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Advancing Knowledge and Learning

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES/KEY RESULT AREAS

•  Manage and develop a portfolio of society contracts to a degree of excellence that enhances OUP’s standing in the learned society and publishing landscape.

• Renew society contracts.  Lead pre-emptive renewals and responses to RFPs to retain contracts for society-owned journals including developing the business plans for approval and writing and presenting detailed proposals, in liaison with the Publishing Director.

• Lead or contribute to the response to RFPs for new potential high quality society business in subject areas identified for content growth.

•  With data driven analysis
• High quality written proposals
• Persuasive presentations
• Commercially intelligent financial arrangements
• In full agreement with OUP legal and compliance requirements
• In accordance with OUPs risk appetite and strategic priorities

• Work with the Publishing Director to negotiate successful, consistent contractual terms with society partners that align with OUP strategic priorities, ensuring full compliance with approval processes.

• Ensure adherence to contractual terms for all journals in your portfolio.

• Present for approval, and launch new open access journals with society partners, after undertaking necessary qualitative research and detailed financial modelling.

• Work collaboratively and productively with other functional groups (especially production, marketing, digital) to deliver an excellent service for society partners.

• Collaborate with Editors and journal owners to publish high quality trusted content.

• Work with finance and operations colleagues to ensure maximum long and short term sustainability of the journal list, including management of costs. Initiate remedial actions and negotiations where necessary. 

• Lead the transition process for newly acquired titles ensuring a methodological approach, coordination with other departments, including the transitions team, and keeping society clients fully informed on what to expect at each stage.

• Create and present Editorial Development plans to societies and editorial boards as appropriate. Provide relevant data to inform editorial decision making

• Roll out OUP journal policies across the portfolio

• Assist with implementation of projects that scale across the journals programme.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• Publishing or transferable professional experience

• Understanding of academic journals publishing and industry trends
• Outstanding communication skills and the ability to influence, persuade, and negotiate with both internal and external parties.
• Analytical and forecasting ability to review trends and align development appropriately.
• Entrepreneurial skills