Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled Service Desk Operator to join our team. The ideal candidate will have 2 to 3 years of experience as a Service Desk Operator, with expertise in primary interface between the user community and the support staff. This role is based in Kimberly.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Provide telephone support as far as possible before escalating the problem to a qualified support technician.
- Schedule and prioritize support calls for attention by the most appropriate support technician.
- Escalate problem situations as appropriate.
- Provide accurate and comprehensive solutions to customer problems by collaborating with relevant ICT team members.
- Research, resolve, and respond to complex support requests.
- Empower customers so that they can make more effective use of the ICT services available to them.
- Participate in team projects that enhance the quality or efficiency of the ICT ServiceDesk.
- Contribute solutions to the resolution database.
- Acquire and maintain knowledge of relevant product offerings, current support policies, and methods of support delivery, to provide technically accurate solutions to customers.
- Provide technical assistance and support to end-users, including troubleshooting hardware and software issues, network connectivity problems, and application errors.
- Diagnose and resolve technical problems in a timely manner, escalating more complex issues to the appropriate support teams, if necessary.
- Install, configure, and maintain computer hardware, software, and peripheral devices, ensuring compatibility and adherence to organizational policies and procedures.
- Recommending the procurement and licensing of software
- Assist with the identification of licensing risks.
- Provide input to the technical team around preferred software.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of ICT policies, procedures, and standards to ensure consistent and efficient service delivery.
- Stay up to date with emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in ICT support to continuously enhance technical skills and knowledge.
- Measure and monitor user satisfaction indicators and highlight any issues of concern.
- Perform random customer satisfaction surveys.
- Teach or assist with training courses.
- Test training and competency testing material.
- Participate in evaluating new training and competency testing material.
- Develop and coach colleagues.
- Lead and assist other ICT ServiceDesk staff with support requests.
- Perform a quality assessment on ServiceDesk calls.
- Relevant operational reports as and when required.
- Communicate and consult with relevant stakeholders.
- Perform ad-hoc tasks as required in the ICT division
Desired Experience & Qualification
- Relevant Diploma or degree in Computer Science or Information Technology
- 2 to 3 years of related experience
- Certifications, such as ITIL, CompTIA A+, or relevant technical certifications, are a plus