Job Title: Assessment Support Manager Salary: £27,900 - £36,300 Location: The Triangle Building, Cambridge / Hybrid Contract: Permanent/Full Time (35 hours per week) Do you aspire to be part of an innovative and collaborative team which helps millions of learners by providing the assessments and support they need to unlock their English language potential? Would you enjoy supporting the creation and delivery of some of the world's most famous ELT exams, directly influencing learners around the world? Are you keen to apply your subject matter expertise in assessment to ensure the accuracy and validity of Cambridge English Qualifications test content? This is an opportunity to make a significant contribution to the future success of Cambridge English, at a time of considerable change. We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. About The Role As an Assessment Support Manager, you will provide support across a wide range of test content production activities for Cambridge English Qualifications as we move to a more digital future. Applying your ELT expertise and knowledge of assessment, you will contribute to ongoing quality assurance of marking and results determination and test content process improvements, maintaining excellent relationships with internal and external Assessment specialists and other stakeholders. If you don't want to miss out on this opportunity to, please take a look at the job description attached at the end of the advert. We are waiting to hear from you. About You You are self-motivated and pro-active, able to work independently, collaboratively and in an agile manner as part of a multi-functional team. Alongside an interest in assessment and exam content production, you will have knowledge of the CEFR and practical English-language teaching experience or experience in a related discipline. You have the following: degree (or equivalent) recognised entry-level EFL/ESL teaching qualification (or relevant qualification in a related field) some knowledge of language assessment theory and practice practical English language teaching experience (or other relevant background) the ability to evaluate texts and questions/tasks/answer keys as suitable for use and compliant with test specifications excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy effective communication and interpersonal skills planning, co-ordination and prioritisation skills the ability to understand/interpret statistics and qualitative data experience of working in busy and complex professional environments 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 Tuesday 19th November 2024 and interviews are scheduled to take place on the week commencing 25th November 2024. Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry. Please note, Cambridge University Press & Assessment is unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker Visa route as it does not meet the minimum skill requirements. 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.
