Taylor & Francis is a leading academic publishing company focused on fostering human progress through knowledge. The Academic Partnerships Coordinator will support outreach efforts to partners, manage projects, and contribute to strategic decisions within the Academic Partnerships team.
Responsibilities
- Support the Academic Partnerships team in conducting outreach to existing and potential external partners, such as societies and universities
- Provide project management and administration, including but not limited to keeping internal records and Sharepoint up to date, creating PowerPoints and other materials, managing correspondence, managing calendar of deadlines and activities, coordinating meetings, event planning, and data collection and research
- Collect and analyze data to inform strategic decisions
- Continuously suggest process improvements
- Work closely with colleagues in the Commercial, Marketing and Editorial teams
- Contribute to discussions with new ideas and actively look for ways to improve existing processes
- Managing own learning, taking responsibility to identify and develop skills gaps and developing an appropriate level of systems knowledge, communications skills, and sector awareness as a foundation for further development
Skills
- Exceptional organizational and project management skills
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Presentation design skills
- Analytical thinker, comfortable with data and new software tools and databases
- Ability to work autonomously
- Knowledge and ability with IT systems including core MS Office packages (Word, Excel, Power Point)
- Entrepreneurial and agile
- Results-oriented and able to work in a fast-changing environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with impeccable professional conduct
- Able to design and update our online platforms (SharePoint, Portal)
- Works collaboratively with others to build strong partnerships
- Supports the implementation of change through positive behavior and attitude, and bias for action
- Ability to identify inefficient processes and develop new ideas that improve work processes or results
- Ability to work on multiple projects and meet all deadlines
- Able to use business acumen gained from learning and past experiences to improve day to day working
- Focused on self-development
- Experience in partnerships a plus
Benefits
- An excellent work/life balance with a fantastic, flexible working culture
- Paid sick time
- 15 days annual leave per year plus an extra day off for your birthday
- 3 additional discretionary days for the holiday season at the end of the year
- Up to 8 weeks of paid parental leave
- Medical, vision, and dental benefits
- 4 volunteer days per year
- 401(k) + employer match
- Seasonal social and charitable events
- Continuous training and development
Company Overview
Taylor & Francis Group is an international company that publishes books and academic journals. It is a sub-organization of Informa. It was founded in 1852, and is headquartered in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, GBR, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/.