Contact Centre Agent at Betway Africa

• As a Contact Centre Agent, you’ll be supporting the delivery of high-quality service to our clients.  This will help us excel at delivering the best customer experience to stay ahead of the game.

What you’ll be doing

As part of your role, your responsibilities will include:

• Providing world-class service to all of our players
• Responding to all incoming player queries, via all contact mediums including but not limited to: calls, live chat, e-mail, WhatsApp
• Strive for ‘first-contact-resolution’ on all customer queries
• Ensuring that all communication and volume received during their respective shift is dealt with in the required timeframe and manner
• Ensuring that any and all communication with our players is of the required standard and expected quality
• Follow company policies and procedures to ensure the retention of all players
• Completing assigned outbound tasks within the required time frame
• Liaising with the Senior Agents/Floor Managers to hand over player related issues
• Monitoring internal systems and informing the Floor Manager on duty if these are not operating, or responding, correctly
• Enhancing/improving player /customer experience and relationships
• Keeping their finger on the pulse of player experience and communication, liaising with Senior Agents / Floor Managers offering insights and improvements that can be implemented based on player experience
• Performing consistent customer service competitor analysis in order to offer insight and opinion on how the business can improve its services to our players
• Continued self-improvement through ensuring up skilling and training is requested when the need arises
• Correctly escalating queries to other departments (should the need arise)
• Follow company policies and procedures when recording all communication with our players
• This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities. You may be required to complete other reasonable duties in order to achieve business objectives.

Essential skills you’ll bring to the table

The necessary skills that we require for this role include:

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a Customer Service/ Contact Centre role
• Diploma/Degree is essential
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly and effectively
• Experience working collaboratively in cross-functional teams, with a focus on achieving shared goals
• Expertise in managing multiple projects simultaneously, with a track record of delivering on time and within scope
• Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring high standards of quality in all outputs
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing environments and priorities, maintaining effectiveness in dynamic situations

Desirable skills you’ve got up your sleeve

It would be great if you also have some of the following skills:

• In-depth knowledge of sports betting markets, including odds calculation, betting types and market trends
• Previous experience in the online gaming or casino industry, with a strong understanding of player behaviour and industry regulations
• Familiarity with gambling regulations and compliance requirements in various jurisdictions, ensuring adherence to legal standards
• Experience in developing and executing customer retention strategies
• Computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint)
• Ability to use pivot tables and work with an advanced statistical database and statistical methods and functions