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Job information Project Manager (Fixed Term Contract) from the Company Oxford University Press, this latest Project Manager (Fixed Term Contract) job vacancy is located in the city Hybrid work in Oxford located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Business field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

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ABOUT US

We are the world's largest university press. We have both a worldwide reach and a personal understanding of local needs, partnering on the ground to adapt publications and resources to meet the individual needs of communities, societies, and countries. We partner with researchers, educators, and technology partners to stay ahead of the changing ways people around the world are accessing and sharing knowledge. With a presence in more than 50 countries and millions of customers around the world, an idea launched at OUP can have global impact.

ABOUT THE ROLE

N.B. THIS IS A FIXED TERM CONTRACTS FOR A MINIMUM PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our vibrant and supportive ELT Product Management team. As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for project managing products from concept initiation to availability of stock in warehouse or launch of digital products, as allocated by SPM. This includes contributing to project brief and scope, high level planning and scheduling, and reporting on schedule, resources and budget, as well as management of progress, decisions, actions, risks and issues, in order to lead the team to ensure successful delivery of product. You will lead or contribute to the implementation of best practice in product & project management processes, and ensure project activities are consistent with the ELT Strategy and departmental objectives and key metrics.

The Key Accountabilities of this role will include:

• Project manages and leads on implementation of plans for products: Establishes and maintain plans, schedules, budget, risks and issues on assigned portfolios and projects.
• Reporting: reports on progress, risks, issues, budgets. on assigned portfolios and projects.
• Communication: Facilitate effective communications between cross-functional teams.
• Project Management Best Practice: Ensures consistency of project management tools and best practice across cross-functional groups by working with other project management colleagues internally and externally.

Please refer to the enclosed job description for the detailed key accountabilities in this role.

Please note the internal job title of this role is Project Manager (Next Generation Content Tools).

We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

• In-depth knowledge of the publishing process for print and digital products.
• Basic knowledge of Product Management discipline.
• Knowledge of digital processes and ways of working
• Experience of working in a matrix environment and facilitating communication in cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency with MS Project or other scheduling and tracking software
• Proficiency with Excel or other spreadsheets software
• Experience of managing projects and programmes, ideally including digital projects, to schedule and budget.
• Proven track record of collaborating with multiple stakeholders in a matrix
• Excellent communication skills and ability to speak and write English fluently

BENEFITS

We care about work/life balance here at OUP. With this in mind we offer 25 days' holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure (3-days) and a 35-hour working week. We are open to discussing flexibility in respect to working patterns, dependent on role. We also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies.

We help make your money go further by contributing to your pension up to 12%, offering loans and savings schemes through our partnership with Salary Finance, in addition to travel to work schemes and access to a wide range of local discounts.

Please see our Rewards and Recognition page for more information.

QUERIES

Please contact cynthia.yue@oup.com with any queries relating to this role.

Please note this advert may be removed before the advertised end date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

We are committed to supporting diversity in our workforce, and ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and encourage applications from all.

Division:English Language Teaching Department:Content_UK Closing Date:3 July 2024 Salary:Dependent on skills and experience Location:OUP UK - Oxford Postcode:OX2 6DP Full Time / Part Time:Full Time Ref:4358

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Closed Date : 2025-08-06