Assessment Manager
Do you aspire to be part of a role-modelling team, giving millions the vital support they need to unlock their potential and succeed?
Do you enjoy managing the creation and delivery of online, on-demand digital testing that directly influences learners worldwide?
We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.
This is your opportunity to join an expanding, innovative team at the cutting edge of test design. You'll work with colleagues across the company and external partners to create the next generation of multi-level language testing and drive new product innovation.
About the role
This is an opportunity to make a significant contribution to the future success of the International Education business, at a time of considerable change.
As an Assessment Manager for English language qualifications, you will manage the production of assessment content for next-generation, customer-focused, data-driven, and automated digital assessment products. You will contribute to the production of high-quality assessment through work on Multi-Level Testing (MLT) products from test design, materials production, live use, and marking/results.
You will apply your ELT expertise and knowledge of Assessment to the work of MLT, and contribute to the production and delivery of assessments, processes and projects within Assessment and across Cambridge English.
This is your opportunity to use your EFL/ESL teaching and assessment expertise to impact on learners around the world. If you don't want to miss out, please take a look at the job description attached at the end of the advert. We want to hear from you.
This position has been classified as a hybrid role, requiring the selected candidate to typically spend 40-60% of their time collaborating and connecting face-to-face at their dedicated location. Aside from our hybrid principles, other flexible working requests will be considered from the first day of employment, including other work arrangements should you require adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition.
About You
You are proactive, adaptable, and self-motivated, with practical English language teaching experience and a recognised EFL/ESL teaching qualification. You have a degree (or equivalent), strong communication and interpersonal skills, and a keen eye for detail. Confident in evaluating texts and test questions, you bring sound planning, prioritisation, and decision-making abilities, and are comfortable interpreting data and statistics.
If you meet these requirements, we encourage you to apply.
Desirable:
* Experience in busy, complex environments
* Ability to follow compliance procedures
* Calm under pressure and flexible around change
* Commitment to confidentiality, EDIB (Equality Diversity Inclusivity and Belonging), and team well-being
* Experience supporting and training colleagues or external partners
For a detailed job description, please refer to the link at the bottom of the advert on our careers site.
We are a Disability Confident (DC) employer that is committed to equality and inclusion ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. The DC scheme's Offer of an Interview commitment applies to applicants who opt in, and disclose a disability or a long-term health condition, and best meet the minimum criteria for the role. In instances where interviewing all qualifying candidates is not practicable, we prioritise those who best meet the minimum criteria, as we would for applicants who do not have a disability or long-term health condition.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.
Rewards and benefits
We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:
* 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
* Discretionary annual bonus
* Group personal pension scheme
* Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
* Green travel schemes
Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.
We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent. The closing date for all applications will be 1st of February 2026. We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place week commencing 16th Of February 2026.
If you are shortlisted and progressed through the stages, you can expect:
* One stage interview: in-person at our offices in Cambridge.
* You will be provided with a brief to prepare a presentation ahead of your interview and be ready to present and discuss during your interview.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability or a long-term health condition, there will be an opportunity for you to inform us via the online application form. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.
Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.
We are committed to an equitable recruitment process. As such, applications must be submitted via our official online application procedure. Please refrain from sending your CV directly to our recruiters. If you experience technical difficulties or require additional support with submitting your online application, contact the Recruiter.
Why join us
Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You will belong to a collaborative team that is exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it is safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.
We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.
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