perform Incident and Request Queue Management and assign the tickets as appropriate.
  • Conduct quality evaluations of the service provided to ensure exceptional standards.
  • Team Monitoring:
  • Work directly with the team to achieve expected performance and provide follow-up and development to team members.
  • Guide, mentor, and train service desk team members by creating an environment that promotes performance, quality, empowerment, integrity, and extraordinary customer service.
  • Communicate team goals and identify areas for new training or skill checks.
  • Lead workforce for the team, including coverage for vacations and holidays.
  • Conduct biweekly one-on-ones with each team member.
  • Provide feedback and coaching sessions to the team.
  • Process all disciplinary actions.
  • Conduct regular check-ins and Performance Reviews.
  • Day-to-day Activities, but not limited to:
  • Find opportunities to improve support procedures, tools, and user satisfaction, aligning service delivery with organizational goals.
  • Contribute to the success of the business and assist in improving the overall customer experience within the team.
  • Provide feedback to improve work performance and customer satisfaction.
  • Assist management in establishing, maintaining, and continuously improving operational processes, policies, and procedures.
  • Handle the most complicated customer inquiries or complaints by advancing them.
  • Address advanced technical issues and work closely with IT teams to ensure that issues are resolved quickly and effectively.
  • Research, resolve, and respond to complex questions received regarding blocking issues by current standards.
  • Attend all operational and project (ad-hoc) related scheduled meetings as required.
  • Provide timely, consistent, and high-quality support for technical issues to enhance end-user satisfaction.
  • Actively participate in technicians' recruitment process.
  • Conduct problem meetings to research problems, identify solutions, and document those solutions.

Requirements:

  • Personal Competencies
  • Capacity for Planning and Organizing.
  • Attitude that prioritizes the needs of the customer.
  • Self-motivated, driven by achieving goals.
  • Adaptability: Ability to adapt to changing circumstances or environments. Show the ability to learn from experience and improve the fitness of the learner as a competitor.
  • Ability to inspire, guide, and influence the team toward achieving goals. Superb interpersonal skills are vital to interact effectively with customers and employees of all levels within the organization.
  • Effective Communication skills.
  • Capable of making advised, confident decisions, sometimes under pressure, while considering the team's input.
  • Quick to identify and address challenges that the team may face, showing both analytical skills and creativity to find effective solutions while balancing short-term and long-term impacts.
  • Recognizing and managing one's own emotions while understanding and responding to the emotions of team members, fostering a supportive environment.
  • Able to manage one's own time and help the team stay on track, setting clear priorities and deadlines.
  • Committed to developing team members' skills, and providing guidance, feedback, and support to help them reach their potential.

Technical Competencies:

  • Academic:
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Information Technology (IT), Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field is usually preferred.
  • ITIL Fundamental vr4 Certification.
  • MS 0365 Fundamentals (desirable).
  • CompTIA A+ (desirable).
  • HDI (Help Desk Institute) Certifications (desirable).

Experience:

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, and Excel.
  • 2-4 years of Technical Support Experience. Knowledge/Training on standard methodologies or IT frameworks, such as ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library).
  • 1-2 years of experience managing groups of 5+ related to the Service Desk industry.
  • Experience with the most common critical metrics.
  • Advanced knowledge of Active Directory, network-shared printers, and drive experiences.
  • Demonstrating in-depth knowledge of support experience with Office 365, Security, anti-virus tools, Azure environment, and Security.
Education: Degree, Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time

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