Programme Manager - Publication Integrity

Ready to lead impactful change in research publishing? We're hiring a Programme Manager to drive improvements and capacity building in publication integrity. 

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.  

As Programme Manager you will lead a suite of cross-functional initiatives aimed at enhancing publication integrity. This role combines strategic thinking, technical expertise, and strong project management skills to build capacity in detecting, preventing, investigating, and responding to at-scale research integrity issues. 

About the role 

As the Programme Manager for Publication Integrity, you will work with multiple teams and stakeholders to define, coordinate, and execute initiatives to strengthen the organization's response to research integrity issues. You will be part of the growing Publication Ethics and Research Integrity team.

Responsibilities include:  

• Creating toolkits and identifying techniques or technologies for detecting and preventing fraudulent research (papermills). 

• Developing and improving systems and workflows for investigating research integrity at scale. 

• Managing and administrating programme governance, meetings, reporting, and stakeholder communications. 

• Shaping long-term strategies to ensure Cambridge maintains a high standard of research integrity. 

About you

• You will bring a strong understanding of research publishing processes, stakeholders, technologies, and systems, ideally including familiarity with tools and approaches for detecting, investigating, and managing publication ethics and research integrity issues. 

• Experience defining and leading complex, cross-functional programmes with multiple projects. Skilled in resource management, stakeholder engagement, risk mitigation, and programme delivery. 

• Excellent verbal and written skills for clear reporting, facilitating meetings, and consulting with stakeholders. Able to distil complex information for senior management decision-making. 

• Proven ability to work within and across teams, inspire others, and manage competing priorities. You are strategic yet hands-on the detail, with the ability to drive initiatives forward. 

• Desirable skills include experience with business analysis, business continuity planning, and evaluating technologies to enhance programme outcomes. 

If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.  

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including: 

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays 

• Private medical, Dental and Permanent Health Insurance  

• Discretionary annual bonus  

• Group personal pension scheme. 

• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary  

• Green travel schemes  

We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability. 

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now. 

We review applications on an ongoing basis and may invite candidates for an initial conversation to discuss their application during the advertising window. The closing date for all applications is 31 October 2024. Interviews for shortlisted applicants will be scheduled as soon as possible after this date. 

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks  

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for. 

Why join us.  

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You will belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development, and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. 

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background, and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.