Project Manager (Learning Solutions)

Job Title: Project Manager; Learning Solutions

Contract: 1 Year Fixed Term Contract; 35 hours per week

Salary: £33,3 00 - £43,400

Location: Cambridge, hybrid (2 days per working from the office are expected)

We are looking for a Project Manager to be responsible for the planning and project management of a range of print and digital Learning Solution products in a fast-paced and growing team.

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly motivated team tasked with driving projects forward and overcoming challenges in order to bring high-quality materials to market within budget and target sales windows.

Collaborating closely with colleagues from global branches, as well as manufacturing, data and permissions teams, this role will involve managing Learning Solution projects from the planning stage, through development, production and on to publication.

It requires budget, schedule, risk and change management throughout product development, as well as supplier management through the production phase.

Want to learn more about this role? Please see the attached job description. 

About you

We are looking for a calm, confident and proactive individual who can collaborate well with 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 in supplier and stakeholder management.

Experience in 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 and MS Teams) would also be of interest.

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

• 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 Sunday 21^st January 2024 and interviews are scheduled to take place from 24^th January 2024

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

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 own 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 everyone has a voice, and where we learn continuously to improve together. Ensuring that everyone feels they belong is essential to who we are, and to the contribution we make to society and our planet.

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.