We are on a mission to make science open so everyone can live healthy lives on a healthy planet
Who we are
Frontiers is the 3rd most-cited and 6th largest research publisher and we publish groundbreaking discoveries by the world's top experts.
Scientists empower society and our mission is to accelerate scientific discovery by making science open. We place the researcher at the center of everything we do and enable the research community to develop the solutions we need to live healthy lives on a healthy planet.
Join the publishing revolution.
The Role
We are looking for a proactive, agile and results driven Project Manager to join our People Experience (HR) Project Management team in this newly created role. We have ambitious growth plans and are looking for someone who is passionate about driving a world class culture and will act as a role model of our values for our employees. Your primary objectives will be to embed our new Frontiers values across the full employee lifecycle, alongside strengthening our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) strategy and deliverables in partnership with our DEI employee group. The role will blend both knowledge of HR process and best practice with a clear understanding of the project management discipline.
You will be reporting into the Project Manager and collaborate day to day with the People Experience Leadership Team to drive positive change, generate creative solutions and strategies and think big to support the Project Management strategy and business goals.
Develop a robust DEI framework to manage and action DEI projects
Partner with the DEI employee group to drive the DEI vision across the business, analysing and reporting back on the success metrics
Develop a clear framework to embed our new Frontiers values into every significant People Experience process
Partner with the wider People Experience team, and other business stakeholders where relevant, to deliver on the successful embedding of our Frontiers values and report back on the success metrics
Act as the People Experience culture champion and role model our values at every opportunity
Lead the Employee survey action planning process on behalf of the People Experience function and manage the oversee the delivery of the action plans
Lead ongoing evaluations of the Frontiers Culture, using data and metrics to identify trends and communicate with stakeholders to define requirements to lead the design and implementation of opportunities and/or solutions
Enable and empower the People Experience Team with the knowledge, tools and processes to deliver on our strategic projects
Apply project management procedures and best practices to People Experience initiatives
Work closely with the People Experience Team to ensure smooth implementation and handover project activity to business as usual at the appropriate point
Preferred skills & Experience
Ability to track and manage multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously
Mental flexibility, ensuring effective prioritisation and execution of tasks in a pressurised environment
Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative relationship building style; ability to work well and influence at all levels
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Balance thinking and doing: have challenging discussions combined with being action orientated to bring it to clear outcomes.
Places data at the centre of decision making
High tolerance for ambiguity and complexity
Efficient with limited resources
Benefits
With more than 50 nationalities represented in our global team, you will work regularly with teammates in other countries, and with our community of researchers, editors, and authors from around the globe.
Our mission to create solutions for healthy lives also extends to the working environment we provide for our employees.
This includes:
100% remote working
Employees now have the flexibility to choose where they want to work, with remote working available on a part- or full-time basis (not applicable to some Workplace/IT jobs due to nature of role requiring presence onsite, in the office).
Learning and development
All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning (and Pluralsight for our technology team), an annual personal learning budget, and dedicated L&D time.
Wellbeing
We offer free online yoga classes, an employee assistance plan, access to the Headspace app, and four wellbeing days on top of your annual leave allowance.
Volunteering opportunities
Employees can dedicate three days each year to volunteer for a personal cause or through our volunteering partner platform, Alaya.
Frontiers actively embraces diversity and is a safe and welcoming workplace. Recruitment is free from discrimination – including based on race, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation. With over 600 employees from more than 50 different nations, our diversity creates vibrant teams and constantly challenges us to appreciate multiple perspectives.