Job title: Senior Guidance Editorial Manager
Salary range: £38,736 - £40,972 pa (pro-rata)
Type of contract: Permanent
Location: London, Hybrid
Working hours: Part-time, 28 hours per week (other options available)
About the role
Join us at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) as a Senior Guidance Editorial Manager. As part of our Clinical Quality team, you will lead the editorial management of RCOG guidance documents, including Green-top Guidelines and Patient Information, ensuring they meet the highest quality standards. Working closely with clinical experts and a team of editors, you will play a crucial part in producing evidence-based guidance that informs and shapes clinical practices worldwide.
Responsibilities:
Provide editorial leadership for RCOG guidance documents.
Develop and implement editorial quality standards and operational procedures across guidance formats.
Manage the internal reporting on the guidance work programme.
Oversee the quality assurance process for guidance and patient information.
For the full list of key responsibilities, please check the recruitment pack.
About you
You are a proactive editorial professional with previous engagement in producing, editing and quality assuring clinical guidance. You excel at working collaboratively across teams, managing multiple tasks under tight deadlines and communicating effectively with both clinical and non-clinical stakeholders.
Requirements
- Background in editorial roles within healthcare or publishing sectors or practical understanding of working on clinical guidance
- Proficient in quality assurance processes, including proofreading, copyediting, and ensuring accurate reference citations in guidance documents
- Management skills, including team, programme and line management, progress reporting and improving work flow.
Our culture and benefits
As a valued member of the team, you will be located in our stunning offices close to Borough Market. We offer a friendly; values led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes:
- Agile and flexible working
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and office closure from 25 December to 1 January
- Up to 10% employer pension contribution after probation
- Enhanced wellbeing and family leave and pay policies
- Interest-free bike and season ticket loans after probation
- Tailored Learning and Development and study leave
- Affinity staff networks
- Free lunch in our beautiful Union Street building
- Employee assistance programme
- Life assurance and income protection schemes
- Lifestyle discounts
For a full list of the benefits we offer, please visit our careers site.