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Omar Soliman

Omar Soliman

warringtion,cheshire

Summary

Dynamic and efficient professional with a strong foundation in leadership, customer service, and administration. Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build tenant relationships through assertive diplomacy and multicultural sensitivity. Proficient in English and Arabic, with a keen eye for detail and a talent for problem-solving. Adept at lease agreement drafting and rent assessment, showcasing analytical thinking skills. Committed to fostering a collaborative team environment while managing time effectively to achieve organisational goals.

Compassionate housing officer with solid understanding of affordable housing and property management. Adapts quickly to changing situations and finds innovative solutions to improve housing quality and tenant satisfaction. Utilises data and technology knowledge to improve housing operations.

Experienced housing officer with proven track record of successfully managing and maintaining affordable housing properties. Skilled in tenant relations, lease enforcement and budgeting and financial management. Knowledgeable about housing laws and regulations.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Housing Officer

Serco Group
Manchester
11.2023 - 03.2025
  • Administering operational cash
  • De-escalation and managing conflict
  • Responding to service user request; Complaints, Medical and interpreter requests
  • Reporting breaches of T&Cs e.g., Antisocial behaviour
  • Reporting any property faults identified
  • Working with transportation teams to ensure service users are available for dispersal, relocation, and other transport activities
  • Conducted needs assessments to identify potential improvements in housing provisions.
  • Improved tenant retention through proactive engagement strategies aimed at addressing concerns before they escalated into larger issues.
  • Developed strong partnerships with social services organisations to assist vulnerable tenants effectively.
  • Facilitated resident meetings, leading to better communication and understanding between tenants and management.
  • Advised tenants on their rights and responsibilities fostering mutual respect between landlords and occupants.
  • Contributed to policy reviews that resulted in more inclusive criteria for social housing allocation.
  • Improved housing standards with regular property inspections and maintenance coordination.
  • Coordinated relocation plans for affected residents during renovation projects, minimising inconvenience.
  • Delivered training sessions on housing regulations to new staff members ensuring consistent service delivery.
  • Managed rent arrears cases, helping tenants devise repayment plans thus reducing overall debt levels in properties managed.
  • Fostered positive relationships with local agencies for improved community engagement.
  • Handled eviction proceedings within legal guidelines; ensuring fair treatment of all parties involved.
  • Assisted in the development of neighbourhood initiatives promoting harmony amongst residents.
  • Ensured compliance with health and safety regulations across all properties, contributing to a safer living environment for tenants.
  • Promoted tenant participation in decision-making processes enhancing sense of community ownership.
  • Provided advice on welfare benefits facilitating increased financial stability for residents.
  • Assessed suitability of applicants for social housing reducing instances of tenancy failures.
  • Mediated disputes between tenants, resulting in a peaceful living environment.
  • Advised and assisted tenants with housing matters and queries.
  • Minimised conflict when handling complaints and communications in stressful situations.
  • Developed productive relationships with customers by delivering professional and courteous service.
  • Worked with income recovery team to resolve breaches of tenancies in line with established procedure.
  • Conducted periodic visits, reporting issues and incidents in line with procedure.
  • Maintained impeccable condition of properties, monitoring delivery of reactive repairs to deliver high standard of housing in line with laws and regulations.
  • Delivered reliable housing management service for [Number] rented properties across [Location].
  • Maintained robust complaint management system to help boost tenant satisfaction.
  • Used active listening and communication skills to improve tenant satisfaction and help reduce tenant turnover.
  • Kept organised and up-to-date files to document management of [Number] properties.
  • Aided income department to minimise rent arrears and former tenant debt.
  • Owned timely completion of activities involving rent management, property maintenance and community development.
  • Consistently met occupancy targets by facilitating property lettings and refurbishment.
  • Advised tenants of available options to facilitate informed decision-making at tenancy end.
  • Assisted with clerical tasks to aid report production and data management.
  • Implemented changes to rent collection procedures, helping to reduce rent arrears.
  • Updated enforcement methods to achieve significant reduction of repeat offences.
  • Identified solutions to tackle problems with estate management.
  • Established working relationships with other service providers, boards and funding bodies to discuss solutions to tackle industry problems.
  • Optimised daily operations, making amendments to keep up with changing priorities.
  • Upheld stringent policies, procedures to maintain consistent workplace standards.
  • Coordinated services by cooperating with other health and welfare service providers, improving offerings to service users.
  • Created and monitored strategic KPIs, analysing data to fuel changes to promote organisational progress.
  • Represented organisation's value and mission statement at conventions, seminars and other events.
  • Directed administrative activities to maintain robust reporting and document management standards.
  • Evaluated resources devoted to provision of social services to gain realistic picture of daily operations and identify weaknesses.
  • Maintained expenditure reports detailing breakdown of costs spent on supplies, equipment and services.
  • Promoted ethical work practices to provide person-centred service exceeding regulatory responsibilities.
  • Fought for organisational interests in high-level negotiations with external bodies and partners.
  • Monitored individual and team performance, implementing targeted support to drive improvement.
  • Oversaw efficient use of resources through strategic planning to help reduce costs.
  • Planned budgets strategically, allocating funds to achieve maximum ROI.
  • Designed and implemented overall strategy to inform organisational decision-making.
  • Drafted reports on housing conditions which led to significant improvements in property maintenance procedures.
  • Enhanced tenant satisfaction by providing timely and effective resolution of housing issues.
  • Controlled expenditure to cut costs and achieve financial targets.

