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Job Title: Assessment Manager, Sciences
Salary: £43,800 - £58,500 per annum
Location: Cambridge / Hybrid (2 days per week in the office)
Contract: Maternity Cover, Full Time (35 hours per week) until October 2026
We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.
Here, you can make an incredible impact on our world, you can help to change the lives of millions, give them the vital support they need to unlock their potential, and enable them to succeed. You will be managing some of our most important products that directly influence our learners around the world. Being part of Cambridge means you have a strong reputation behind you.
About The Role
We are home to many ex-teachers and education professionals who have found a career in managing assessments for qualifications ranging from Cambridge IGCSE and O Level to Cambridge International A Level.
Youwill be one of our subject specialists in Chemistry and will be responsible for managing a wide range of tasks to ensure the successful delivery for learners. Every paper must assess what we say it assesses, and the grade thresholds that we set must provide a reliable indication for employers and universities around the world of candidates' attainment in the subject. As part of this role, you will:
* oversee the production of the question papers taken by learners in the many exam series that we offer, ensuring that they are 100% accurate and free from error.
* ensure question papers are comparable from series-to-series, year-to-year, and are fair to candidates from different countries and backgrounds.
* work on setting the thresholds that determine grades.
* work with a range of stakeholders and Assessment Specialists, including Setters, Revisers, Vetters and Principal Examiners.
* manage teams of examiners and contribute to capacity building for the future.
* work collaboratively with our ministry partners around the world to develop and revise their syllabuses.
About You
As one of our specialists in Science, you will have a degree in Chemistry or a closely-related subject. We welcome applications from individuals with strong classroom experience and/or subject expertise. If you've taught, or have relevant experience in Chemistry or a related subject, and have an understanding of project management or assessment in an educational setting, we'd love to hear from you.
You'll bring:
* a high standard of written and spoken English.
* strong time management, prioritisation and planning skills.
* effective interpersonal skills to enable achievements of time-bound results.
* a collaborative approach to working with others to achieve team objectives.
If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.
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
We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.
Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.
We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being Sunday 27 July. Face-to-face interviews are scheduled to take place on 13 August.
As a part of this recruitment process, there will be a 45 minute task on the day of the interviews.
Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.
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.
Why join us
Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's 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's 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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