Takeover Programme Manager - Oxford Journals
Salary in the region of £35,000 to £43,000 depending on skills and experience.
About Us
Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford, which furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide.
Oxford Journals is a major international publisher of academic and research journals, publishing and developing over 240 titles.
About the Role
We are looking to recruit a Takeover Programme Manager to be responsible for the successful launch of new journals joining the prestigious Oxford Journals list. New journals can come about as a result of a new product launch, a purchase of an existing journal, or a new agreement to publish on behalf of a learned society.
Key responsibilities include:
* The further development of the takeover methodology for all new Oxford Journals;
* Managing the takeover groups for each new journal, co-ordinating the international resources required to ensure that the new journal is launched successfully;
* Communicating progress to all key stakeholders; identifying online development which needs to take place to deliver new journal's requirements;
* Delivering the new products to the agreed time, scope, and budget.
Reporting to the Operations Director this is a high profile position requiring daily communication at Board level.
About you
The successful candidate must have:
* Excellent project/programme management skills
* Excellent communication skills
* The ability to work with colleagues at all levels in an influencing capacity
* The ability to deliver on key projects against specification
* Strong IT, finance and analytical skills.
* Experience of staff and team management
* Proven experience of budget management
Desirable:
* Broad knowledge of the journals publishing process
* Formal project/programme management qualification
To apply please visit http://ukjobs.oup.com
Closing date: 5 February 2010
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