Assistant Assessment Manager, English & English as a second language - Cambridge - ref. e3490919
Assistant Assessment Manager, English & English as a second language
Salary: £28,800-£37,425 per annumLocation: Cambridge, hybrid (minimum of 2 days per week in Cambridge)
Contract: Full time, 18-month fixed term, 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.
We are looking for an Assistant Assessment Manager, with a keen interest in Primary and Lower Secondary English & E2L and International assessment. The role involves supporting Assessment Managers (English& E2L) working primarily on Cambridge Primary and Cambridge Lower Secondary Progression Tests in English & E2L.
As an excellent communicator with a positive can-do attitude, you will be flexibly working on a range of varied briefs, delivering high quality amendments to exam papers often at a fast pace.
About the role
The role would suit someone with a background in English & E2L ideally covering Primary and Lower Secondary education who has an interest in international assessments.
This supporting role will involve taking responsibility for key parts of the assessment production cycle including attending meetings, checking and proofreading assessment materials, as well as managing Assessment Specialists to ensure conformity to Cambridge Assessment International Education's standards.
Some of the key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- To support with the use of our Content Creation Management System (CCMS) through the authoring, checking and revising of items in CCMS as part of the item bank development.
- Ensuring that English & E2L items in the CCMS are produced to the highest levels of quality, accuracy and cost effectiveness at all of the stages assigned to the post, following procedures and to agreed schedules.
- Working with and supporting the Assessment Managers to be responsible for managing specified parts of the assessment materials production cycle, ensuring that the rigorous standards of the question paper production process are followed in order to ensure that they reflect the values of the Cambridge Learner and teacher and also meet the needs of customers
- Working with item writers and revisers to ensure that items are produced in accordance with Cambridge Assessment International Education's standards.
- Contributing to the provision of assessment support materials, training materials and learning resources for customers so as to provide information for teachers, learners and other exam users.
- Monitor progress against schedules and update project budgets, including costs of delivery.
About you
We are looking for a dedicated and detail-oriented individual with a strong background in English & E2L You will have a degree in your subject area or equivalent experience, along with a keen interest in assessment within education. Your command of English will be excellent, both written and verbal, allowing you to communicate effectively and contribute to high-quality educational content.
Key requirements:
- Strong knowledge of English & E2L up to GCSE level
- Excellent organisational and planning skills
- High level of attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach
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:
- 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
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 10 March and interviews are scheduled to take place w/c 17th March.
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.