Senior Portfolio Manager - United Kingdom - Informa Group Plc.

Description

Full-time

Informa is a leading academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge, and events business, creating unique content and connectivity for customers all over the world.

Taylor & Francis is one of the world's largest publishers of high-quality, peer reviewed scholarly journals, books, e-books and reference works.

We empower learners, thinkers and doers with trusted knowledge that advances research and enriches lives. Our purpose is to foster human progress through knowledge.

We strongly believe that this requires us to encourage and examine different ideas and voices, so that any work that meets our exacting levels of quality deserves to be included in our publications.

Because that's the only way to find the best obtainable version of the truth and, ultimately, foster human progress. Come and join our Open Research team and be part of delivering our ambitious OA growth plan.

We have anexciting fixed-term maternity cover role available foran ambitious STM Open Access Portfolio Manager who has a passion to help drive our open access (OA) growth and transformation.

This role is based in the Open Research team, but will see you working closely with Editorial colleagues on developing our OA journals and identifying opportunities for growth, including conversions, acquisitions and launches.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity for someone with a track-record of successfully developing a list of OA academic journals to take the next step in their career.

Contributing towards the wider Taylor & Francis Open Research programme, this role will see you work collaboratively with colleagues across our Researcher Services and Commercial teams at Taylor & Francis.

The role would suit someone who is flexible and confident, able to think innovatively about publishing, demonstrate commercial astuteness, and has an ability to work in a matrix organisation, building strong working relationships with internal and external colleagues.

Responsibility for shaping and delivering the OA budget for your portfolio, as agreed with subject publishing team and senior management
As the OA expert for your subject, ensure your portfolio contains the correct publishing venues for all OA research by working on conversions, acquisitions and launches with the subject team
Maintaining a thorough knowledge of the market and competitors, including changes in policies, agreeing actions with the publishing team to take advantage of opportunities
Support journal acquisitions and contract renewals, through providing bibliometric analysis, market insights, financial planning support and contributing to the wider editorial strategy
Proven experience of successfully managing and developing a list of OA academic journals – experience in launching and converting journals is also desirable
The ability to read and interpret appropriate performance dataand financial modelling, and delivery performance-led actions
Relevantsubject and market knowledge, understanding of academic communities and their OA preferences
Ability to negotiate and influence others, including senior stakeholders
A strategic mindset and approach to your work, including the ability to make decisions that deliver the best commercial solutions
Teamwork, networking and relationship-building skills
At Taylor & Francis we care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. Competitive salary package
~25 days annual leave
~ Pension contributions
~ Seasonal social and charitable events
~ Training and development

This could include having the application form in a different format, more time for questions, or anything else – please ask us, we are happy to be flexible We believe in and value diversity of people and thought, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where all colleagues can learn and succeed as their true selves.

We genuinely care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working.

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