Publishing Administrator in Western Cape, Western Cape at Oxford University Press

Job Title: Publishing Administrator
Location: Western Cape, WC, ZA, 7459
Salary: market related
Division: Education
Department: Publishing Services

Job Description:

Job Title: Publishing Administrator

Learning changes lives – and we’re here to drive that change. We support people wherever and however they want to learn, so they can achieve their learning goals and uncover new possibilities.

Today, we reach more learners than ever, in more ways than ever.

And we’re just getting started.

About the Role

The Publishing Administrator: POs/General/Travel provides administration, project co-ordination, supplier management and reporting support for multiple teams and projects. The Publishing Administrator takes overall responsibility for efficiently and accurately managing all purchase orders and travel requests across the team, as well as general support functions such as arranging meetings, processing courier requests and managing gratis copies. The Publishing Administrator may be asked to focus on general or specific tasks or to support specific teams as determined from time to time by the priorities of the team.

This role will be reporting to the Editorial Services and Workflow Manager based in Goodwood, Cape Town.

Opportunity

What you will do:

Provide administrative support to the product teams

• Process purchase orders and payments for vendors
• Manage the distribution of advance copies
• Manage administration for meetings and small events
• Coordinate travel arrangements
• Assist the product team with ad-hoc administrative tasks

Cross-functional collaboration and relationships

• Works closely with and fosters ongoing positive relationships and workflow best practice with Product, Rights, Finance and Royalties teams
• Develops and maintains productive working relationships with all stakeholders that leads to the creation of market-leading products and services

About you

Criteria

• National Senior Certificate or National Certificate Vocational or Equivalent NATED or NCV qualification
• 2 - 5 years of relevant working experience
• Minimum of 2 years' administrative system experience
• Experiencing processing POs and running regular PO, stock and other reports.
• Qualification in compliance or contract management advantageous
• Work experience in the publishing industry is advantageous
• SAP

Attributes

• Highly organised
• Process -orientated
• Agile
• Support teamwork
• Strong communication skills

Closing date: 07 September 2026

Oxford University Press, an equal opportunity employer, seeks a talented individual to fill this post based in the Goodwood, Cape Town. Oxford University Press will consider all applications in terms of its Employment Equity Plan, which acknowledges the need for transformation.

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.