ELT Managing Editor – Lower Secondary

Our client, a not-for-profit international publisher, is looking for an ELT Managing Editor – Lower Secondary, for a fixed term contract to oversee and participate in the full life-cycle of content development activities on a new project, ensuring materials meet defined market requirements and quality standards.

Reporting to the Learning Content Development Manager, the main responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with key stakeholders to define ELT courses and project guidelines
• Leading the development of learning materials from concept & design to release & iteration
• Ensuring the knowledge management systems, websites, and marketing materials are robust
• Planning/delivery of market research, piloting, and UAT to create prototype samples
• Maintaining a sound working knowledge of major developments/issues within the ELT market
• Advising key teams on, overseeing or participating in, product delivery and training
• Providing editorial consultancy services for relevant business units
• Managing and liaising with freelance suppliers
• Ensuring products are high quality, cost-effective and based on key priorities
• Planning, scheduling and recording costs and resources activities, reports on expenditure/risk
• Evaluating tenders, obtaining quotations, and negotiating contracts.

The successful candidate will have solid experience of planning and developing professional print and digital ELT publishing materials and experience teaching English as a Foreign Language to teenagers (aged 11-16 years). Project management and/or commissioning skills are essential, as is experience working within a team. Excellent communication and negotiation skills are required and line managing experience is desirable. The contract is based on Phase 1 of a new project and if successful, Phase 2 will be 18 months to 2 years in duration.

You will be rewarded with a competitive salary and benefits.

To apply for this position, click on the Apply Now button below or send your CV to enquiries@telferpartners.com quoting the reference TP 366. For an initial, confidential discussion please call us on +44(0)1223632510.

Early applications are preferred.

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