Professional Development Manager (Trainer Quality)

Job Title: Professional Development Manager (Trainer Quality) Salary: £35,200 - £45,700 Location: Cambridge, Hybrid Contract: Fixed Term/Secondment (12 months) Hours: Full time 35 hours per week Are you passionate about empowering trainers to deliver high‑quality professional development for educators? We’re looking for a motivated Professional Development Manager on a fixed‑term contract basis to shape our global trainer management and development. Join us in making a lasting impact on over 700 trainers worldwide, ensuring high standards in selection, accreditation, development, and quality assurance. About the role Organise and lead selection events to recruit skilled trainers in the UK and globally (occasional international flights/travel required). Develop and coordinate our online induction course for trainers and manage mentoring and co‑facilitation programmes to support trainers in their initial and ongoing professional development (PD). Lead our trainer Continuous Professional Development programme: planning, preparing and collaborating with consultants and colleagues to lead virtual workshops, upskilling courses and syllabus updates to support our trainers to continuously enhance their skills and knowledge. Drive our observation programme to uphold high standards in professional development delivery, continually assessing and refining what ‘good' PD looks like. Regularly review and innovate processes to optimise efficiency and resource use. Please note that international travel may be required: approximately two weeks per year. 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 You hold a degree and a postgraduate qualification in teaching, with a demonstrable and significant level of experience teaching in primary, secondary, or further education. You bring a solid understanding of effective teaching practices, reflective professional development, and ideally experience in international education and project management. Your skills include clear communication, facilitation, and effective time management, alongside the ability to work autonomously with high attention to detail. You are proficient in IT and data, and experienced in project leadership, negotiation, and influencing. Clear communication Facilitation Effective time management Autonomous working with high attention to detail IT and data proficiency Project leadership Negotiation and influencing As a team player, you are responsible, adaptable, and collaborate well with colleagues and partners from diverse backgrounds. You empower others to grow and continuously seek ways to improve processes, working with agility to meet evolving needs. Disability and Equal Opportunity 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 best meet the minimum criteria for the role. In instances where interviewing all qualifying candidates is not practicable, 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 will not ordinarily be able to provide sponsorship for vacancies of less than 12 months in duration. Applicants must therefore have an existing right to work in the UK to be eligible for this position. We are committed to an equitable recruitment process. 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‑times annual salary Green travel schemes If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability or a long‑term health condition, please contact us. Successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS. #J-18808-Ljbffr Cambridge University Press