Senior Assessment Manager

Job Title: Senior Assessment Manager Salary: £45,100 - £60,400 Location: Cambridge, UK (office based a minimum of 2 days a week) Contract: Permanent Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week About the role You will be a subject specialist in the Business and General team and will be signing off the exams that our students sit every single series. A subject background in Accounting or another business‑related subject would be desirable for this post. From working with Development colleagues to manage the design of our syllabuses, you will then manage the lifecycle of a portfolio of syllabuses. Working as part of Cambridge University, we work to incredibly high standards. All of our question papers need to be 100% accurate and error free. Every paper has to assess what we say it assesses, and the grade thresholds that you set have to be reliable. You must make sure the exams are comparable from series‑to‑series, year‑to‑year, and are fair to candidates from different countries and backgrounds. Additional responsibilities and accountabilities include: Overseeing the production of all assessment materials associated with the syllabuses to ensure their successful delivery for learners. When not creating and signing off exams, you will work on grading, setting the thresholds that our learners are held to. Working with a range of stakeholders, you will have a varied caseload. You will manage the recruitment of our Assessment Specialists, including Setters, Revisers, Vetters and Assistant Examiners and managing their allocation of work, performance and succession planning. Working closely with our ministry customers around the world as you work collaboratively with them to develop and revise our syllabuses. About You Minimum requirements Degree in Accounting or another business‑related subject. Very high standard of English; knowledge of assessment in an education setting. Experience teaching in a classroom setting and possible knowledge of international education. Desirable criteria Some experience of international teaching. Post‑graduate qualifications in educational assessment, project management, or examination experience. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. The DC scheme’s Offer of an Interview commitment applies to applicants who opt in, disclose a disability or a long‑term health condition, and 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 without a disability or long‑term health condition. Rewards and benefits 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 Successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity, cultural, or social class/background. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities. We are committed to an equitable recruitment process and to providing a safe and inclusive working environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr Cambridge University Press