Careers Development Editorial Assistant

As a Development Editorial Assistant, you will:

• Assist the Head of Higher Education Development and Development Team with administrative tasks related to freelancers, to include budget checks (in line with project parameters), paying invoices, carrying out compliance-checking procedures for new freelancers, and raising contracts for new projects.
• Provide SAP support to the Development Editors and IOC Assistants, checking vendor accounts, creating new vendors, and raising purchase requisitions.
• Co-ordinate the endorsements process alongside the IOC Assistants, focusing on priority and timing of production schedules.
• Carry out any other duties which may be reasonably expected of you by your immediate manager or a senior director.
  
  You will be educated to degree level or equivalent, with an interest in pursuing Higher Education textbook publishing. You should be an excellent and authoritative communicator, both in speaking and writing. Good IT skills, especially proficiency in MS Word and MS Excel are also essential. Previous office experience would be an advantage, as would any previous experience with databases and/or finance systems.
  
  Cambridge University Press & Assessment is currently recruiting to fill a Development Editorial Assistant position with the Higher Education team. Based in Cambridge, this is an ideal opportunity for someone who wishes to embark upon a career in academic publishing. Working with a team of friendly and collaborative Development Editors in Cambridge and New York, you will provide administrative assistance, manuscript assistance, and other day-to-day support as needed.
We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge., Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry. Please note, Cambridge University Press & Assessment is unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker Visa route as it does not meet the minimum skill requirements. Why join us Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. 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.

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:
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Green travel schemes