1,915 Call Center Agent jobs in South Africa

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated and customer-focused Call Centre Agent to join our team. As a Call Centre Agent, you will be responsible for handling inbound and outbound customer calls, providing excellent customer service, resolving customer complaints, and meeting sales targets.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Customer Service: Respond to customer inquiries, complaints, and feedback via phone, email, or chat.

2. Sales: Meet sales targets by promoting products or services to customers.

3. Issue Resolution: Resolve customer complaints and issues in a timely and professional manner.

4. Performance Metrics: Meet performance metrics such as call handling time, first call resolution, and customer satisfaction.

Requirements:

1. Excellent Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills.

2. Customer Service Skills: Ability to provide excellent customer service and handle customer complaints.

3. Sales Skills: Ability to meet sales targets and promote products or services.

4. Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to resolve customer complaints and issues.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From R2 500,00 per month

Work Location: In person

Company Description
WNS Global Services Inc.
(NYSE: WNS) is a global Business Process Management (BPM) leader. WNS offers business value to 400+ global clients by combining operational excellence with deep domain expertise in key industry verticals, including Banking and Financial Services, Consulting and Professional Services, Healthcare, Insurance, Manufacturing, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods, Shipping and Logistics, Telecommunications, Travel and Utilities. Globally, the group's over 41,000+ Professionals serve across 60 delivery centers in 16 countries worldwide, including China, Costa Rica, India, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sri Lanka, UK and US.

WNS South Africa
has been in operation since 2003 and built a reputation as the industry leader for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) in South Africa, with a growing footprint into Africa. We are a strategic partner for delivering a full range of basic to complex processes from our eight delivery centers across South Africa, employing 4000+ people.

Why join us?
We promise our employees to experience role clarity, coaching and mentoring, professional development and structured career path through our 5 people promises and keeping employee experience at the core. Experience the culture of outperformance, engagement, celebration and also contribute to society through our WNS Cares Foundation, where you have the opportunity to support meaningful initiatives and make an impact in the community.

Job Description
Main purpose

The key objective of the role is to identify and understand customer needs, delivering a first class customer service to increase the profitability of the business while remaining committed to treating customers fairly.

Key responsibilities:

• Follow clear instructions and guidelines to investigate, resolve and process high volume customer enquiries delivering customer value at first point of contact
• Identify and understand customer needs in order to provide a consistently high quality service
• Effectively promote the client's products and enhance customer experience and loyalty
• Provide accurate information on products and services to ensure consistency across the organization and provide a reliable and trustworthy customer service
• Escalate any queries, complaints and operational or regulatory risks to the relevant team to ensure they are handled and resolved in a timely manner
• Ensure action is taken to increase customer retention, loyalty and build a credible reputation
• Operate customer related information systems (GDS) to the required standard maintaining accurate and secure records
• Understand and adhere to the company and department standards, policies and procedures
• Adhere to procedures, in particular, to promote a culture where customers are treated fairly and are properly informed.

Experience, knowledge, skills and attributes required:

• 2 years' experience in the travel, tourism or customer service industry
• Grade 12 or equivalent
• 12 months travel and tourism training or relevant training advantageous
• GDS training system, preferably Amadeus, Sabre & Galileo
• Knowledge of airline industry with basic knowledge of fares and ticketing and intermediate knowledge of a GDS
• Excellent understanding or experience of delivering great customer service to a customer

Qualifications
Key requirements:

• A Matric/Grade 12 Certificate or equivalent;
• Travel and Tourism qualification would be advantageous but not essential.

Join our team as a Lead Generator and help us connect with potential clients

Do you have or are you?

Strong communication skills

Comfortable making calls

Target-driven and self-motivated

Team player and independent worker

Education:

• High School (matric) (Preferred)

Experience:

• Call Centre: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• English (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Temp to perm

Contract length: 2 weeks

Pay: R4 000,00 - R4 500,00 per month

Work Location: In person

* Fluent in English and Afrikaans

*Excellent communication and attention to detail

*Previous call center experience and advantage

*Matric

*Excellent computer skills

*NB- Fast paced and must be able to work under pressure

5 Days out of 7 shift rotation & weekends

Job Type: Part-time

Work Location: In person

Job Title: Call Center Agent – Medical Insurance Campaign (EXL Service– US Client)

Location:
Cape Town, South Africa

Contract:
Full-Time | Night Shift (Monday to Friday – U.S. Hours)

Includes:
Basic salary + Medical aid + Shift allowance + Performance incentives

Kickstart Your Call Center Career – With a Medical Edge

Are you passionate about people, experienced in a call center, and confident using medical terminology? Join a global campaign for One of EXL Clients, a leading U.S. life insurance provider, right here in Cape Town.

We're looking for
articulate, service-focused call center agents
with a background in
healthcare, biology, or medical studies
(even if incomplete). You'll take
inbound calls
from U.S. customers and conduct
medical pre-screening interviews
to see if they qualify for life insurance.

This is a great opportunity for someone who has worked or studied in the medical field but is now looking to apply that knowledge in a professional office environment.

