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About the Role
The Schools Publisher: Zambia leads the research, proposal, development, and delivery of strong, market-facing, Zambia curriculum-aligned print products for curriculum reform projects. The role ensures that all products are of high quality, pedagogically sound, and responsive to curriculum requirements and market needs. The Schools Publisher: Zambia ensures that proposed products are well-positioned to meet the strategic objectives of OUP, as well as to achieve market approval, sales, and profitability targets. The Schools Publisher: Zambia will also publish in other areas from time to time, as required by market opportunities. This role will be reporting to the Publishing Manager: Schools Content & Vocational based in Goodwood, Cape Town.
The position is offered on a 12-month fixed-term contract.
What you will do:
Market-focused products are produced on time, within budget and sell budgeted quantities.
- Contribute to the strategy and plan for the Zambia business.
- Plan and resource market research.
- Commission and publish products that increase market share and contribute to profit.
Project Management
- Monitor project delivery and provide accurate and timely reporting on activities, systems, and processes.
- Respond to Submission opportunities.
Productive relationships with internal & external stakeholders maintained.
- Collaborate with Sales and Marketing.
- Liaise with Publishing Services (Editorial, design, administration and rights and permissions).
- Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with authors.
Budget managed effectively
- Manage costs against approved budget.
- Develop and manage cost control mechanisms.
- Forecast annual operational expenses in line with guidelines.
Business systems used efficiently
- Hold Key User responsibility for designated business system.
Ethical, regulatory and legal risks managed
- Adhere to OUP ethical policies and codes of conduct.
About you
Criteria
- Degree with relevant publishing experience
- Driver's Licence (Code B)
- 5 years' relevant working experience
- Experience working in multiple Southern African markets is an advantage
- Curriculum reform experience
- Can demonstrate a track record of conceptualizing and delivering high- quality successful print products
- Market research experience
- Experience with setting up complex projects and overheads budgets
- Able to apply tact and diplomacy skills to negotiate challenges, identify suitable solutions and coordinate necessary action
- Excellent time and project management expertise – with the ability to estimate realistic time and resource requirements to budget.
- Extensive experience of project management
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to think and act quickly, negotiate challenges and troubleshoot solutions often under pressure
- Excellent communication skills with proven ability to listen and collaborate with other teams to plan and coordinate activities
Attributes
- Action and delivery oriented
- Strategic thinker
- Shows resilience and commitment
- Problem solver
- Positive attitude
- Deadline-driven
- Highly organized multi-tasker
- Expert project manager
- Solid understanding of publishing systems and processes
- Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
- Demonstrates a spirit of competitiveness
- Displays ethical behaviour
- Supports teamwork and empowers others to achieve their objectives
Closing date: 12 June 2026
Oxford University Press, an equal opportunity employer, seeks a talented individual to fill this post based in the Goodwood, Cape Town. Oxford University Press will consider all applications in terms of its Employment Equity Plan, which acknowledges the need for transformation.
