This is no ordinary opportunity.

Our Publishing Coordinator has the power to change the lives of millions of children around the world.

Working in a team of disruptive publishing professionals using innovative technology you'll take the lead in producing culturally diverse and age appropriate illustrated children's books and educational resources in multiple languages and multiple countries for our class-leading digitally enabled library. No two days will ever be the same as you partner with a global network of creative contributors and our specialist content acquisition team to create digital-first and print-ready content to improve learning outcomes for children around the world. In this unique role you'll also have significant editorial control, be encouraged to take creative risks, question the status-quo and drive innovation to support our mission.

We've already changed the lives of more than 300,000 children around the world, and with your help we can grow that to 20 million (and beyond) before the end of this decade.

Library For All is no ordinary not for profit.

As a not for profit enterprise of Save the Children Australia, our mission is to make knowledge accessible to all equally. We have a proud history of using technology to disrupt traditional publishing models, and we leverage technology and innovation in our everyday work to improve educational outcomes for children around the world. As a trusted partner to many of the world's leading development agencies, we're laser focused on scaling our impact to create measurable change for millions more children.

Where you come in:

In this full-time maximum-term role (12 months with the strong possibility of extension) based in your choice of Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne you will join our production team and report to our Production Manager (Publishing). You'll work closely with specialists from our Program Services and Technology departments, and have access to our global contributor community of more than 1,000 creative contributors.

In this transformative role you will make an impact by:

• Project Managing the publication of new content assets including culturally diverse illustrated children's books and educational resources
• Commissioning authors, illustrators, designers, translators, editors and proof readers to deliver manuscripts, images, illustrations and design layouts
• Managing final asset development, warehousing, publication and distribution through the digital workflow and digital warehouse
• Supporting the distribution of digital and print assets through our global retail and wholesale channels
• Liaising with a globally dispersed team of content coordinators, suppliers and contractors to support our publishing activities
• Partnering with our technology and program services teams to support innovation that will maximise our impact around the world

Does this sound like you?

You are an experienced creative or publishing professional who thrives in a highly innovative, agile, fast-paced and high performing environment. You'll be excited by the prospect of taking ownership of a significant pipeline of new content and working with creative contributors around the world to create beautifully illustrated children's books. You'll have the ability to coordinate editorial and design processes and be comfortable working in a flexible and growing team. You'll also have exceptional inter-personal skills, well-developed stakeholder relationship management skills and a flexible communication style including in multilingual environments. You will be able to demonstrate your ability to set and achieve audacious goals and importantly, you'll share our passion for delivering better educational outcomes for children using technology as an enabler.

This role requires:

• Significant book industry (or similar creative) experience in a variety of areas such as graphic design, printing, editorial, publication standards, or project management
• Significant experience and success in an editing and/ or publishing role, ideally with a national or international level collection featuring a strong focus on cultural diversity
• Demonstrated experience supporting the development of complex published materials in a specialised collection environment, responsive to project management principles, measurement frameworks and achieving set performance indicators
• Demonstrated understanding of diverse publishing formats, including best practice content, layout, accessibility and compliance to legal requirements across print and electronic texts
• An understanding of extra-textual elements of book publishing, including copyright matters, legal deposit, metadata creation, ISBN reconciliation and marketing support
• Demonstrated knowledge of the impact potential, and environmental limitations, of book production and distribution (ideally) in low-income environments
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

Working at Library For All is more than just a job.

It's the feeling of knowing that your work is contributing to making the world a better place for children and working with others who feel the same.

In addition to working at the leading edge of innovative publishing alongside a team of highly engaged processionals you will have access to:

• Opportunity to work on additional projects alongside business as usual
• Internal employment and development opportunities within Library For All and Save the Children
• Friendly and highly flexible work environment
• Agile work environment including working from home
• Competitive salary + superannuation
• Full salary packaging benefits
• Additional annual leave options

Sound interesting?

We'd love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume by clicking Apply Now.

Position Description - Publishing Coordinator

* While COVID-19 social distancing restrictions are in place, this role works remotely (i.e. from home or an alternative location). Once the pandemic restrictions are lifted, the role will be based in our office in Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne.

At Library For All, we seek a workforce that is as diverse as our society - in race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs - and reflects the communities we work in. We believe diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and core values and we demonstrate this commitment through all our employment practices. Our inclusive workplace culture contributes to making Save the Children a great place to work.

Library For All is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check where necessary, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.

Library For All supports the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme through Save the Children Australia. If you are successful in your application, we will request consent to access HR held information pertaining to your last 5 years of employment. You can read about the Scheme and our commitment to Safeguarding here.