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The role 

The Operations Support Analyst is responsible for supporting back-office, contract fulfilment and administrative tasks for all FT Professional customers globally (i.e., access to systems, tools, and products), ensuring appropriate rights and permissions are granted to customers as stated in their contracts’ terms and conditions. 

Key responsibilities

• Process and complete contract fulfilment requests for  corporate, education, syndication, agency and channel clients
• Ensure that clients’ access to the correct systems, content, and tools are made available to the clients as stated in their contracts
• Maintain strict operating standards, accurate data management, and client confidentiality
• Escalate complex issues regarding fulfilment and client access to products, services, and tools
• Provide operational and status reports to the Operations Support Team Leader and/or Manager when requested or as needed.
• Prepare, analyse, and complete processes and/or operational reports as part of the general tasks assigned to the team for submission to specific internal clients or agencies
• Conduct data and process investigations regarding fulfilment and client accounts concerns and complaints as directed by the Operations Support Team Leader.
• Deliver ad hoc fulfilment and back-office project requests, ensuring that expectations are well managed and work prioritised.
• Report to the  Operations Support Team Leader and provide information regarding the day-to-day operations of the Operations Support team
• Communicate, coordinate, and follow up with necessary internally facing teams, particularly for fulfilment and access issues
• Respond to agency and internal client queries, requests and concerns in a timely manner, ensuring that calls and emails are attended to and provided with complete, accurate and appropriate responses at all times.
• Provide clear information and/or instructions to internal clients, agencies and agency customers regarding their requests and queries.
• Address all internal clients and agency customers professionally, cordially and civilly at all times, both by email and on the phone.
• Monitor, manage and distribute cases in the HUB queue to the appropriate queues of the resolving teams.
• Maintain good working relationships with agencies and newsagents and ensure that all new orders and renewals are followed up