Salary: £45,100-£60,400 per annum
Location: Cambridge, Hybrid (minimum 2 days per week in the office)
Contract: Full time, 2-year fixed term
Hours: 35 hours per week
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.
In this valued role, you will be one of our Science subject specialists. You will be responsible for managing a wide range of tasks to ensure the successful delivery of examinations for learners around the world.
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 succession planning for the future.
- work collaboratively with our ministry partners around the world to develop and revise their syllabuses.
As part of the University of Cambridge, we work to incredibly high standards. Every question 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.
This position has been classified as a hybrid role, requiring the selected candidate to typically spend 40-60% of their time collaborating and connecting face-to-face at their dedicated location. Aside from our hybrid principles, other flexible working requests will be considered from the first day of employment, including other work arrangements should you require adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition.
About You
As one of our specialists in Science, you will have a degree in Biology, Chemistry or Physics, 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 a Science-related subject and understand 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.
We are a Disability Confident (DC) employer that is committed to equality and inclusion ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. The DC scheme's Offer of an Interview commitment applies to applicants who opt in, and disclose a disability or a long-term health condition, and who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. In instances where interviewing all qualifying candidates is not practicable and/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.
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.
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
Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.
We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent. The closing date for all applications will be 21st June. We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place on 2nd or 3rd July.
If you are shortlisted and progressed through the stages, you can expect:
- Face-to face interview in Cambridge
- A role related task on the day
If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability or a long-term health condition, there will be an opportunity for you to inform us via the online application form. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.
Please note that 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. As such, applications must be submitted via our official online application procedure. Please refrain from sending your CV directly to our recruiters. If you experience technical difficulties or require additional support with submitting your online application, contact the Recruiter.
Why join us
Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You will belong to a collaborative team that is 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 is 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.