Sales Advisor

The Contact Company
03.2023 - 11.2023
  • Company Overview: BT Contract
  • Supporting new and existing customers during their process by contract and recontract them with BT products and services
  • Customer service role with sales and upgrade BT targets
  • Using technology as the key tool to help resolve customers’ issues
  • Navigating multiple platforms, apps and systems simultaneously
  • BT Contract

Marketing Research Data Analyst

03.2022 - 03.2023
  • Company Overview: Freelance
  • Speak to clients to understand their needs
  • Write proposals, describing how research will be carried out
  • Advise researchers about survey methods and design
  • Check the quality of the data collected
  • Analyse the data using statistical software programs and computer models
  • Present results in a useful way, through talks, written reports, graphs and tables
  • Explain findings to market research executives
  • Freelance

PhD Administration Officer

UKUD
Nottingham
05.2021 - 03.2022
  • Company Overview: Nottingham
  • Researching for appropriate supervisors at Universities in the UK
  • Communicate with potential research students
  • Keep accurate notes and student records relating to the students
  • Lassie between the potential academic supervisor and the potential student
  • Analyze their documents and research proposal and provide advice accordingly
  • Nottingham

Community Support Officer (Volunteer)

Bournemouth Borough Council
Bournemouth
03.2020 - 05.2021
  • Supporting and encouraging people to manage their own domestic responsibilities
  • Assisting with their personal care
  • Helping people to get food and prescription
  • Updating computer database and records
  • Supporting people to access community facilities
  • Reporting problem to manager

Customer Support Advisor

Conduent-Google contract
Christchurch and Poole Council, Bournemouth
01.2019 - 05.2021
  • Company Overview: Google Contract
  • Help fellow Agents work on reaching Csat targets
  • Help fellow Agents with calls regularly
  • Shadowed new staff in training
  • Worked with difficult complaints daily
  • Trained Groups for technical support role
  • Liaised directly between the customers, the repair centres
  • Provided advice and care to customers with financial issues
  • Google Contract

Event Coordinator

Sector Global
Bristol
09.2018 - 11.2018
  • Company Overview: Bristol
  • Calling customers to explain the service / platform and encourage them to use it
  • Coordinate the event with customers
  • Manage logistics and security
  • Set deadlines for teams and co-ordinate post-event operations
  • Working with staff to ensure the completion of a successful event
  • Bristol

Complaint Handler

Barclays headquarters
Christchurch and Poole Council, Bournemouth
04.2018 - 09.2018

· investigate and resolve customer complaints with varying degrees of complexity and know

  • Collaborated with stakeholders to accurately resolve disputes within specified timeframe.
  • Upheld high standards of customer service whilst dealing with challenging situations and individuals.

when to escalate complaints of a high degree of complexity and ambiguity.

· make pro-active outbound calls as necessary to obtain information from the customer to be

able to build a full case history

· engage and take ownership of the complaint putting in the customers shoes

· capture accurate information and details through the complaint handling process to allow

effective analysis of the complaint in a timely manner.

· maintain and manage individual tasks on a daily basis to ensure that complaint related tasks

are dealt with effectively and within relevant timescales.

· Clearly communicate requirements to other business areas when information is required to

resolve complain

  • Tracked all unresolved complaints, ensuring they were addressed at the earliest convenience.
  • Escalated serious cases to higher management for immediate action.
  • Investigated all aspects of complaints received thoroughly, leading to fair resolutions that were satisfactory for both parties involved.
  • Facilitated team training sessions to enhance complaint handling skills amongst colleagues.
  • Identified complaint trends and patterns to report to supervisors and guide changes.
  • Communicated with customers politely, promptly and professionally.
  • Clarified complaints to fully understand customer issues.
  • Used time-management skills to minimise complaint lifecycle and meet regulatory timelines.

