Publishing Project Manager

Job Description

Publishing Project Manager (18 month contract)

• Salary: £33,360 - £36,000
• Location: Cambridge
• Country: UK
• Division: Education
• Vacancy Type: Fixed Term
• Closing Date: 13 October 2021

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to be responsible for the planning and project management of a range of print and digital educational products in a fast-paced and growing educational publishing business, with the mission of supportingstudents and teachers internationally.Our mission is to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning, and research at the highest international levels of excellence. Which is why every year, we give vital support to millions of people in more than 170 countries around theworld. From teachers and learners to researchers and academics, we help to build confidence, unlock potential, and enable success. We give people the opportunity to show what theyve learnt, we spread knowledge, spark enquiry, and aid understanding.We achieve this by embracing change, and continuously focusing on our customers needs. And by collaborating, and carefully listening to our customers and to each other, we keep moving forward, keep innovating, and keep finding newer and better ways of doingthings.The RoleThe Publishing Project Manager will colaborate closely with colleagues from Commissioning, Content, Design and Permissions, this role will involve managing strategically important titles from planning stage, through product development and endorsement reviews,and on to publication. It requires budget, schedule, risk and change management throughout product development, as well as supplier management through the production phase.This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly motivated delivery team tasked with driving projects forward and overcoming challenges in order to bring high quality materials to market within budget and target sales windows.About youWe are looking for calm, confident and proactive individuals who can collaborate well within project teams. You should be able to maintain a positive outlook while working on challenging projects.In this role you will need to be highly organised, with excellent time management and workload management skills. You must have proven planning and project management competencies, and be an excellent communicator who has experience of supplier and stakeholdermanagement.Experience of publishing production and editorial processes would be advantageous. Any formal project management qualifications (such as APM or PRINCE2) and familiarity with project management tools and reports (for example at the Press we use SmartSheet,Trello, MS Teams) would also be of interest.The key to our work is our colleagues, whose shared commitment enables us to have an ever-greater impact. We are a united, vibrant, and respectful global community of people, and we ensure that every individual is recognised, listened to, and cared for.And because our impact is amplified when our people are empowered, we give everyone the opportunity to develop in their own way. Whether you want a career thats linear, or want to follow your own path, well support you, and help give you the resources andtraining youll need to be bold and take ownership of what you do.The closing date for application is 13 October 2021 and interviews are scheduled to take place w/c 25 October 2021.For more information and to apply please visit our website.We have over 2,500 talented employees across 50 international offices uniting all our publishing groups. Join our fast-growing UK and international education team, a business who provides educational materials, resources and services to teachers and learners,from ages 3-19, in over 160 countries. Help us achieve our mission to enable better learning, and develop your career and potential through collaborating with colleagues across our international offices.Were committed to creating a dynamic work environment that empowers you to be your best. Our benefits include group personal pension and free life assurance, an inclusive and flexible working environment comprising of 28 days holiday (plus bank holidays),on-site fitness facilities, and many more. Furthermore, our Cambridge office is just a 10 minutes walk from the train station.Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where its safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardlessof demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.We believe that diversity of thought, background, and approach create better outcomes. More importantly, fostering an inclusive culture is the right thing to do, and its part of how we achieve our purpose: to contribute to society through the pursuitof education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence. Ensuring that anyone, no matter who they are, feels they belong here is an essential part of who we are and the contribution we make to society, and to our planet.To enable an environment which our people can thrive in, our customers benefit from, and where work complements life, we empower everyone to manage their time and capacity, and to prioritise their wellbeing. Thats why from day one everyone at CambridgeUniversity Press & Assessment can discuss flexible working options to find the best solution for them and their role.

Keyskills :
Project Management