Journals Manager - part time

Our client is a prestigious professional membership organisation with an established portfolio of leading academic journals, and they’re looking for an experienced Journals Manager to take strategic ownership of their publications and build strong relationships across the scholarly publishing community.

This is a permanent, part-time role working 14 hours per week, offering £38,000 pro rata. There is plenty of flexibility around how the hours are structured, making this an excellent opportunity for an experienced journals professional looking for a senior, influential role alongside other commitments.

Benefits

·£38,000 salary pro rata

·Permanent, part-time role working 14 hours per week

·Flexible working arrangements

·Hybrid working from a central London office, approximately 3 days per month

·Generous pension scheme

·25 days’ holiday pro rata plus bank holidays and Christmas closure

·Training budget and employee assistance programme

Must haves:

·Strong experience within academic or scholarly journal publishing

·Excellent understanding of peer review and journal publishing processes

·Experience of editor recruitment and working with editorial boards

·Good knowledge of journal policies and governance

·Outstanding stakeholder and relationship management skills

About you

You’ll be someone who is genuinely embedded in academic publishing and understands the nuances of managing high-profile journals. Confident, diplomatic and credible, you’ll be comfortable working with senior editors, authors and publishing partners, including where opinions are strong or discussions are complex. You’ll have excellent journals expertise, commercial awareness and ability to represent an influential portfolio with confidence and gravitas.

The Role

This role will be focussing on strategy, relationships, governance and performance, with more administrative duties being outsourced. You’ll act as the key link between editorial boards, authors, the external publisher and a virtual editorial office, while providing internal expertise on scholarly publishing. You’ll monitor journal performance, contribute to publishing strategy, support editorial recruitment and succession planning, oversee policies and governance, and help shape marketing and audience engagement.

Company

Our client is a highly respected professional membership organisation and charity with an international community and a long-established reputation for advancing knowledge within its field. Its prestigious academic journals are central to both its reputation and wider mission.

How to apply

If you’re an experienced academic publishing professional looking for a flexible part-time role where your expertise can have real strategic influence, we’d love to hear from you. Please send your CV to us as soon as possible for further information.

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