Deputy Head of A Level Products
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Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Cambridge
- Expired
- Salary:
- £37,800 - £60,000
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 29 September 2018
Job overview
Deputy Head of A Level Products
Contract: Full time and Permanent
Location: Cambridge
Salary: £37,800 – £60,000, dependent on experience
What it’s about:
OCR’s reformed suite of AS and A Levels was developed between 2013 and 2017 and has been successfully launched to our customers. The organisation now has an opportunity to take advantage of this substantial, successful investment and strengthen its position in its key markets.
The Deputy Head of A Level Products will play a crucial part in ensuring OCR realises this opportunity. It will be responsible for identifying ways to improve our products and ensure they are well placed to address market opportunities. Alongside the Head of A Level Products, the successful applicant will lead the future direction of our current and next generation products.
The Deputy Head of A Level Products will hold responsibility for the long term success of a multi-million pound suite of products. The role will sit at the heart of the organisation, working extensively with all OCR’s departments to achieve its goals.
What you’ll be doing:
The key accountabilities for the Deputy Head of A Level Products will be:
- Monitor product performance, establishing actions for enhancing performance.
- Identify product opportunities and risks and the resulting actions.
- Develop and maintain product plans, and lead the associated business delivery.
- Build product development proposals, defining the associated vision and targets.
- Collaborate with Sales and Marketing on campaign specifications and targets.
- Establish product support requirements, identifying opportunities for improvement.
What we’re looking for:
- You will have strong commercial acumen; synthesising financial information and a broad range of performance data to make decisions and recommendations that ensure OCR’s products are commercially successful. To achieve this you will be confident in understanding and balancing customer, regulatory and assessment requirements.
- You will have a good understanding of the qualifications markets in which OCR’s products operate. Ideally, you will also have experience of product management in the assessment or education sector.
- You will demonstrate the ability to be future focused, continually driving improvement to increase the effectiveness of OCR’s product portfolio. Above all, you will be an adept communicator and influence, able to work collaboratively to bring colleagues with you and to embed this approach across the business.
Who we are:
OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations) is a leading UK awarding body. We provide qualifications which engage people of all ages and abilities at school, college, in work or through part-time learning programmes. Our general and vocational qualifications equip learners with the knowledge and skills they need for their future, helping them achieve their full potential.
Benefits:
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive package of benefits to help with your life both inside and outside of work:
• Generous contributory pension
• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Annual performance related bonus and increases (discretionary)
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay and childcare voucher scheme
• Childcare vouchers
• Employee discount and cash back scheme at 2,500 retailers
• Cycle scheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• Subsidised staff restaurants
• Support for professional qualifications
• Discounted access to the University of Cambridge Sport Centre, along with various other local gyms.
We know that diversity of thinking, backgrounds and approaches leads to innovation and creates an atmosphere where everyone’s contribution is valued. As well as wanting to create diverse teams, we also value diversity in the way our people approach their work.
Work/life balance is important to us at Cambridge Assessment and we offer our colleagues a range of flexible working options according to the needs of the business and the individual, so please let us know of any flexible working requirements when applying and we can see how we can support you.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 30/09/2018 and interviews will be held on week commencing 15/10/2018.
If you’re successful at interview stage we will ask you to undergo background screening (carried out by Credence Background Screening Ltd), to ensure that all information provided to us is accurate. We wish you all the very best with your application.
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About Cambridge University Press & Assessment
- Cambridge University Press & Assessment
- The Triangle Building, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge
- Cambridgeshire
- CB2 8EA
- United Kingdom
The Cambridge University Press & Assessment Group is a department of the University of Cambridge. We have three exam boards – University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE), University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL), and OCR. We are a not-for-profit organisation.
We're proud of our 150 years heritage and the expertise that it has given us. Cambridge University Press & Assessment operates and manages the University's three exam boards.
The world's largest provider of English language curriculums and qualifications for young learners and adults.
The world's largest provider of international programmes and qualifications for 5 to 19 year old learners.
OCR is one of the UK's biggest exam boards offering academic and vocational curriculums and qualifications. Whether you are building new IT systems, supporting our customers or developing one of our new qualifications, every person at Cambridge University Press & Assessment is making a difference. Being part of the education of eight million candidates, in over 170 countries every year, means we are opening doors to a better future every day.
We aim for these values to be at the heart of everything we do
And we believe actions speak louder than words when it comes to demonstrating this. We think we’re great people to work with, but then maybe we’re biased! What we are certain about though is that if you join Cambridge University Press & Assessment you’ll be surrounded by talented people with diverse backgrounds and skills, working together in a friendly and supportive way.
Real development opportunities
We have ambitious plans to become the leading world authority on assessment. It matters to us that people rise to bigger challenges and reach their potential. As your ambitions and interests grow there will be opportunities to move around the business and gain new skills.
We’ll expect you to take responsibility for fulfilling your own potential, and we will provide you with the training and development opportunities to manage this.
Did you know that we are not only based in Cambridge?
We also have a site in Coventry, as well as a number of other smaller offices around the UK and Overseas
- Staff discounts at many retailers both online and in-store.
- Cambridge University Card - providing access to a number of university facilities such as the University Library and discounts at the Cambridge University Press bookshop.
- Season Ticket Loan - for travelling by rail or bus.
- Discounted access to the University of Cambridge Sport Centre, along with various other local gyms.
- Family friendly enhanced benefits when you might need them such as maternity and paternity and childcare vouchers.
- Limited access to nursery and play scheme places (waiting list in operation).
In addition to…
- Generous pension scheme.
- Performance related pay.
- Subsidised staff restaurants.
- At least 36 days holiday (including bank holidays).
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