Reporting and Project Specialist - Part time - Mat Cover up to 12 months

SPRINGER NATURE; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company in the research publishing sector is seeking a Reporting and Project Specialist for a part-time role. The successful candidate will manage projects, ensuring quality across processes and systems while collaborating with various stakeholders. This position requires strong organizational and communication skills, along with an understanding of publishing workflows. The role offers a competitive salary and benefits, emphasizing diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex business projects.
• Experience working with diverse global stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Project manage integrity team's workstreams and projects.
• Communicate with stakeholders to provide necessary information.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Numeracy Skills

Problem Solving

Analytical Skills

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Title:

Reporting and Project Specialist - Part time, 12 months FTC

Location:

London

Application Deadline:

30th May 2025

About Springer Nature Group

Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery for researchers, educators, clinicians, and other professionals. Every day, around the globe, our imprints, books, journals, platforms, and technology solutions reach millions of people. For over 180 years, our brands and imprints have been a trusted source of knowledge to these communities. Today, more than ever, we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge can be found, verified, understood, and used by our communities—enabling them to improve outcomes, make progress, and benefit future generations.

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Purpose of the Role

12 months FTC - 3 days per week

The Reporting and Project Specialist, as part of the Editorial Excellence Team, will provide project management expertise to ensure quality and performance across processes and systems within the Editorial Excellence teams (namely the Indexing, Policy, and Research Integrity Teams). The role involves maintaining successful relationships with key business partners and vendors to deliver the team’s objectives.

Responsibilities

1. Project manage the integrity team's workstreams and projects, especially high-stakes projects.
2. Act as a central knowledge point regarding these business areas, supporting colleagues within the Editorial Excellence team and wider company.
3. Initiate and deliver business projects within agreed timeframes.
4. Collaborate with implementation teams to ensure solutions meet business needs.
5. Monitor the impact of initiatives, ensuring appropriate reporting and analysis to measure success and identify areas for improvement.
6. Communicate with stakeholders to provide necessary information, keep them informed of progress, risks, and issues, and secure ongoing buy-in.
7. Provide project-level reporting across all initiatives.

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

Essential

• Experience managing and developing complex, interconnected business projects.
• Experience working with diverse stakeholders at various levels globally.

Desirable

• Understanding of the research publishing landscape and research integrity challenges.
• Experience implementing new technologies and workflows in a commercial environment.
• Negotiation experience and integrating customer and operational requirements.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma methodologies.

Skills

• Understanding of publishing workflows and research integrity issues.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and numeracy skills.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and documentation skills. Ability to lead projects independently and collaboratively.

We offer a competitive salary and employee benefits.

Please submit a CV and cover letter outlining your experience and interest.

Springer Nature is a Disability Confident Employer. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply and request reasonable adjustments by contacting: [e-mail].

We value diversity and strive for an inclusive workplace.

https://group.springernature.com/jp/group/taking-responsibility/diversity-equity-inclusion.

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Job Posting End Date: 31-05-2025