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BT creates 165 new jobs at Belfast customer service centre | BT creates 165 new jobs at Belfast customer service centre |
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BT is creating 165 jobs in Belfast at a new customer service centre. | BT is creating 165 jobs in Belfast at a new customer service centre. |
The company said the posts would support its operations across the UK as required. | The company said the posts would support its operations across the UK as required. |
BT works in 170 countries and already has 2,300 employees based in several locations in Northern Ireland. | BT works in 170 countries and already has 2,300 employees based in several locations in Northern Ireland. |
The latest expansion in its Belfast-based workforce has been supported by both Invest NI and the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL). | The latest expansion in its Belfast-based workforce has been supported by both Invest NI and the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL). |
They are offering BT grants totalling £850,000. | They are offering BT grants totalling £850,000. |
This is second time in a year that BT has created a significant number of jobs in Belfast. | This is second time in a year that BT has created a significant number of jobs in Belfast. |
Last December, about 100 new posts coincided with the opening of a customer service centre at Riverside Tower in Belfast. | Last December, about 100 new posts coincided with the opening of a customer service centre at Riverside Tower in Belfast. |
The new customer service centre will be based in the same building. | |
The company said the new jobs will be "multi-skilled service advisors who can work across any part of BT that requires additional resource for short-term campaigns". | |
Colm O'Neill, the chief executive of BT Northern Ireland, said: "Our first BT Flex centre located in BT's Riverside Tower has been a great success and we are delighted that BT Group has chosen to expand our operation at this location to meet our growing demand for skilled and experienced advisers." | |
The centre is due to open early next year and recruitment for the 165 posts will begin later this month. |
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