About the Role

The Communications Project Manager works closely with the Global Communications team to plan, execute, and evaluate communications initiatives. This role strengthens collaboration, improves operational efficiency, and supports the delivery of high‑quality projects through clear processes and data‑informed insights.

Responsibilities

Project Governance & Ways of Working

• Develop, maintain, and improve project standards, tools, and workflows.
• Partner with team leaders to encourage consistent project management practices.

Project Delivery

• Support project leads with scoping, timelines, resourcing, and day‑to‑day execution.
• Identify risks and guide mitigation planning.
• Lead project evaluations using qualitative and quantitative data, including effectiveness and ROI assessment.

Efficiency & Prioritization

• Streamline planning, communication, and operational practices.
• Help teams prioritize work, manage dependencies, and monitor progress.

Project Leadership

• Lead selected initiatives that enhance operations, delivery processes, and team capabilities.

Key Competencies

• Connects project work to broader business goals and balances short‑ and long‑term priorities.

• Applies change‑management principles and communicates impacts clearly.
• Sets clear expectations, follows through, and ensures timely outcomes.
• Builds productive partnerships, removes obstacles, and supports constructive conflict resolution.
• Proactive, solution‑oriented, and comfortable navigating ambiguity.

Functional & Technical Skills

• Develops standards and tools that improve consistency and transparency.

• Aligns stakeholders and manages cross‑team dependencies.
• Coordinates resources and supports basic financial tracking.
• Communicates project status, risks, and outcomes clearly.
• Uses data to evaluate performance and support continuous improvement.
• Experience with monday.com (setup, workflows, reporting).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience managing communications or marketing projects with on‑time, in‑scope delivery.
• Strong project management, prioritization, and problem‑solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across teams and with stakeholders.
• Proficiency with monday.com or similar project/workflow management tools.
• Ability to apply qualitative and quantitative data to inform decisions.
• Experience using AI tools to support project efficiency and outcomes.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

About the Business

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.