Customer Support Advisor

Xerox company
Poole
03.2016 - 03.2018
  • Company Overview: Poole
  • Provide customer support via multiple touch points
  • Accurately log customer and product information into our system
  • Proactively develop skills and knowledge through effective use of systems
  • Maintain a high standard in personal KPI targets as defined
  • Resolve end customer issues
  • Poole

Lecturer in business

Faculty of Economics
, LIBYA
09.2004 - 09.2006
  • Maintained high standards of teaching whilst dealing with large lecture classes.
  • Fostered a collaborative classroom atmosphere by encouraging group projects and teamwork exercises.
  • Achieved improved student engagement with incorporation of technology into lessons.
  • Developed curriculum for the new course in International Business, improving academic offerings.
  • Conducted research in modern business practices, contributing to academic literature and course content.
  • Coordinated with colleagues to organise inter-departmental seminars, enhancing inter-disciplinary learning opportunities for students.
  • Advised students during office hours, ensuring their academic success.
  • Participated actively in faculty meetings, contributing to departmental decisions and policies.
  • Promoted diversity within the curriculum; ensured representation of different cultural perspectives in course content.
  • Assisted students in securing internships; facilitated their practical understanding of business principles.
  • Ensured compliance with university regulations whilst grading examinations and assignments.
  • Guided students on research projects, fostering independent thought and initiative.
  • Increased awareness about ethical business practices through dedicated seminars and workshops.
  • Enhanced student understanding by delivering comprehensive lectures on various business topics.
  • Produced enhanced learning environment through use of multimedia resources.
  • Contributed positively towards the department's reputation by presenting papers at international conferences.
  • Established connections with local businesses for guest lectures, providing real-world insights for students.
  • Streamlined assessment process by developing innovative evaluation methods like case studies and simulations.
  • Facilitated interactive discussions to promote critical thinking amongst students.
  • Advised students on academic and related matters, offering continuous support and constructive feedback.
  • Contributed to department and faculty meetings to continuously assess and improve internal practices.
  • Tutored students struggling with material, improving understanding and academic performance.
  • Administered examinations, assessed results and issued fair grades.
  • Presented at industry-leading conferences and seminars to share research.

Education

Serco Employee training course - Financial crime

Serco
Warrington
01.2025 - 03.2025

Bachelor Degree - Accounting

Tripoli University Faculty of Economics
Tripoli/ Libya
09.2001 - 06.2004

L1 Certificate - Digital Contact Centre

Serco training centre
Manchester
01.2025 - 02.2025

L1 Award - Personal Social Skills

Liverpool city collage
Liverpool
01.2015 - 03.2015

Level 1 Award - Customer Service & Business administration

Capita o2 partnership
Cheshire
04.2022 - 05.2022

Anti-Money Laundering - training course

ConduentTraining Centre
Christchurch and Poole Council, Bournemouth
01.2019 - 03.2019

M.B.A - Finance

Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences
Cairo /Egypt
09.2001 - 06.2004

Skills

  • Leadership skills
  • Excellent Interpersonal Skills
  • Hardworking & Efficient
  • Customer service skills
  • Foreign languages (English & Arabic)
  • Administration skills
  • Good Team Worker
  • Flexible and friendly
  • Pay attention to detail
  • Initiative
  • Sensitive and understanding
  • Analytical thinking skills
  • Time management Skills
  • Problem Solving Skills
  • rent assessment
  • Assertive diplomacy
  • Lease agreement drafting
  • Multicultural sensitivity
  • Tenant relationship building

Custom

Available on request

Affiliations

  • sports, writing , Reading , Travel, cooking ,Social Media , community service

Accomplishments

    Scholarship , Condolent, employee of the month, volunteer award

Languages

Arabic
Fluent
English
Fluent

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Serco Employee training course - Financial crime

Serco
01.2025 - 03.2025

L1 Certificate - Digital Contact Centre

Serco training centre
01.2025 - 02.2025

Housing Officer

Serco Group
11.2023 - 03.2025

Sales Advisor

The Contact Company
03.2023 - 11.2023

Level 1 Award - Customer Service & Business administration

Capita o2 partnership
04.2022 - 05.2022

Marketing Research Data Analyst

03.2022 - 03.2023

PhD Administration Officer

UKUD
05.2021 - 03.2022

Community Support Officer (Volunteer)

Bournemouth Borough Council
03.2020 - 05.2021

Anti-Money Laundering - training course

ConduentTraining Centre
01.2019 - 03.2019

Customer Support Advisor

Conduent-Google contract
01.2019 - 05.2021

Event Coordinator

Sector Global
09.2018 - 11.2018

Complaint Handler

Barclays headquarters
04.2018 - 09.2018

Customer Support Advisor

Xerox company
03.2016 - 03.2018

L1 Award - Personal Social Skills

Liverpool city collage
01.2015 - 03.2015

Lecturer in business

Faculty of Economics
09.2004 - 09.2006

Bachelor Degree - Accounting

Tripoli University Faculty of Economics
09.2001 - 06.2004

M.B.A - Finance

Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences
09.2001 - 06.2004
Omar Soliman