Job Title: Assessment Manager, Physics and General Science

Salary: £44,000 – £54,000 per annum

Location: Cambridge, Hybrid (minimum 2 days in the office)

Contract: Permanent, Full time

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

Here, you can make an incredible impact on our world, you can help to change the lives of millions, give them the vital support they need to unlock their potential, and enable them to succeed. You will be managing some of the most important products we make that directly influence our learners and students around the world and being part of Cambridge means you have a huge reputation behind you.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a current/previous teacher or assessment professional to continue working in education and pursuing academic potential around the world.

About the role

We are home to many previous-teachers and education professionals who have found a career in managing assessment products for qualifications ranging from Cambridge IGCSEs and O Levels to Cambridge International A Levels and higher qualifications.

You will be a subject specialist in Physics or Science subjects and will be managing a portfolio of syllabuses and signing off the exams that our students sit every series. You will also provide multi-skilled support across the Physics & General Science team and manage syllabuses and question paper production across a range of Science subjects.

From working with development colleagues to manage the design of our syllabuses, you will then manage the lifecycle of a portfolio of syllabuses. You will oversee 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 and planning future series.

Working as part of Cambridge University, we work to incredibly high standards. All our question papers need to be 100% accurate and error free. Every paper must assess what we say it assesses, and the grade thresholds that you set have to provide a reliable indication for employers and universities around the world of candidates' mastery of the subject. 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.

Working with a range of stakeholders, you will have a varied portfolio. You will manage the recruitment of our Assessment Specialists, including Setters, Revisers, Vetters, and Assistant Examiners. You will manage their allocation of work, performance, and succession planning. You will work closely with our ministry customers around the world as you work collaboratively with them to develop and revise our syllabuses.

About you

As one of our subject specialists, we are looking for you to have a degree in Physics or a Science subject with Physics content. Experience in a Science subject teaching will also be an advantage. Your standard of English will be very high, and you will have a strong knowledge of assessment in an education setting. You will have spent some time in the classroom as a teacher and may have a knowledge of international education.

A post-graduate qualification in educational assessment or project management or examining experience would be highly desirable.

There is so much more to this role, so for a full brief of what this role entails or what we are looking for, please do see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers page.

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 07/01/2025 and interviews are scheduled to start taking place on the week commencing on 20/01/2025.

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 will belong to a collaborative team that is 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.

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