Role Name Competency Level Overall Job Purpose Key Accountabilities Essential Requirements QA Executive- maternity leave cover 9 months fixed term contract with possible extension. [ start Feb 2014] Executive To ensure services delivered to customers by our outsourced contact centre are fit for purpose, meet high service standards, remain current and are well-managed. • Contributing to the development of quality assurance strategies and approaches • Delivery of quality assurance services for the organisation encompassing quality assurance of the outsourced contact centre provider • Setting QA compliance objectives and applying knowledge and people management skills to ensure external quality targets are maintained, and wherever possible exceeded. • Conducting QA reviews and evaluations and follow up actions as appropriate • Implementing processes for ensuring the continuous monitoring and performance improvement of the quality of Money Advice contractors • Producing quality assurance reports on Money Advice Contractors for use both internally and externally as required advising on new developments, opportunities, risks, issues and mitigating actions • Maintaining QA systems, records, data management and MI production • Sharing QA results internally and with partners, ensuring action plans are developed and agreed and corrective action/ continuous improvement is taken • Identifying opportunities for service improvement and facilitating these improvements • Ensuring that delivery partners have the appropriate information to deliver high-quality, current, and comprehensive service to customers (e.g. service updates, changes in legislation/product information/etc., script updates) • Analysing trend data from partner organisation and monitor performance around KPIs and SLAs • Working as part of multi-disciplinary project teams ensuring smooth transfers from the organisation to third parties on all new product launches • Solid expertise in Quality Management approaches and practices used to manage third party advice contracts (or similar) and contact centres • Proven understanding of contact centre style operational delivery/change management. • A strong understanding of the financial services industry with solid knowledge of financial products • Strong working knowledge of operational metrics, operational levers and quality processes. • Proven ability to be numerate with considerable analytical skills, able to interpret complex and diverse information from a range of sources in order to drive accurate conclusions and recommendations. • Solid report writing capability • Proven relationship management skills and be able to build • productive and influential relationships with key stakeholders. Flexibility to travel around the UK ( 3rd party provider locations)