Job Title: Assistant Ministry Partnerships Manager
Salary: £27,900 - £39,100
Location: Cambridge
Contract: Permanent – Full Time
The Ministry Partnerships Team supports Ministries of Education and Examination Boards across the world in the delivery and development of formal high-stakes examinations.
As Assistant Ministry Partnerships Manager you will work closely with Cambridge colleagues to deliver and maintain high levels of customer service as well as provide direct support to clients and stakeholders to realise the educational ambitions of their respective region or country.
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
The Assistant Ministry Partnerships Manager supports the management of large-scale and long-standing contracts with Ministries of Education and examination boards across the world. This role plays an important role in:
1. Maintaining strong relationships with clients and stakeholders
2. Providing a high-quality service to our clients and stakeholders
3. Supporting the delivery of projects and initiatives
4. Contributing to the efficiency of the Ministry Partnerships Team
About you
You are likely to have:
1. Experience of or interest in working in education, especially in assessment.
2. Experience of working in an international environment
3. A willingness and ability to get things done to schedule and to a high standard.
4. Excellent customer service and relationship-building skills.
5. Excellent attention to detail and accuracy with good numerical/statistical skills.
You are likely to be:
1. A motivated self-learner.
2. Proactive and good at holding people to account.
3. An excellent verbal and written communicator with the ability to write, edit and proofread reports.
4. An innovator and team player.
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:
1. 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
2. Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
3. Discretionary annual bonus
4. Group personal pension scheme
5. Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
6. 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 5th May 2025 although we may close it earlier if suitable candidates are identified. Interviews are scheduled to take place from 19th May 2025.
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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