What You'll Do:

• Take inbound calls from U.S. customers (no cold calling)
• Ask clear, scripted
  medical pre-screening questions
• Use your understanding of medical terms and clear pronunciation to guide the call
• Accurately capture customer information
• Deliver excellent customer service in line with compliance and training standards

You're a Great Fit If You Have:

• Previous
  call center experience
  (essential) (1+ year preferred)
• Medical background – whether through
  study or work
  (nursing, biology, paramedics, anatomy, etc.) Must
  NOT currently be studying
• Strong spoken English and
  confident pronunciation of medical terms
• Matric (Grade 12)
• Clear
  criminal and credit record
• Willingness to work
  night shifts
  (Monday–Friday, U.S. business hours)

What We Offer:

• Competitive
  basic salary
  (details shared during interview)
• Shift allowance
  for night work
• Attractive
  performance-based incentives
• Paid training focused on U.S. medical terminology and customer service
• A stable, weekday night-shift schedule (no weekends)

Why Medical Background Matters:

Success in this role depends on your ability to
understand and clearly pronounce medical terms
during interviews. Candidates with a medical foundation tend to perform better in training and on the floor. If you have this knowledge and strong communication skills, we want to hear from you

In alignment with the
Employment Equity Act
, and to ensure that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities,
preference will be given to applicants from historically underrepresented groups
, aligned with our
EE targets
.

Apply Now and take the next step in your customer service career

Make an impact. Be the voice of excellence. Join EXL.

You're Invited

International Call Group – Open Day Recruitment

We're hiring Call Center Agents and would love to meet you

Date: Friday, 26 September 2025

Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Address: 15 Fairways Avenue, Mount Edgecombe Business Park, Estate 2, Durban

Whether you have call center experience or not, we welcome all walk-ins and referrals

Bring along:

• Your CV
• Your Matric certificate or Grade 11 report

Please ask for Ester upon arrival

Feel free to share this with anyone looking for a job opportunity

We look forward to seeing you there.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person

Company Description
WNS Global Services Inc.
(NYSE: WNS) is a global Business Process Management (BPM) leader. WNS offers business value to 400+ global clients by combining operational excellence with deep domain expertise in key industry verticals, including Banking and Financial Services, Consulting and Professional Services, Healthcare, Insurance, Manufacturing, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods, Shipping and Logistics, Telecommunications, Travel and Utilities. Globally, the group's over 41,000+ Professionals serve across 60 delivery centers in 16 countries worldwide, including China, Costa Rica, India, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sri Lanka, UK and US.

WNS South Africa
has been in operation since 2003 and built a reputation as the industry leader for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) in South Africa, with a growing footprint into Africa. We are a strategic partner for delivering a full range of basic to complex processes from our eight delivery centers across South Africa, employing 4000+ people.

Why join us?
We promise our employees to experience role clarity, coaching and mentoring, professional development and structured career path through our 5 people promises and keeping employee experience at the core. Experience the culture of outperformance, engagement, celebration and also contribute to society through our WNS Cares Foundation, where you have the opportunity to support meaningful initiatives and make an impact in the community.

Job Description
Key Responsibilities:

• Transaction Processing

Transactions include:

• Tenders, quotations, renewals, credit checks & gas confirmations, setting up accounts & contracts, handling exceptions and rejections, new starts, billing/invoicing, disconnections, terminations, change of occupations, confirmations, objections, withdrawals, metering and registration checks, meter reads, asset amendments, direct debits, fixed acceptances, refunds and re-energizations
• Query Resolution (Voice, Email & Correspondence)
• Performing welcome calls to new customers
• Investigating and responding to a range of customer queries or enquiries on dual fuel portfolios via telephone, email & white mail (letters/faxes)
• Liaising with internal/ external parties to resolve customer queries
• Analyzing and interpreting data on the available systems to resolve customer queries and enable billing & collections
• Obtaining and evaluating all relevant information to resolve product and service queries & complaints
• Collections & Debt Management
• Making and receiving calls to maximize cash collection, while maintaining customer service & retention
• Collecting cash, minimizing bad debt write offs & preventing future cases/failed debits.
• Data Gathering
• Updating customer and/or company information on all relevant systems

Additional Information

• Must be able to travel between WNS sites locally when required
• Own transport

We are looking for a dedicated Call Centre Operator to handle inbound and outbound calls. This role focuses on booking appointments for our specialists, working with interested leads, and ensuring excellent customer interactions. The position offers an opportunity to earn incentives based on target achievement.

• Remote: Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM PST (5 PM to 3 AM SAST).

Requirements:

• Handle inbound and outbound calls professionally.
• Book appointments for specialists with leads who have expressed interest in our services.
• Follow up with clients to confirm appointments and provide necessary information.
• Maintain a positive customer experience through effective communication.
• Achieve targets and earn performance-based incentives.

Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal communication and phone etiquette.
• Experience in handling inbound and outbound calls.
• Ability to work with client lists and manage booking processes.
• Goal-oriented and motivated to meet and exceed targets.

Customer Support: Managing incoming calls, addressing customer inquiries, and providing accurate information regarding products and services. The agent should listen to customers actively and offer solutions based on their needs.

Issue Resolution: Identifying and resolving customer complaints efficiently and effectively while maintaining a positive customer experience.

Data Entry and Documentation: Recording and documenting interactions accurately in the customer relationship management (CRM) system for follow-up and quality assurance purposes.

Product Knowledge: Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of product offerings, policies, and procedures to provide accurate and relevant support to customers.

Collaboration: Working with team members and other departments to ensure seamless service delivery and escalate issues as needed to ensure customer satisfaction.

Performance Metrics: Meeting or exceeding daily, weekly, and monthly performance goals and targets related to calls handled, customer satisfaction, and first call resolution rates.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent is required; a degree in a related field is a plus.
• Prior experience in a customer service or call center role is preferred.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to handle stressful situations and manage customer expectations effectively.
• Proficient in using computer systems and CRM software.
• Fluency in Arabic is preferred; knowledge of English is an advantage.