Service Coordinator / Customer Support in Devon

With significant investment, growth and regeneration underway, the city is evolving rapidly. We are focused on delivering high-quality public services, improving outcomes for residents and creating a sustainable, inclusive future.

This is a pivotal leadership role with a clear and uncompromising focus on customer service. As Service Director for Customer Services, you will define, lead and embed a Council-wide approach to customer service excellence. This is not simply about overseeing services, it is about owning and delivering the Council’s Customer Service Strategy, redesigning services around the customer, and building the capability, leadership and training needed to deliver it consistently across the organisation.

You will lead a broad portfolio including the contact centre, customer experience, complaints, business support and city-wide customer access through our ‘front doors’. You will ensure services are simple, inclusive and effective, balancing digitally enabled delivery with high-quality human interaction where it matters most.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will operate as a key member of the senior leadership team, working closely with elected members, partners and stakeholders to drive a step-change in customer experience across the organisation.

• Define and deliver a clear Customer Service Strategy, setting the standard for what good looks like across the Council.
• Act as the organisation’s customer services lead, shaping direction and holding services to account for delivery.
• Embed a strong, consistent customer-focused culture across all front-line services.
• Establish and lead a customer service training and development approach, building capability and confidence across the organisation.
• Drive service redesign using data and insight to improve experience and reduce avoidable demand.
• Ensure services are digitally enabled and accessible, while remaining inclusive for those who need additional support.
• Oversee key enabling services including contact centre, complaints and business support, ensuring high performance and value for money.

This is an opportunity to define how customer service is delivered across the Council, lead cultural and organisational change, and position Plymouth as a high-performing, customer-focused authority.

We are looking for a strategic customer services leader who can operate effectively at Chief Officer level. A strong track record of defining and delivering customer service strategy at scale.

Significant experience of leading customer service or customer experience functions, with a clear focus on outcomes.

Experience of building organisational capability, including designing and delivering customer service training and development.

A strong understanding of how data, insight and digital approaches can improve customer experience.

A focus on performance, outcomes and continuous improvement.

Plymouth City Council is committed to delivering better outcomes for our residents and communities. This role offers the opportunity to redefine how we serve our customers, lead significant cultural change and make a lasting impact on the experience of every resident who interacts with the Council.

The expectation is that the role will be office-based for 3 to 4 days per week to support collaboration and visibility, with flexibility around how the remaining time is worked. As a flexible employer, we are open to discussing working arrangements to balance service needs with individual circumstances.