Director – Assessment Specialist Management
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Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Cambridgeshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 21 June 2023
Job overview
Location: Cambridge, Coventry, Hybrid
Contract: Permanent
We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.
We work with over 30,000 Assessment Specialists (examiners and assessors) who are integral to the success of our business. We are looking for a talented and experienced individual to lead our newly formed Assessment Specialist Management Unit.
As Director, you will be responsible for our future vision and strategy for Assessment Specialists. You will ensure that we are able to get the very best people to carry out the many and varied specialist tasks needed for both the UK and International Education businesses. You will also be responsible for seeing that the Assessment Specialist community enjoy a high quality, streamlined end-to-end experience with us.
About the role
This is a new and exciting role in a newly formed unit of teams from across UK and International Education. Reporting to the Directors of Assessment your key responsibilities will be to:
- Lead the Assessment Specialist Management teams across UK Education and International Education to deliver a high quality and highly engaged Assessment Specialist community to meet the many and varied requirements of UK & International Education in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
- Define and develop a strategy for UK & International Education's Assessment Specialists which reinforces and promotes CUP&A's brand and values and improves engagement, development, and retention.
- Ensure all Assessment Specialist work is compliant and in line with legislation and regulatory requirements including CUP&A's policies and procedures.
- Negotiate with and influence external stakeholders on behalf of International and UK Education in matters related to Assessment Specialists.
- Lead the development of Assessment Specialist processes and ways of working to improve operational excellence.
About you
You will have experience at operating at a strategic leadership level with an in-depth understanding of the education world, ideally within an assessment organisation.
You are adept at leading in a complex and regulated environment and comfortable working with ambiguity and across different cultures and political environments.
Using your excellent people leadership skills, you will have proven ability to help teams through periods of change to achieve excellent outcomes.
As part of your role, you will set and track budgets therefore you will be well experienced in this, along with creating business plans and investment cases, developing business models and forecasting.
You will have highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
You will have experience in effective strategic resource planning and working with large teams across many locations.
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:
- Group personal pension scheme
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
- Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
- Green travel schemes
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
We also offer flexible and hybrid working options from day one. We will consider any work arrangements if you wish to work 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 21st June 2023 and interviews are scheduled to take place week commencing 3rd July 2023.
Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.
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 everyone has a voice, and where we learn continuously to improve together. Ensuring that everyone feels they belong is essential to who we are, and to the contribution we make to society and our planet.
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.
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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