Project Manager

Cambridge University Press & Assessment (CUPA); Cambridge; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

Project Manager (Academic)

Salary: £34,500 - £44,850

Location: Cambridge (hybrid)

Contract: Fixed term for 12 months from start date, full time (35 hours per week)

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. As a part of the University, we are always pursuing our mission to advance teaching, learning and research, and in the Academic team, our strategic projects directly drive this mission on a day-to-day basis. This role will be instrumental in managing two such projects, both of which are helping us to move toward our open research goals. The role gives you the opportunity to pursue your potential while also helping us to drive our open research strategy, showcasing your experience in project management and gaining new skills and knowledge across two exciting projects that touch on technology development, new market development, and client support.

About the role

Are you ready to take your project management career to the next level? We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Project Manager to join our Academic team.

Reporting to the Head of Strategic Projects, you will manage two key strategic projects within our Commercial team. Your primary responsibilities will include:

1. Project One: Discovery Phase – Publishing Services: Facilitate the development of a business case for entering a new market segment, coordinating with various teams to ensure project milestones are met.
2. Project Two: Cambridge Open Engage: Oversee our software platform as we move into a new phase of our strategy, ensuring our existing customers are well-served along the way.

You will create and maintain project documentation, communicate with internal and external stakeholders, and track project deliverables and timelines. Your role is crucial in unlocking new commercial value and helping us serve our customers efficiently.

About you

You are a passionate, experienced project manager who is looking for a new challenge. Ideally, you have some experience and knowledge of the academic publishing world. You are ready for a new opportunity to apply your skills in project planning, stakeholder management, and delivery management to important strategic projects in open research that need strong leadership and facilitation.

Working closely with colleagues across multiple teams is your happy place, and you can build consensus and help a project team define, understand and achieve its goals. You enjoy applying your project management skills to new areas and learning about new topics as you go.

You like to deeply understand the underlying objectives and drivers for your projects so that you can be a more effective project manager.

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:

1. 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
2. Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
3. Discretionary annual bonus
4. Group personal pension scheme
5. Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
6. 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 Tuesday 25th February 2025 although we may close it earlier if suitable candidates are identified. Interviews are likely to be scheduled to take place from 3rd March 2025 onwards.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry. Applicants must therefore have an existing right to work in the UK to be eligible for this position.

Why join us

1. Skill Development: This role offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your project management skills, working on high-impact projects that will challenge and expand your capabilities.
2. Knowledge Growth: Gain in-depth knowledge of the academic publishing industry and software platform management, enhancing your expertise and career prospects.
3. Showcase Your Passion: Demonstrate your passion and aptitude for great project management by leading critical projects that drive our strategic goals forward.
4. Collaborative Environment: Work closely with diverse teams across Academic, including Commercial, Editorial, Marketing, UX, and Technology, contributing to a collaborative and innovative work culture.

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.