Content Commissioning Lead

Apply for the Content Commissioning Lead role at Oxford University Press. This role is responsible for planning, commissioning, and managing fast-track ELT products via strategic supplier partnerships, ensuring efficiency, scalability, and pedagogical quality. Key Responsibilities

• Supplier-Led Delivery: Commission and manage global and regional suppliers to deliver high-quality ELT content end-to-end.
• Strategic Outsourcing: Maximise supplier allocation (90% of content outsourced) and negotiate contracts to ensure cost efficiency and timely delivery.
• Briefing & QA: Create clear, actionable briefs and lead quality assurance of supplier outputs against pedagogical and editorial standards.
• Pipeline & Capacity Management: Maintain visibility of supplier capacity and project pipelines to prevent bottlenecks and ensure smooth delivery.
• Financial Oversight: Estimate budgets, apply fixed-rate cards, and manage costs to improve margins.
• Process Innovation: Drive workflow improvements and support adoption of automation and AI tools for scalable outsourcing.
Hybrid working policy: minimum 2 days per week in the Oxford office. About You
• Deep understanding of ELT content development and pedagogy.
• Proven experience in commissioning and managing outsourced suppliers.
• Strong negotiation and commercial awareness.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of digital content workflows.
• ELT qualification or teaching experience.
• Familiarity with global markets and multilingual environments.
Benefits 25 days' holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and a 3-day Christmas closure, and a 35-hour working week. Discretionary annual payment and participation in pension scheme up to 12%, employer loan and savings schemes through Salary Finance, travel to work schemes, and access to a wide range of local discounts. EEO Statement We are committed to supporting diversity in our workforce, and ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and encourage applications from all.


• Deep understanding of ELT content development and pedagogy.
• Proven experience in commissioning and managing outsourced suppliers.
• Strong negotiation and commercial awareness.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of digital content workflows.
• ELT qualification or teaching experience.
• Familiarity with global markets and multilingual environments.
  
  25 days' holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and a 3-day Christmas closure, and a 35-hour working week.
Discretionary annual payment and participation in pension scheme up to 12%, employer loan and savings schemes through Salary Finance, travel to work schemes, and access to a wide range of local discounts.