Job Title: Professional Development Manager (Trainer Quality)
Salary: £35,200 - £45,700
Location: Cambridge, Hybrid
Contract: Fixed Term/Secondment (12 months)
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week
About The Role
In this role, you will:
* Organise and lead selection events to recruit skilled trainers in the UK and globally (occasional international flights/travel required).
* Develop and coordinate our online induction course for trainers and manage mentoring and co‑facilitation programmes to support trainers in their initial and ongoing professional development (PD).
* Lead our trainer Continuous Professional Development programme: planning, preparing and collaborating with consultants and colleagues to lead virtual workshops, upskilling courses and syllabus updates to support our trainers to continuously enhance their skills and knowledge.
* Drive our observation programme to uphold high standards in professional development delivery, continually assessing and refining what ‘good' PD looks like.
* Regularly review and innovate processes to optimise efficiency and resource use.
Note that international travel may be required: approximately two weeks per year.
This position is a hybrid role, requiring the selected candidate to spend 40-60% of their time collaborating and connecting face‑to‑face at their dedicated location.
About You
You hold a degree and a postgraduate qualification in teaching, with a demonstrable and significant level of experience teaching in primary, secondary, or further education. You bring a solid understanding of effective teaching practices, reflective professional development, and ideally experience in international education and project management.
Your skills include clear communication, facilitation, and effective time management, alongside the ability to work autonomously with high attention to detail. You are proficient in IT and data, and experienced in project leadership, negotiation, and influencing.
As a team player, you are responsible, adaptable, and collaborate well with colleagues and partners from diverse backgrounds. You empower others to grow and continuously seek ways to improve processes, working with agility to meet evolving needs.
Rewards and Benefits
* 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
Equal Opportunities
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.
Please note that Cambridge University Press & Assessment will not ordinarily be able to provide sponsorship for vacancies of less than 12-months in duration. Applicants must therefore have an existing right to work in the UK to be eligible for this position.
Applicants must submit their application via our official online application procedure. Technical difficulties or additional support requests for the online application may be addressed by contacting the recruiter.
Successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to work in a regulated industry.
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