Job Title: Professional Development Projects Specialist
Salary: £, - £,
Location: Cambridge, Hybrid
Contract: Fixed Term ( Months), Full Time - hours per week
Are you an enthusiastic, conscientious, and self-motivated individual, with a strong track record of managing projects? Do you aspire being part of a team working to embrace change and drive innovation forward to meet the changing needs of its customers across the globe? If yes, this could be just the role for you.
We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.
About the role
1. As a Professional Development Projects Specialist in the Cambridge Assessment Network, you will have a business-critical role in managing and administering key projects related to the development and delivery of our high-quality course portfolio.
2. You will have a crucial role in the administration, delivery, and evaluation of a suite of professional development products and services in the field of educational assessment.
3. You will take responsibility for the development and management of a product portfolio including a programme of live workshops, and bespoke training. You will work closely with Cambridge colleagues and external consultants to support content development and administrating and moderating live training sessions.
4. You will also utilise your IT skills working with our digital team to ensure the highest quality experience for course participants. For example, you will gather course feedback and implement improvements based on your findings.
5. You will contribute to securing the Assessment Network's status as a world-leading professional development organisation, ensuring delivery of the highest standards and impact. You will have the opportunity to develop your expertise in managing professional development projects, such as the development of new products and services, and conducting impact research.
This is your opportunity to make an impact! 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.
About you
You will draw on your previous experience to support the development of creative and innovative approaches to face-to-face and online training programmes, based on best practice and the latest research findings. You will be confident in presenting to a wide range of audiences, showing sensitivity to their needs, and learning ambitions. You will develop and maintain relationships with both internal and external partners to develop and deliver key learning projects.
You will contribute to this role with your passion and enthusiasm for the professional development of products and programmes in educational assessment that have long-lasting positive influence on professional practice. You will have a keen eye for detail, using a range of st century skills to ensure an optimal learning experience for our customers.
To be successful you will demonstrate being:
6. a highly competent project manager, with skilled IT capabilities and ability to pick up new processes and procedures.
7. a skilled collaborator, with well-developed emotional intelligence and diplomacy skill.
8. able to develop and maintain relationships with colleagues and consultants, working closely with them to help maintain high standards of delivery.
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, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:
9. days annual leave plus bank holidays
10. Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
11. Discretionary annual bonus
12. Group personal pension scheme
13. Life assurance up to x annual salary
14. 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 -% 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 th May and interviews are scheduled to take place between th-th May .
Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.
Please note, Cambridge University Press & Assessment is unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker Visa route as it does not meet the minimum skill requirements.
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.