Editorial Board Resourcing Associate

Job Description

Location:  Pune  About Springer Nature Group Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery for researchers, educators, clinicians and other professionals. Every day, around the globe, our imprints, books, journals, platforms and technology solutions reach millions of people. For over 180 years our brands and imprints have been a trusted source of knowledge to these communities and today, more than ever, we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge can be found, verified, understood and used by our communities – enabling them to improve outcomes, make progress, and benefit the generations that follow.  About the Brand Springer Nature Technology and Publishing Solutions is the technology and publishing solutions arm of the Springer Nature Group. We leverage our insight in the publishing domain and acquire, produce and deliver content across media and markets using our Technology and Publishing Solutions. With a focus on technology driven solutions and deep insight in the publishing domain, Springer Nature Technology and Publishing Solutions offers a range of services that help our Group brand acquire, produce and deliver content in the most efficient ways possible. We are driven by over 1000 professionals in Technology, Research & Analysis and Marketing shared services.  About the Role We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Editorial Board Resourcing Associate to join our team. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in building and maintaining relationships with authors, reviewers, and the broader academic community.  Roles Responsibilities 1. Data management and analysis. Responsibilities include: Supporting journal Editors-in-Chief (EiCs) and journal publishing colleagues in Editorial Board Member (EBM) recruitment by assessing journal recruitment needs and developing specific recommendations for how recruitment may best contribute to journal development. Using pre-defined criteria, develop datasets based on the scope of the journal and related field to and identify candidates for editorial board recruitment  2. Customer engagement. Responsibilities include: Engaging external Editors-in-Chief and internal publisher teams with the recruitment process, ensuring that goals, and processes are clearly communicated to all parties. Working with EiCs to ensure that suitable candidates are invited to join journals in a timely manner and that EiCs are provided with feedback on progress.  3. Process improvement. Responsibilities include: Supporting analytics and data teams to provide feedback and suggestions to support scalable tools and systems for external editor identification Working with the external editor support team to support a normalized on boarding experience for new EBMs by providing feedback on processes. Contributing to a culture of continuous improvement in the Editor recruitment team. Working to propose ways of improving (or building upon) existing processes and identifying new ways of supporting editorial board recruitment at scale.  Experience: 1+ year Skills (Desired ) Strong organizational skills, with attention to detail Able to see tasks through to completion, working to (often competing) deadlines Excellent interpersonal and communication skill Actively involved in achieving team objectives. Works cooperatively and flexibly with other members of the team Problem solving A high level of computer literacy – understands common software (e.g. Microsoft Office suite) and gains new software skills quickly  Qualification: Master’s in any discipline of Science. Please Note- In accordance with our internal career movement guidance, 12 months in current role is a requirement before applying to a new role At Springer Nature, we value the diversity of our teams and work to build an inclusive culture, where people are treated fairly and can bring their differences to work and thrive. We empower our colleagues and value their diverse perspectives as we strive to attract, nurture and develop the very best talent. Springer Nature was awarded Diversity Team of the Year at the 2022 British Diversity Awards. Find out more about our DEI work here https://group.springernature.com/gp/group/taking-responsibility/diversity-equity-inclusion If you have any access needs related to disability, neurodivergence or a chronic condition, please contact us so we can make all necessary accommodation. For more information about career opportunities in Springer Nature please visit https://careers.springernature.com/ #LI-NV1 Job Posting End Date: 23-05-2025