Job Title: Development Editorial Assistant
Salary: £24,300 - £30,000 per annum
Location: Cambridge, UK/Hybrid (in office at least 2 days per week)
Contract: Fixed Term: 1 year with possibility to renew. Full Time: 35 hours per week
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is currently recruiting to fill a Development Editorial Assistant position with the Higher Education team. Based in Cambridge, this is an ideal opportunity for someone who wishes to embark upon a career in academic publishing. Working with a team of friendly and collaborative Development Editors in Cambridge and New York, you will provide administrative assistance, manuscript assistance, and other day-to-day support as needed.
About the role:
* Assist the Head of Higher Education Development and Development Team with administrative tasks related to freelancers, including budget checks (in line with project parameters), paying invoices, compliance-checking procedures for new freelancers, and raising contracts for new projects.
* Provide SAP support to the Development Editors and IOC Assistants, checking vendor accounts, creating new vendors, and raising purchase requisitions.
* Co-ordinate the endorsements process alongside the IOC Assistants, focusing on priority and timing of production schedules.
* Carry out any other duties which may be reasonably expected of you by your immediate manager or a senior director.
About you:
You will be educated to degree level or equivalent, with an interest in pursuing Higher Education textbook publishing. You should be an excellent communicator, both in speaking and writing. Good IT skills, especially proficiency in MS Word and MS Excel are essential. Previous office experience would be an advantage, as would any previous experience with databases and/or finance systems.
If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.
Rewards and benefits:
* 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
* Discretionary annual bonus
* Group personal pension scheme
* Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
* Green travel schemes
We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.
Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.
We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 26th November 2024 and interviews are scheduled to take place on the week commencing Monday 9th December 2024.
Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.
Please note, Cambridge University Press & Assessment is unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker Visa route as it does not meet the minimum skill requirements.
Why join us:
Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.
We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.
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