Part-Time Call Center Agent

NYCERS is recruiting for three Part-Time Call Center Agents to provide a great customer experience to their clients who serve the City of New York.
A Call Center Agent, takes calls from customers contacting New York City Employees’ Retirement System; answering questions or addressing any concerns they may have. Their duties include handling many inbound and outbound calls to and from customers, listening to customers’ needs or issues and providing helpful solutions to their problems.
MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Strong communication, both written and verbal
• A patient and empathetic attitude
• Great active listening skills
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Basic Troubleshooting skills
• Computer literacy
• Phone skills, including familiarity cloud-based soft phones and integrated CRM software.
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Exceptional interpersonal and rapport building skills
• Comfortable working in fast-paced environments
• Experience in the customer service for a public pension or similar financial industry.

Candidates will also need to display flexibility, teamwork and collaboration with other units within the NYCERS organization.

1. An associate degree or completion of 60 credits from an accredited college, including or supplemented by 9 credits in mathematics, statistics, accounting, and/or actuarial science; or
2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and two years of satisfactory full-time experience performing mathematical, statistical, actuarial or accounting computations in one or more of the following: a) a retirement or employee benefits plan; b) customer service in a financial
institution; and/or c) in a position requiring the application of laws, rules and regulations and the use of statistical, actuarial or similar tables; or
3. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to “1" or “2" above. College education may be substituted for experience in “2" above on the basis that 30 semester credits from an accredited college may be substituted for each year of required experience. However, all candidates must posses a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and either 9 semester credits
in mathematics, statistics, accounting and/or actuarial science from an accredited college or one year of experience as described in “2" above.

Call Center Agents will be given preferred consideration for the following experience:

• Proficiency with Salesforce CRM;
• Empathetic listening skills
• Prior public pension or comparable experience
• Good verbal and written communications skills;
• Bilingual English/Spanish a plus.
• Proficiency user of a computer;

TO APPLY FOR CONSIDERATION, PLEASE FORWARD A COVER LETTER INDICATING POSTING NUMBER 009-23-0068 AND A COPY OF A CURRENT RESUME TO:
CITY EMPLOYEES: Employee Self Service (ESS). www.nyc.gov/ess. Search for Job ID#:583421
ALL OTHER APPLICANTS: www.nyc.gov/careers/search. Search for Job ID#:583421
As of August 2, 2021, all new hires must be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, unless they have been granted a reasonable accommodation for religion or disability. If you are offered city employment, this requirement must be met by your date of hire, unless a reasonable accommodation for exemption is received and approved by the hiring agency.

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.