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Service Desk Analyst

Location: London
Salary: Circa £22k per annum
Closing date: The closing date for applications is 17:00 GMT on 11 December 2013.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation (IAF) is a UK charity that makes a difference to young people’s lives. The IAF supports the development of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award across the world. More than eight million young people from over 140 countries and territories have completed the Award.
We are currently looking to recruit a Service Desk Analyst, based in London, to help support the growth of the Award around the world at a very exciting time, where we are introducing new IT services to support both Award operators and participants.
The Service Desk Analyst will be responsible for the provision of efficient and timely IT support to staff based in the UK and abroad. He/she will be responsible for responding to support queries by telephone, email and face to face, logging the details in the appropriate system and either resolving the issue or escalating to the appropriate outsourced supplier.
A fundamental part of this role is to provide IT support covering a wide variety of hardware and software including specialised and bespoke business applications.
The Service Desk Analyst will be expected to become the specialist for core applications and provide training to other users either in face to face environments or using other technical communications methods (e.g. Skype).  In addition to this the Service Desk Analyst is required to participate in IT projects and assist with any other tasks as required. The role is primarily London based but may also require international travel.
The successful candidate will be an exemplar of customer service, displaying great communication skills and an excellent telephone manner. Organised, and with good administration skills, the role incumbent will be analytical and able to use the full suite of Microsoft Office programmes.
To apply for this role, please send your CV and covering letter outlining your suitability for the job to recruit@intaward.org. CVs without covering letters will not be considered. 
Interviews will take place in London the week commencing 16 December 2013. We are looking for the successful candidate to start in January 2014.
This job is unlikely to attract a Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship (formerly a work permit). Applications from candidates who require Tier 2 immigration status to work in the UK may not be considered if there are a sufficient number of other suitable candidates. To apply for a Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship, employers need to demonstrate that they are unable to recruit a resident worker before recruiting an individual overseas.