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Circa: Salary - Salary Plan, 26,026.00 GBP Annual About the RSC The Royal Society of Chemistry is a not-for-profit organisation whose mission is to advance chemical sciences. As a not-for-profit publisher, we reinvest surplus funds back into the global scientific community, supporting our purpose to help the chemical science community make the world a better place. The RSC strives to continuously innovate its product and services to adapt to market and customer needs, maintain relevancy and diversify revenues from print journals. This requires a market-led and ‘outside-in’ thinking approach to product and service innovation. Benefits At the Royal Society of Chemistry, we promote a healthy work/life balance and flexible working options across the organisation. We offer a comprehensive benefits package to all employees including: 26 days paid holiday per annum 35-hour working week with flexible options Enhanced maternity and paternity leave Paid volunteering days Pension plan with up to 12% employer contributions (depending upon your contribution) Life assurance at four times basic annual salary The role The main purpose of this role is to provide excellent customer service through the provision of key administrative support for our journals, in accordance with editorial and production procedures and deadlines. Working within a large team, this role involves dealing with queries from scientists around the world, and helping them to submit their manuscripts to the large portfolio of journals published by the Royal Society of Chemistry. The Publishing Assistant role plays a key role enabling the Journals publishing team to achieve its aim of being a digital-first publisher focused on delivering high-quality, accessible, impactful content and an excellent customer experience. Your responsibilities will focus on: administrative duties associated with the processing of articles submitted and published in our journals; daily correspondence with authors, reviewers and publishing staff; accurate record keeping of article workflow using management systems; prepare invoices for payments using financial systems; collaboration with other Publishing Assistants and journals teams to ensure the smooth running of the department. We are looking for: previous administration experience is required; efficient and competent in the use of software packages associated with PCs. Ability to use other software packages associated with opening and manipulating of file attachments of varying types of software. good organisational and time-management skills are required together with the ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines; good attention to detail; good communication skills in interacting with internal and external contacts are essential; ability to work well in a team; experience of a database tracking system is desirable. If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply before the end of our closing date. Visit our Work For Us website to learn more about us, our benefits, equal opportunities statement and inclusive culture pledge. At the RSC, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates. As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who has a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. We are committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team at jobs@rsc.org or on +44 (0) 1223 432229 and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place. If you have any questions, please contact us at jobs@rsc.org Being part of the Royal Society of Chemistry is to be at the heart of a dedicated, forward-thinking and passionate collection of people. You’ll find opportunities to work in publishing, membership, sales, marketing, communications, technology and finance, community outreach, and many others. Everything we do, no matter the area, is to support a global scientific community. The groups we work with are exceptionally diverse – from teachers, scientists and academics, librarians and corporates to politicians and the public. If you share our passion and would like to join us, please submit an application for an opportunity you are interested in. You will also be able to keep track of your progress in the selection process and new postings here. Thank you for your interest in joining the Royal Society of Chemistry! We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer