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Project Coordinator - India - Packt

Packt

Verified Company

India

1 month ago

Posted by:

Deepika Kaur

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Description

Description:

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

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 team member's 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 team members, supportive of flexible and remote work.
Supporting individual development through growth opportunities and internal mobility.
Encouraging social collaboration within teams and communities and knowledgesharing.
Fostering a culture that supports a healthy worklife 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 peertopeer recognition.
Fostering a culture of selfdevelopment.
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.