Editorial Coordinator

University of London Careers Service; London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

The University of London

The University of London is a leading UK provider of distance and digital education internationally, offering programmes to 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global.

We are a national leader in the humanities, and we promote their value to society and the economy through knowledge creation and exchange.

We are also a federation of 17 world class higher education institutions, with collaboration at the heart of our ethos. The University of London federation is a collective community of more than 240,000 learners and 50,000 staff, delivering world-leading research across all disciplines.

Our passion for increasing access to education and mobilising the collective power and expertise of the federation is central to our ability to transform lives around the world and address the global challenges of the future.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Editorial Team as Editorial Coordinator (12 months, FTC).

This role combines office management and support with a range of administrative, financial, editorial and project management duties.

We’re looking for an organised and proactive coordinator to work closely with Learning Design and Production colleagues, federation members and publishers. In this role, you’ll take charge of various key responsibilities including managing payment processing, resolving editorial queries and project managing publisher permissions, handbooks and examination commentaries.

In this role, you’ll also gain valuable exposure to copy editing and proofreading and to the wider activities of the Online Education directorate. This is a fantastic opportunity to broaden your skills while contributing to a variety of editorial and production tasks in a collaborative team.

Further Information

To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your Application and CV (by clicking ‘apply for job’ at the bottom of this page) before the closing date at midnight on the 4th of May 2025.

Interviews are expected to take place in person on the 15th of May.

The University will be unable to sponsor candidates for a visa for this role. Successful applicants must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK for the duration of their employment.

Preferential consideration will be given to the University redeployment pool.

The University currently operates a Hybrid Working framework involving a mix of working remotely and in the office. Typically, the majority of employees will be able to agree to work remotely for up to 60% of their working week, role dependent, however will be required to attend on specific days for training or team meetings.

The University of London is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from members of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities as this group is currently under-represented at all levels within the University. All appointments will be made on merit, based on the criteria identified in the job description.