LexisNexis - Commissioning Manager - Practical Guidance

POSITION DESCRIPTION OVERVIEW :

Position Title - Commissioning Manager - Practical Guidance

Organization : LexisNexis

Corporate Title : Commissioning Manager - Practical Guidance

People Manager : No

Reports to (Hard line) : Preeti Arora

Location : Gurgaon (IN)

Purpose of the Role Describe what would happen if this role did not exist :

The Commissioning Manager (CM) primarily exists to commission and manage the delivery of Practical Guidance (PG) content across multiple practice areas, ensuring content meets customer needs and specifications of the PG business plan. The CM will contribute to development of practice areas for launch (high volume commissioning) and post-launch (maintenance, ongoing development, current awareness), and contribute findings of customer research at all stages, the customer perspective being the driving force behind all value-added business activities.

The CM also shares responsibility for developing editorial benchmarks and quality assurance measures and will be required to contribute a measure of hands-on editorial support. Close interaction with editorial and in-house writing staff and operations personnel is required to carry out all aspects of the role effectively. Additional responsibilities include author and/or supplier management, keeping aware of and ahead of competitor publications, conducting an annual product review to assess the performance of assigned products, building knowledge of the market and assisting sales with queries as required.

The CM will take an active role in ensuring contributors are properly acknowledged via attribution and promotional efforts.

The CM will become well networked in India and within LexisNexis to ensure a steady supply of content and ideas flow to the product.

Practical guidance is the new business line created during the last year and it is very important to keep up the pace of the product. There is a well-defined roadmap for the product and it is essential that there are sufficient number of editors in place to upkeep and maintain the existing modules and also develop the new modules and thereby aligned to the overall business strategy of the organization. This role is a replacement for the existing position.

Duties and Responsibilities :

Core Accountabilities :

Commissioning content :

- Commission new content across market sectors ensuring the most appropriate author/provider is identified to deliver high quality content which meets customer expectations in a timely manner.

- Ensure commissioned content is supported with supporting documentation i.e. contracts and that authors are properly managed.

- Manage the commissioning process, agreeing content, budget and deadlines with authors and managing outputs and content quality against these deliverables.

- Develop and maintain relationships with existing and potential authors to better position LN and enable smooth commissioning of work in the future.

- Look to existing LN materials for content sources and balance against new materials.

- Participate in marketplace research, review competitor offering and identify opportunities to expand, enhance or update portfolio.

- Contribute to sales and marketing plan in line with the business plan, gathering feedback and testimonials from customers to optimise product sales.

- Carry out reviews of existing portfolio with customers and identify and make recommendations on enhancements to build sales and profitability.

- Maintain market and subject area knowledge, particularly regarding developments in the law, to ensure the best possible contribution can be made to the PG programme.

Outputs & Agreed Method of Measurement :

- Positive reception of content by the market with minimal negative reports.

- Successful adoption of content with users

- Good Quantity and quality of content commissioned delivered to time and budget.

Project Management : Adhere to the PG schedule launch for all formats; implement agreed plans for product enhancements. Work within set commercial parameters.

Outputs & Agreed Method of Measurement (How will we know when this has been achieved- ) :

- Successful publication of PG content according to the schedule.

- Keep good working relationships with authors, colleaugues & regionals teams.

Relationship Management : Manage authors and/or suppliers, including contract negotiations, ongoing author support, ensuring on-time delivery of manuscript/content and following up on quality issues.

Communication : Build effective relationships with colleagues, customers (internal and external) and management to ensure efficient execution of day-to-day operations and strategic plans.

Product Development : Work with team, colleagues and customers to develop and implement ongoing product development. Participate in the annual cycle of product reviews.

Process Improvement : Work with team, colleagues and customers to develop and implement continuous process improvements to achieve best practice.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED ONLY FOR JOB EVALUATION/SLOTTING PURPOSES

Challenges and Decision Making Authority

NA

Autonomy

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GENERAL INFORMATION :

Qualifications/Experience/Knowledge

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Education: Specialized/ Technical : Minimum Qualified Company Secretary or law graduate with practice experience in corporate laws.

Experience : 5-6 years

Competencies :

- Research Oriented.

- Teamwork and co-operation.

- Superior reading comprehension skills.

- Experience in project management and ability to work to tight deadlines.

- Excellent communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.

- Demonstrated legal research skills.

- Language skills: fluent English essential; competent Malay useful.

- Technology savvy

LexisNexis Competencies :

- Customer focus

- Organisational commitment.

- Adaptability and continuous improvement

- Integrity

Interactions and Organizational Relationships

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Contact ( Within) :

- PG Content Team

- Marketing

- Sales

- Strategy and other publishing depts.

- Asia PG team/ Senior leadership

Purpose :

- Peer /supervisors : Part of team to deliver the project on time.

Contact (Outside) :

- Key authors

- Contractors

- Key industry associations and customers

Purpose :

- Vendors/customers : Dealing with external parties for editorial work on regular basis.

CTC : 8 LPA + Benefits