The responsibilities of the successful applicant include the following:

• Manage multiple projects, multi-task, meet deadlines, control costs and quality.
• Source, book, brief and manage appropriate freelancers.
• Manage budgets – monitor and adhere to budgets.
• Manage spec design process.
• Prepare all documentation for handover meetings.
• Meet submission deadlines, manage reprint corrections and updates, manage post-submission corrections and changes.
• Engage with manuscripts and manage editorial process for quality control.

Applicants should have a university degree such as a B.A (preferably with majors in Languages, Social Sciences, or Education). Knowledge of the South African Department of Basic Education’s curriculum policy and teaching or publishing experience will be an advantage. 
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Applications for this position, which is based in Cape Town, should be sent to Este Roux at este.roux@oup.com by no later than Friday, 26 February 2010. Please submit a short CV and a covering letter.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Oxford reserves the right not to fill the vacancy at this time.