Project Manager – Publishing

IOP Publishing is going through a period of change and innovation with ambitious goals for serving the global physical sciences research community.

In this crucial new role, you will own the delivery of a project that will contribute directly to our strategic goals. You will have the opportunity to influence decisions along the way and you’ll be helping more people discover knowledge in the physical sciences.

You will be incredibly motivated, highly organised and an excellent communicator. With a high level of emotional intelligence, you will get the best out of people, winning their trust and facilitating them to deliver high quality, on time, on budget product and technical integration.

Comfortable working across teams and blending different project management methods, you will manage internal and external stakeholders, ensure they are kept up-to-date on progress and that the project is successfully delivered within scope.

Key job accountabilities include:

• Managing operational processes using agreed project management methods
• Coordinating a project team that spans multiple areas of the business, managing meetings and outputs, tracking actions and maintaining project pace.
• Managing and tracking delivery timelines, reporting progress and maintaining high quality documentation
• Working closely with internal stakeholders and effectively managing external stakeholder relationships
• Providing regular internal communications to a range of audiences
• Co-ordinating different types of project meetings, including workshops

About you:

Successful applicants should demonstrate the following:

• Experience of working in a multi-modal project delivery environment (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall) is essential backed up with a relevant project management qualification (required)
• Experience in Publishing, with an understanding of the peer review process (desired)
• Experience of managing a team of technical leads and product owners to bring about technical integration between products (required)
• Excellent stakeholder & vendor management skills (required)
• A high degree of autonomy & a pro-active approach to problem solving
• Excellent communication
• Highly organised and capable of juggling multiple priorities

We know it is unusual for someone to tick every box so, if you don’t meet all the criteria, but demonstrate most of the skills and experience we are looking for, and have the enthusiasm to work with us, go ahead and apply.

What we offer:

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer employees an excellent pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution), discretionary annual bonus scheme, 25+ days holiday (not including bank holidays), standard 35-hour working week, volunteering days, and a comprehensive benefits package including private medical insurance, life assurance, and a range of flexible benefits such as cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership, healthcare cash plan, and payroll giving.

Our modern and contemporary offices are based in the thriving city centre of Bristol, a stone’s throw away from Temple Meads train station, and within walking distance of Cabot Circus shopping centre, and numerous cafés and restaurants. Named on more than one occasion as the best city in the UK to live in, Bristol is a cosmopolitan and creative city boasting a historic harbour, internationally renowned cultural institutions and home to world-class festivals and events.

Flexible Working:

As there will not be a requirement for the person in this role to be in the office on a weekly basis, we are open to considering applicants from a wider geographical area who are happy to travel to Bristol for meetings around once per month, subject to business needs.

To apply, please submit your CV and cover note through our careers site.

We aim to review applications soon after they are received, and will arrange interviews when there’s someone we’re keen to meet, so please don’t hold off applying until the closing date is approaching – we don’t want you, or us, to miss out!

About us:

IOP Publishing is an international scientific publisher, through which leading-edge research is distributed worldwide. Our rapidly expanding journals programme is published alongside other sources of scientific information in the form of eBooks, magazines and conference proceedings. Other publications include easily accessible community and regional websites. We are a world leader in the development of electronic publishing for the scientific community and have offices in Europe, Asia and the US. Working in the interests of science and scientists, we aim to maximise the impact of the research we publish.

IOP Publishing is central to the Institute of Physics, a not-for-profit society. Any financial surplus earned by IOP Publishing goes to supporting science through the activities of the Institute. With a continuing focus on growth, we recognise that every single person has a real part to play if we’re to achieve our aim of becoming the world’s leading publisher in our field.

IOP Publishing is an equal opportunity employer. Our goal is to ensure that diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) are built into our identity in a way that is natural and sustainable, visible through the work we produce, our company branding, our professional networks and the communities we serve and support, which includes our employees, talent communities and candidates. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented backgrounds.

Vision Our vision is that diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) are built into our identity in a way that is both natural and sustainable and that is visible through the work we produce, our Ways of Being, our company branding, our professional networks and the colleagues and communities we serve and support.