Project Coordinator

Overview

The Project Coordinator (PC) is a core member of the Explorer Operations team and reports directly to a Project Manager. They are responsible for delivering book projects of varying sizes and complexity. A PC is responsible for getting the book reviewed by technical reviewers as per the scheduled agreed with the reviewer. The PC is responsible for delivery of chapters from technical reviewers, thereby ensuring that their books get published on time.

The PC is also responsible for raising invoices and orders for authors and reviewers. Apart from this they are responsible of the admin activities, managing tasks in the business system, etc.

A PC should have the ability to negotiate and problem solve scheduling issues with the book team, and the ability to build a professional rapport and influence with reviewers to keep them on track with their schedules.

The role involves working with multiple stakeholders and requires excellent time management and coordination skills. This role is for an individual who is organized and committed to deliver in a dynamic environment through efficient project management skills and techniques.

About Packt

Packt is a leading publisher of technical learning content with the ability to publish books on new and emerging tech faster than any other publisher in the world. We believe that software has a deep impact on the world, and that software runs on knowledge. Our mission is to increase the shared value of deep tech knowledge. We are tech content engineers and we work with some of the most interesting technical minds and ground-breaking creators on the planet. For more details, see www.packt.com

What you’ll do

Key Responsibilities

• Manage author communication
• Build a positive rapport, by support technical reviewers
• Ensure the timely delivery of content to the team
• Manage reviewing schedules
• Plan reviewing dates in order to meet the publishing date planned for the book
• Proactively monitoring the “velocity” of projects, adapting schedules accordingly
• Identify, assess and address risks that could jeopardize the plan
• Maintain integrity of editorial processes and good practice at each stage of the project
• Manage and resolve conflicts between deadlines and processes, with a focus on quality
• Ensure payments to TRs and authors and third parties are secured Manage other admin responsibilities

Competencies

• Organizational skills
• Initiate, Plan, Monitor, Execute & Close
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Risk Management
• Analytical acumen
• Ability to maintain long standing, successful relationships with authors and reviewers
• Ability to work with tight deadlines and under pressure
• Drive for results Influence and respect

Key Performance Indicators

Project management: Time taken to get the book reviewed

Reviewer satisfaction score

Why work at Packt?

We recognize how important our people are and acknowledge and support the things that are important to them. We focus on the full employee experience. We aim to create a positive working environment that supports personal and collective development – where our people can not only grow their skill sets, continuously challenge themselves, and develop their careers, but also work together as a team and with our customers.

We try to achieve this by:

• Ensuring a positive working environment for all employees, supportive of flexible and remote work.
• Supporting individual development through growth opportunities and internal mobility.
• Encouraging social collaboration within teams and communities and knowledge-sharing.
• Fostering a culture that supports a healthy work-life balance.

We seek to achieve this by:

• Providing a broad range of benefits and initiatives.
• Advocating a healthy lifestyle where wellbeing is seen as an essential responsibility.
• Celebrating success stories and encouraging peer-to-peer recognition.
• Fostering a culture of self-development.
• Providing a work environment where the best idea wins, and challenge is encouraged.

Benefits

You will also have access to a range of flexible benefits that are designed to help you make the most of your time with us.

• Bonus scheme
• 25 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Flexible hours: choose how, when and where you work

Salary Range - INR 25K - 40K Gross per month