BERA Journals Development Officer

BERA is offering an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join our office team as a Journals Development Officer.

You will work with the Association's office staff, Publications Committee, editorial teams and boards, and external publishing partner to support the publication of our four highly regarded academic journals: British Educational Research Journal (BERJ), British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET), Review of Education and The Curriculum Journal.

This is a permanent, part-time position (0.4 to 0.5 full-time equivalent - between 2 and 2.5 days a week) reporting to the BERA Publications Manager.

This post plays a key role in fulfilling BERA's strategic priorities by supporting the success and development of our journals portfolio. It involves building excellent relationships with the journal editors, publishing partner and other stakeholders to:

• Support the development and implementation of strategic initiatives for the BERA journals portfolio in line with the broader BERA Strategic Plan and priorities for individual journals.
• Assist the BERA journal editors to develop and engage with their editorial boards.
• Support the promotion of the BERA journals.
• Handle day-to-day and ad hoc administration tasks related to the BERA journals portfolio.

A full job description and person specification can be downloaded below.

• Contract: Permanent, part-time (0.4 to 0.5 full-time equivalent FTE - between 2 and 2.5 days a week).
• Comprehensive benefits package: Including 28 days' annual leave plus bank holidays and additional office closure days (calculated pro rata), 10% employers' pension contribution, training opportunities and employee assistance programmes.
• Flexible working: Working patterns and arrangements will be discussed as part of the interview process, including options to work remotely for the right candidate.

Submit the following documents to by 5pm on Wednesday 6 May 2026:

• covering letter detailing your suitability for the role and how you meet the requirements in the person specification (maximum 1 page)
• equal opportunities monitoring form.

Please read the full job description and person specification before applying. We are unable to consider applications without a covering letter.

Closing date for applications: 6 May 2026

First interviews (held virtually): Week commencing 18 May 2026

Second interviews (held at the BERA office in London): 2 June 2026 / 9 June 2026