Journals Manager - Part Time

Inspired Selection; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 14,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary pro rata

Hybrid working (London)

Pension scheme

25 days holiday pro rata

Training budget

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Inspired Search & Selection is recruiting on behalf of a prestigious professional membership organisation for a Journals Manager in London. This senior, part-time role focuses on strategy, governance and performance across a portfolio of leading academic journals.

You’ll work closely with senior editors, authors and publishing partners, shaping publishing strategy, recruitment and governance while driving audience engagement and delivering high-impact results in a flexible, hybrid setting.

Qualifications

• Strong experience within academic or scholarly journal publishing.
• Excellent understanding of peer review and journal publishing processes.
• Experience of editor recruitment and working with editorial boards.
• Good knowledge of journal policies and governance.
• Outstanding stakeholder and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Focus on strategy, relationships, governance and performance; administrative duties outsourced.
• Act as the link between editorial boards, authors, external publisher and a virtual editorial office.
• Monitor journal performance and contribute to publishing strategy.
• Support editorial recruitment and succession planning.
• Oversee policies and governance and help shape marketing and audience engagement.

Skills

Academic publishing

Peer review processes

Editor recruitment

Governance knowledge

Stakeholder management

Job description

Our client is a prestigious professional membership organisation with an established portfolio of leading academic journals, and they're looking for an experienced Journals Manager to take strategic ownership of their publications and build strong relationships across the scholarly publishing community.

This is a permanent, part-time role working 14 hours per week, offering £38, pro rata. There is plenty of flexibility around how the hours are structured, making this an excellent opportunity for an experienced journals professional looking for a senior, influential role alongside other commitments.

Benefits

• £38, salary pro rata
• Permanent, part-time role working 14 hours per week
• Flexible working arrangements
• Hybrid working from a central London office, approximately 3 days per month
• Generous pension scheme
• 25 days' holiday pro rata plus bank holidays and Christmas closure
• Training budget and employee assistance programme

Must haves

• Strong experience within academic or scholarly journal publishing
• Excellent understanding of peer review and journal publishing processes
• Experience of editor recruitment and working with editorial boards
• Good knowledge of journal policies and governance
• Outstanding stakeholder and relationship management skills

About you

You’ll be someone who is genuinely embedded in academic publishing and understands the nuances of managing high‑profile journals. Confident, diplomatic and credible, you’ll be comfortable working with senior editors, authors and publishing partners, including where opinions are strong or discussions are complex. You’ll have excellent journals expertise, commercial awareness and ability to represent an influential portfolio with confidence and gravitas.

The Role

This role will be focussing on strategy, relationships, governance and performance, with more administrative duties being outsourced. You’ll act as the key link between editorial boards, authors, the external publisher and a virtual editorial office, while providing internal expertise on scholarly publishing. You’ll monitor journal performance, contribute to publishing strategy, support editorial recruitment and succession planning, oversee policies and governance, and help shape marketing and audience engagement.

Company

Our client is a highly respected professional membership organisation and charity with an international community and a long‑established reputation for advancing knowledge within its field. Its prestigious academic journals are central to both its reputation and wider mission.

** Inspired Search & Selection are a publishing recruitment specialist who operate an Equal Opportunities policy. We treat all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability or union membership status.

Journals Manager - part time London, UK