The Enrollment Partner Advocate is responsible for the support of IDEMIA's Partner Enrollment Center Network across a designated region. The Partner Advocate is to work individually to address the Partners inquires and cross-departmentally to help identify areas needing additional support. The Partner Advocate is responsible for overseeing operational activities that can be completed remotely such as, but not limited to, supply ordering, submitting candidates into the Vetting and Credentialing process, forwarding payment questions to applicable department, etc. In this role, the Partner Advocate shall establish a working relationship with the Partner throughout the lifecycle of the partnership and will engage with the Partner on Operational (day to day) items. The Partner Advocate will support the regionally based Operations Team members and will have a supporting role in representing Partner's challenges to the Team and becoming the voice of the partner. The Advocate will be a staffing liaison between the Partner and Credentialing, and supporting the day to day needs of a Partner.
Essential Job Functions (includes but is not limited to):
Respond to inquiries and service requests that are handled directly or forwarded to the appropriate Operations contact
Escalate, monitor, and close out escalated inquires related to day to day issues
Provide superior customer service from for the full life cycle of the Partner's inquiry
Help sustain team metrics around call wait times, email response times, and time to close out escalated inquires
Submit Enrollment Center closures
Approve business-related expenses and supplies
Ensure staffing levels are met and participate in on-boarding of new EAs for operational Partners
Identify and report problems relating to Customer Satisfaction and Operational Performance
Assist in the collecting of feedback on Partner Satisfaction
Occasional support outside of regular operating hours
Note: In addition to the Essential Functions, also performs similar work-related duties as assigned.
Required Skills
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Demonstrated customer support skills
Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships
Ability to multitask and deal with ever changing priorities in a fast paced work environment
Team player attitude and the ability to work as a member of a virtual team
Ability to work remote without direct day-to-day supervisor interaction
Able to complete a wide variety of tasks within the time constraints of each assignment
Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills Sound attention to detail
Extensive knowledge of applicable Federal and State programs operating in assigned area Qualifications, Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field, with a minimum of 2 years related experience, or a combination of education and experience that would enable performance of the full scope of the position.
Previous experience working with biometrics preferred
Ability to travel as required, with the ability to prepay all travel expenses personally and receive reimbursement 5 - 10 business days later
Ability to meet/obtain all required security credentials and training requirements to operate propriety software/systems located within assigned territory
Travel Requirement, Working Conditions and Physical Demands:
Travel requirement, such as;
Must be able to travel by air as needed to attend training, conferences, and related job activities.
Overnight travel may be required. Travel is expected for approximately 10% of the time.
Working Conditions, such as:
General office and retail environments. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.
Physical Demands, such as:
Office environment where the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. Some walking, standing, bending, reaching, and carrying of light items such as papers, books, small parts; driving an automobile, etc. Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, and other office equipment.
The work requires light physical effort with frequent lifting and/or moving of materials in the 10-30 pound range and occasional lifting up to 50 pounds. Requires manual dexterity and ability to manipulate small objects. May require normal range of hearing and vision to operate machinery.
Must be United States Citizen (no dual citizenship permitted) IDEMIA is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.