Job Title: Assessment Group Manager, IELTS Delivery
Salary: £45,100-£60,400 per annum
Location: Cambridge, Hybrid (2-3 days per week in Cambridge)
Contract: Full time, permanent
About The Role
As Assessment Group Manager you will lead a specialist team responsible for the production of high‑stakes IELTS test content. You will ensure content is developed, reviewed, and delivered to the highest standards of quality, accuracy, and compliance, supporting a product that plays a critical role in education, migration, and employment globally. You will act as a subject‑matter expert, shape how test content is produced and continuously improved, and work across Assessment, Research and Data functions while engaging with external stakeholders such as regulators, ministries and other partners.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and develop a specialist team delivering test content production
* Oversee quality assurance across content development and results processes
* Ensure content meets required standards for accuracy, validity and compliance
* Manage risks associated with test content production and security
* Improve processes, workflows and production efficiency at component level
* Work with external assessment specialists, including recruitment and training oversight
* Contribute to cross‑functional planning and decision‑making across IELTS Delivery
* Represent assessment expertise in internal and external forums
About You
You enjoy working at the intersection of expertise, leadership and accountability, where getting things right genuinely matters. You bring strong assessment expertise alongside the ability to lead and develop a high‑performing team in a complex, quality‑driven environment.
Essential Qualifications
* Demonstrable expertise in language assessment theory and practice
* Experience of managing or leading high‑performing teams delivering complex outputs
* Experience working in high‑stakes or highly regulated environments
* Experience overseeing or contributing to content production, evaluation or quality assurance processes
* Ability to interpret and work with data (quantitative and qualitative) to inform decisions
* Strong planning, prioritisation and decision‑making skills in complex environments
* Experience improving or managing processes, workflows or projects
Desirable Qualifications
* Background in English language teaching or a related field
* Knowledge of the IELTS ecosystem, including test design and delivery
* A recognised EFL/ESL teaching qualification or relevant related qualification
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 × annual salary
* Green travel schemes
We are a Disability Confident (DC) employer committed to equality and inclusion. The DC scheme’s Offer of an Interview commitment applies to applicants who opt in, 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 or appropriate, 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.
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