Editorial Assistant, Journals - Cambridge

Circa:50) The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has a fantastic opportunity for an Editorial Assistant - Journals to join our Publishing team on a part-time (0.5 FTE) permanent contract.Please submit your application by midnight, 18th August.At the RSC we embrace flexibility and offer hybrid working, which means our teams come together when they need to collaborate. Although this role is contractually based at our Cambridge office, you will be able to work from home within the UK, with the expectation that you will attend the office as needed for your role. In this role it is expected that you will attend the office on an ad-hoc basis. If you need flexible working arrangements, please outline this in your application.This is a critical support role, providing administrative support to an Executive Editor and their team with a range of commissioning and promotional activities.Retrieving data from databases, sending electronic mailings via Maxemail, carrying out times to publication and competitor analyses and updating the journal blogs.Responding to general queries from potential authors, including in response to commissioning activities, by managing the shared journal mailboxes.Arranging Editorial Board meetings, including booking venues, arranging travel and accommodation for Editorial Board members. Providing administrative support for the Executive Editors and their teams for external activities. This may include collating statistics, organising materials and prizes for conference exchange agreements and liaising with the travel team over travel arrangements.Providing cover for the other Editorial Assistant(s) when absent and assisting them with administrative duties, to ensure the smooth running of the journals department.Undertaking other reasonable duties and projects as required by the Executive Editor and Publishers and their team(s) as appropriate.Ensuring that every effort is made to progress the RSCs Publishing strategy for core and new product development, and technical innovation.Efficiency and competence in the use of software packages associated with PCsPrevious experience in Scientific, Technical and Medical (STM) publishing is desirable.The Royal Society of Chemistry is a not-for-profit organisation whose mission is to advance the chemical sciences. As a not-for-profit publisher, we reinvest surplus funds back into the global scientific community, supporting our purpose to help the chemical science community make the world a better place.At the Royal Society of Chemistry, we promote a healthy work/life balance and flexible working options across the organisation. We offer a comprehensive benefits package to all employees including:

-26 days paid holiday per annum-35-hour working week with flexible options, to be agreed with your line manager- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave- Pension plan with up to 12% employer contributions (depending upon your contribution)

Visit our Work For Us website to learn more about us, our benefits, equal opportunities statement and inclusive culture pledge.As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who has a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.We are committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information.