Posted:7 hours ago
By:Hiring Kenya
Company Details
Industry:
Banking
Description:
Absa Bank Limited (Absa) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barclays Africa Group Limited. Absa offers personal and business banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management as well as bancassurance. Barclays Africa Group Limited is 62.3% owned by Barclays Bank PLC and is listed on the JSE Limited. The Group is one of Africa’s major financial services providers offering personal and business banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management as well as bancassurance. The Group was formed through combining Absa Group Limited and Barclays’ African operations on 31 July 2013. Reflecting the enlarged group’s pan-African focus, the Group's name changed from Absa Group Limited, to Barclays Africa Group Limited on 2 August 2013. Registered head offices are in South Africa and the Group has majority stakes in banks in Botswana, Ghana,Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania (Barclays Bank Tanzania and National Bank of Commerce), Uganda and Zambia. The Group has representative offices in Namibia and Nigeria, as well as bancassurance operations in Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia. Barclays Bank Kenya and Barclays Bank Botswana continue to be listed on their respective stock exchanges.Barclays Bank PLC has operations in Egypt and Zimbabwe, which are part of the African business and continue to be run by Barclays Africa Group’s management
Job Description
Summary
The Service Desk Analyst plays a critical role in providing first-line support and resolution to IT-related incidents and service requests from colleagues. They are responsible for ensuring timely and efficient troubleshooting, incident management, and customer service delivery.
The Service Desk Analyst serves as the single point of contact for technical assistance, monitoring systems, helping users to resolve IT incidents and events while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction at the Service Operations Centre as per ITIL guiding principles
Job Description
Key Accountabilities
Incident Management – 30%
- Ensure all incidents are logged on the ITSM tool – ServiceNow. Prioritize and categorize incidents based on urgency, following established procedures & service level agreements and correctly assigned to appropriate support group for resolution.
- Perform initial analysis and troubleshooting, attempting to resolve service interruptions at the first point of contact.
- Management, ownership, and handling of incidents throughout their lifecycle and ensuring regular feedback is shared to users as per the ITIL guidelines.
- Escalating complex or unresolved incident to appropriate technical teams with comprehensive details and supporting documentation.
Service/ Request Fulfilment - 10%
- Take end to end ownership of major/minor incidents and ensuring coordination of resolving parties, effective communication to stakeholders and post incident reviews.
Call management – 20%
- Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for all IT related interactions with internal and external users
- Monitor service desk phone lines and emails to ensure all incidents are responded to and resolved.
- Providing IT Service management information and associated reports.
- Develop service trends and ensure that effective service improvement measures are in place.
Service Monitoring – 30%
- Provide oversight monitoring at the Service Operations Centre for the Bank’s systems and escalate all Service event breaches and follow up for restoration.
Risk Management – 5%
- Build a relationship with country Technology Risk and Compliance team and provide support whenever required.
- Devise and implement an effective plan to deliver a satisfactory risk audit report and compliance requirements.
People Management – 5%
- Responsible for driving own performance training & development, collating relevant documentation, preparing, and arranging regular reviews.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
- ITIL V4 Foundation. ITIL Service Practioner would be an added advantage
- Strong knowledge of desktop operating systems (Windows, macOS), productivity software (Microsoft Office), and common business applications. Certifications in CompTIA A+, Microsoft Certified Professional, Linux are an added advantage
Experience
- 2 years of experience as a Service Desk Analyst or in a similar technical support role, preferably within the banking or financial services industry.
Knowledge & Skills
- Familiarity with IT service management ITIL principles by providing 1st Level support to logged incidents and within agreed SLA to meet varying needs of the Business.
- Strong customer service orientation and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with users at all levels of technical proficiency.
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with the ability to quickly diagnose and resolve technical issues.
Education: Degree, Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time