Senior Commissioning Editor
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Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Cambridgeshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- £37,800 - £52,600 (dependent on experience)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 14 October 2019
Job overview
Senior Commissioning Editor
Coventry or Cambridge, GB
Category: Sales, Marketing and Publishing
Bring your creative editorial skills to help us empower teachers
This is a great opportunity to join the creative and friendly team that defines how OCR supports teachers.
Resolutely customer-facing and operating a little like a publishing house, we spend our time researching, attending conferences and speaking to teachers to ensure we make the right decisions about what resources to produce and when.
The Senior Commissioning Editor is responsible for planning large-scale research projects and long-term customer engagement plans, working with print and digital publishers, making key decisions on how to interact on endorsed and partner resources.
As well as synthesising and analysing the insight and recommendations made, you will help to develop the Product Support strategy and have an important oversight of all support projects and developments. Always with an eye on the horizon, you will have the scope to plan future projects and engagement requirements.
We are a collaborative and forward-thinking team who really enjoy working together. We share ideas and best practice, working with both internal and external stakeholders in productive and innovative ways.
This role offers great flexibility for your own personal development, along with the scope to support and develop your team members.
A great opportunity to make a positive contribution to OCR’s fast-developing support offer and wider strategy.
What you’ll be doing
A varied and creative post, the Senior Commissioning Editor will lead a relatively new and growing commissioning team, responsible for keeping its finger on the pulse of areas where teachers need support, commissioning resources and CPD as required.
Fostering and guiding a pro-active approach to digital and print publishers, you’ll lead a team of two, the Commissioning Editor and Publisher Relationships Manager to propose creative and innovative solutions to areas of customer needs. Reviewing monthly insight reports you’ll incorporate suite-specific insight into future Product Management.
Building a firm and time-aware knowledge base of teacher needs, worries and problems, you will be responsible for spotting trends to dictate reactive support projects. Comfortable making decisions to support development and research priorities, you’ll share support insight across the business which will shape Product future strategies.
What we’re looking for
With a background in either publishing or resource development, whether that be print or digital for the UK schools/colleges market, you’ll have experience of delivering against a range of customer research and engagement projects. Excellent people skills and ability to work constructively with others, you have examples to share of commissioning for education products or services, with evidence of managing customer or market research.
Knowledge of digital services is key as are established line manager skills. You will find satisfaction in helping your team develop to their full potential.
Skilled in briefing design, with IT and analytical skills, you will be comfortable negotiating and communicating at all levels. You’ll have a meticulous attention to detail, you make or may not come from a teaching background – we welcome applications from all industries.
Who we are
OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations) is a leading UK exam board. We provide qualifications which engage people of all ages and abilities at school, college, in work or through part-time learning programmes. Our general and vocational qualifications equip learners with the knowledge and skills they need for their future, helping them achieve their full potential.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a market leader and be rewarded with valuable learning opportunities, a competitive salary and benefits.
Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive package of benefits to help with your life both inside and outside of work:
• Generous contributory pension
• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Annual performance related bonus and increases (discretionary)
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
• Employee discount and cash back scheme at 2,500 retailers
• Cycle scheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• Subsidised staff restaurants
• Support for professional qualifications
• Discounted access to the University of Cambridge Sport Centre, along with various other local gyms.
We know that diversity of thinking, backgrounds and approaches lead to innovation and create an atmosphere where everyone’s contribution is valued. As well as wanting to create diverse teams, we also value diversity in the way our people approach their work. Work/life balance is important to us at Cambridge Assessment and we offer our colleagues a range of flexible working options according to the needs of the business and the individual, so please let us know of any flexible working requirements when applying and we can see how we can support you.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 15th October 2019 and interviews will be held on 21st & 23rd October 2019.
If you’re successful at interview stage we will ask you to undergo background screening (carried out by Credence Background Screening Ltd), to ensure that all information provided to us is accurate. We wish you all the very best with your application.
CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER
https://careers.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/job/Coventry-or-Cambridge-Senior-Commissioning-Editor/555288401/?locale=en_GB-
About Cambridge University Press & Assessment
- Cambridge University Press & Assessment
- The Triangle Building, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge
- Cambridgeshire
- CB2 8EA
- United Kingdom
The Cambridge University Press & Assessment Group is a department of the University of Cambridge. We have three exam boards – University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE), University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL), and OCR. We are a not-for-profit organisation.
We're proud of our 150 years heritage and the expertise that it has given us. Cambridge University Press & Assessment operates and manages the University's three exam boards.
The world's largest provider of English language curriculums and qualifications for young learners and adults.
The world's largest provider of international programmes and qualifications for 5 to 19 year old learners.
OCR is one of the UK's biggest exam boards offering academic and vocational curriculums and qualifications. Whether you are building new IT systems, supporting our customers or developing one of our new qualifications, every person at Cambridge University Press & Assessment is making a difference. Being part of the education of eight million candidates, in over 170 countries every year, means we are opening doors to a better future every day.
We aim for these values to be at the heart of everything we do
And we believe actions speak louder than words when it comes to demonstrating this. We think we’re great people to work with, but then maybe we’re biased! What we are certain about though is that if you join Cambridge University Press & Assessment you’ll be surrounded by talented people with diverse backgrounds and skills, working together in a friendly and supportive way.
Real development opportunities
We have ambitious plans to become the leading world authority on assessment. It matters to us that people rise to bigger challenges and reach their potential. As your ambitions and interests grow there will be opportunities to move around the business and gain new skills.
We’ll expect you to take responsibility for fulfilling your own potential, and we will provide you with the training and development opportunities to manage this.
Did you know that we are not only based in Cambridge?
We also have a site in Coventry, as well as a number of other smaller offices around the UK and Overseas
- Staff discounts at many retailers both online and in-store.
- Cambridge University Card - providing access to a number of university facilities such as the University Library and discounts at the Cambridge University Press bookshop.
- Season Ticket Loan - for travelling by rail or bus.
- Discounted access to the University of Cambridge Sport Centre, along with various other local gyms.
- Family friendly enhanced benefits when you might need them such as maternity and paternity and childcare vouchers.
- Limited access to nursery and play scheme places (waiting list in operation).
In addition to…
- Generous pension scheme.
- Performance related pay.
- Subsidised staff restaurants.
- At least 36 days holiday (including bank holidays).
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