Job Title: Project Manager

Salary: £34,500-£44,850 per annum

Location: Cambridge, hybrid (minimum of 2 days per week in the office)

Contract 1: Full time, fixed term/secondment until May 2026 (Maternity Cover)

Contract 2: Full time, fixed term/secondment, 12 months    

Are you looking to move into a rewarding role in a friendly and supportive team? Whether you're looking to put your transferrable skills into practice and moving into project management or are already working in this field, delivering projects and business change initiatives in English could be your next career move.    

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 

These are exciting times as we are implementing a number of significant business transformation programmes that will assist our organisation in meeting its strategic initiatives. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic Project Manager, who will thrive in delivering in this changing environment and is motivated by providing excellence for our customers.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing projects and business change initiatives, ensuring they are delivered to the agreed schedule, budget and scope, delivering high quality outcomes and organisational benefits against the strategic aims of the business.

We offer continuous learning opportunities including mentoring, coaching, communities of practice and the resources you need to grow your career in whichever direction you choose.

About you

You will have project and/or change management experience, and an understanding of best practice in these areas.

• You are a great communicator and are comfortable presenting to and leading activities with colleagues from across the organisation. 
• You have excellent relationship management skills and will be able to influence and negotiate with colleagues, senior stakeholders and decision makers effectively.
• You are organised and able to work to fixed deadlines
• You are energetic, innovative and have the capacity to add value to the Project Delivery team with positivity and collaboration, whilst in turn, gaining support and input from an empowering team. 
• You are proactive, adaptable and highly motivated by your accountability to make change happen.
• 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 Wednesday 2nd April 2025 although we may close it earlier if suitable candidates are identified. Interviews are scheduled to take place week commencing 14th April 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'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.