Customer Complaints Officer

My client is currently looking for a customer complaints officer to join them, initially for 6 months at their head office in Preston
Job Purpose:
To provide a high quality, efficient and effective service delivery to customers. To ensure compliance with all regulations, policies and procedures and national guidance in respect of complaints.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide, promote and demonstrate a high-quality customer focused approach to all aspects of the role, ensuring regular contact with customers, managing expectations and delivering a quality, impartial and informative service on all aspects of complaint cases.
* To have excellent customer service skills and ability to communicate with people at all levels in a variety of formats.
* Oversee the receipt of all new complaints in accordance with the Police Reform Act and the Complaint and Misconduct Regulations.
* Responsible for the initial research and assessment of all new complaints in line with the relevant legislation, regulations and guidance to make a recommendation on recording decision for the Appropriate Authority using the reasonable and proportionate criteria.
* To identify themes, trends, and lessons learnt from all expressions of dissatisfaction.
* Responsible for ethical complaint resolution in liaison with the complainant and those subject of the complaint and compiling a detailed report documenting your findings and recommended outcome.
* Responsible for setting the terms of reference for low level investigations to ensure the matter is investigated impartially and the correct result is achieved.
* Provide specialist advice and guidance on complaint and conduct matters in a variety of formats to all stakeholders in accordance with force procedures, legislation, regulations, IOPC and Home Office Guidance.
* Responsible for preparing representations, case summary and supporting evidence to submit to the PCC or IOPC in relation to case reviews/appeals of complaints on behalf of the AA.
Experience required
1. Experience of providing customer advice in a busy environment.
2. Experience of dealing with members of the public and working in partnership with other departments and agencies.
3. Experience of providing accurate detailed written reports, demonstrating a high level of attention to detail
4. Experience of working on own initiative, investigating problems, developing solutions and taking appropriate timely action to resolve them.
5. Experience of dealing with people in difficult, sometimes confrontational circumstances.
6. Experience of working with minimal supervision, organising and prioritising own workload to deliver the right result within tight timescales.
7. Ability to provide specialist advice on all matters relating to complaints against police.
8. Experience of working effectively as part of a team
9. Experience of interrogating computer systems to produce reports and management information