Overview
Job Title: Insight Application Manager
Salary: £38,300 – £49,775
Location: Cambridge, Hybrid (at least 2 days per week in the office)
Contract: Permanent, Full time (35 hours per week)
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. Our mission is to contribute to society through education, learning, and research at the highest international levels of excellence, supporting millions of people in more than 170 countries. We help teachers and learners, researchers and academics to build confidence, unlock potential, and enable success.
We achieve this by embracing change, focusing on our customers, collaborating, listening, and innovating to find newer and better ways of doing things.
About The Role
This is an exciting time to join the Insight Application team within the wider Product Insight & Ideation team in Propositions at Cambridge English. The Insight Application team works cross-functionally to deliver on our mission to help shape the future of English by translating research insights into strategy, product development (assessment and learning), iteration of existing products, teacher training and services, educational guidance and frameworks.
The role is ideal for someone passionate about ensuring that teachers and learners worldwide have access to high-quality, evidence-based English as a Second Language education. You will keep abreast of the latest research and evidence in ELT (and global education more broadly) and apply these insights to innovate new education products and strategy.
At the core of our approach to ELT product development is applying research-based insights into language learning to the design of materials and course methodology. Projects are varied and fast-moving, ranging from inclusive pedagogies, teacher development, emerging technologies and socio-emotional learning. The Insight Application team includes education specialists from teachers, linguistic/pedagogical researchers, educational psychologists, publishers and learning content creators. We are looking for a new Insight Application Manager who shares these specialisms to join our team. The role requires cross-functional work within a Cambridge and global team, responsive to their needs and the needs of the business.
What you'll be doing
* Proactively seek the latest educational insights and trends globally related to English as a Second Language, emerging technologies, socio-emotional skills curricula, teaching and learning, and teacher professional development.
* Translate educational and/or market insights into tangible propositions for English (e.g., design of new products, refinement of existing products, or teacher support).
* Collaborate cross-functionally with colleagues focused on research and development within English to maximise impact and strategic alignment.
* Commission external experts, write project briefs, set timelines, and quality‑assure deliverables.
* Recommend frameworks and best practices for content development and process improvement.
* Advise on ethical and pedagogical considerations in emerging technologies (e.g., AI in education).
* Identify opportunities for innovation and recommend changes to enhance the customer experience (teachers, learners, parents, and senior leadership within schools).
This position is hybrid, with an expectation to spend 40–60% of time collaborating face‑to‑face at the dedicated location. Flexible working requests will be considered from day one, including adjustments for disability or long-term health conditions.
About You
You will be educated to degree level or industry standard equivalent with a strong understanding of teaching and learning English either as a teacher and/or learner of English as a Second Language. You must have at least 3 years' experience of either educational research (ideally focusing on English Language teaching and learning) or teaching. You should have an understanding of the ELT sector, especially publishing and assessment.
You should have a good understanding of what makes high-quality research insights, including a range of research tools, methodologies and current developments in education. You should also have expertise in at least two of the following areas: curriculum design, linguistics, ELT and pedagogy, educational psychology, or socio-emotional learning.
If you meet the minimum requirements, we encourage you to apply. The following are desirable criteria:
* A post-graduate qualification specialising in ESOL, Education, Psychology, Applied Linguistics, or related field.
* Experience in the design of educational materials and/or corpus linguistics.
Further information on essential and desired qualifications and experience is available in the full job description on our careers site.
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
Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now. The closing date for applications is Saturday, 31 January 2026. Shortlisted candidates can expect first-round virtual interviews on 17th or 18th February 2026, with final in-person interviews on 24th or 25th February 2026 at the Triangle Building in Cambridge.
If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, you may inform us via the online application form. 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. Applications must be submitted via our official online procedure. If you experience difficulties with submitting online, contact the Recruiter.
Why join us? Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all candidates regardless of demographic characteristics. We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought and background.
#J-18808-Ljbffr