Head of Publishing

6 months ago

London, United Kingdom The British Society for Rheumatology Full time

Job description

**Job Purpose**

To provide dedicated and innovative departmental management of the Society’s two academic journals, _Rheumatology _and _Rheumatology Advances in Practice_. Working closely with our Editors in Chief and publishing partner, Oxford University Press, the Head of Publishing (supported by the Journal Development Manager and Journal Publishing Assistant) steers the strategic development and evolution of the journals and related products portfolio. The Head of Publishing will also support the Society’s wider functions, collaborating with other teams to deliver the Society’s strategy.

**Key responsibilities**

**1. Journal and portfolio management and strategic development**
- Work collaboratively as the main point of contact for key stakeholders and large global editorial boards across multiple disciplines.
- Lead a close working relationship with Oxford University Press to ensure the continued financial and strategic success of the journals and monitor internal budgets.
- Oversee the online submission system and ensure the highest ethical and procedural standards across the submission, peer review and acceptance processes.
- Formulate, develop and implement strategic plans that support the objectives of the journals and Society.
- Ensure the timely recruitment, contract management and engagement of Editors and board members to maintain the highest standards of customer service
- Maintain a strong knowledge of industry and external news and events within the publishing industry.
- To lend expertise as required to ensure the integrity and impact of other long form publishing from teams across BSR.
- Work with the Heberden Librarian and Royal College of Physicians to develop the Heberden Library collection, in line with strategic priorities and to budget

**2. Lead the Journals team**
- Lead, coach and support the team, including through the identification and delivery of professional development opportunities.
- Establish objectives linked to strategic priorities, monitoring and holding colleagues to account for delivery.
- Contribute to the strategic and annual planning processes and identify priorities for the Journals team.
- Establish appropriate structures and processes to drive forward key projects, evaluating success and impact against identified metrics.
- Ensure the delivery of annual workplans on time and within budget, publishing outcomes from each committee to share with members and key stakeholders.

**3. Be a proactive member of the Heads of Department group**
- Work with the group to celebrate team and directorate successes, manage capacity, learn from mistakes and ensure inclusivity across all directorates.
- Work collaboratively in-line with BSR’s ‘one team’ approach on cross-team projects to further the aims of the journals and the Society as a whole.
- Champion BSR’s values at every opportunity.

**4. Undertake other duties as required**
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Chief Executive, Director of Practice and Quality or Senior Management Team.

**Person Specification**

**Essential criteria**
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**Experience**
- Significant experience in journal strategy, publishing communication, submission systems and stakeholder management.
- Strong commercial acumen, budget management, market awareness and customer focus.

**Skills & Abilities**
- Proactive leader who can effectively manage team capacity and coach staff to successfully to reach their potential.
- Excellent communication skills and audience awareness, with the ability to plan and deliver engagement strategies and build effective partnerships with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Excellent organisational and planning skills with a strong ability to multi-task and adapt to changes.
- Reflective approach to evaluating impact, learning from mistakes, and delivering continuous improvement.
- Strong influencing and presentation skills when representing the organisation externally.
- Ability to work with multi-professional peers to promote inclusivity across departments and teams and manage cross-team dependencies.

**Benefits of working at BSR**

We offer a wide range of benefits, most of which start from day one of joining us. Our benefits fall into four main areas: Wellbeing, Time-based, Learning and Development, and Financial. Just some of them include:

- Wellbeing:

- Free period products in our office
- Free flu vaccinations
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Access to a clinical psychologist via HelloSelf
- BUPA healthcare scheme
- we offer a cash plan, which you can add children or partners to
- Employee Assistance Programme. This is a free, confidential counselling service to all staff, as well as a general advice service provided by BUPA
- WeCare offers access to a 24/7 virtual GP, as well as a mental health support service, a get fit programme and an online portal with lots of helpful resources
- Our enhanced sick pay offer is:

- Up to two years’ service: 4 week

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