Job Title: Schools Development Manager, East China

Salary: Competitive

Location: Shanghai, China

Contract: 3-year contract with possible extension (subject to satisfactory performance and business needs)

Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week

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

We are in search of an area manager tasked with the responsibility of overseeing and expanding Cambridge International qualifications in East China. Focused primarily on our school markets, the role involves ensuring robust support for our customers and delivering world-class service to schools, ministries, educational organisations, regulatory bodies, and the broader community. Your role will be pivotal in maintaining and enhancing our presence in these regions.  

  
About the role  

As a regional team of International Education, Cambridge University Press & Assessment, East Asia office is supporting schools, universities and other stakeholders in East Asia with education programs, qualifications and resources for 3- to 19-year-olds.

This is a pivotal role that includes implementing regional strategies, driving business growth, and managing customer relationships in East China. Your expertise will play a crucial part in shaping our success in these areas.

Additional responsibilities and accountabilities include: 

• Collaborate closely with colleagues at both regional and head offices, taking on additional projects and providing support as directed by the senior management team.
• Build recognition and influence within the ministry market in the designated location. 

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  
 
To be successful in this critical role, you will be able to demonstrate the following:

Essential criteria

• Graduate qualification or equivalent.
• At least five years' professional experience, including a minimum of three years in business development, key account management and stakeholder relationship management within an education context.
• Strong knowledge of the regional education system and international education, with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with schools, partners and senior stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively, influence stakeholders and deliver high levels of customer service.
• Fluency in English and Chinese, both written and spoken, together with strong attention to detail, sound IT skills (including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook), and the ability to work independently while travelling extensively across East China.

If you meet the above minimum requirements, we encourage you to apply. Your application will be even stronger if you can also demonstrate the following desirable criteria: 

• Knowledge of the Cambridge Pathway.
• Some technical knowledge of key educational issues in both the UK and the local market.
• Experience of working in an international organisation.

For a detailed job description, please refer to the link at the bottom of the advert 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: 

• Discretionary annual bonus
• Private medical Insurance
• 20 days annual leave

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now. 

We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent. The closing date for all applications will be 15 August 2026. We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place from the week commencing 24 August 2026.

If you are shortlisted and progressed through the stages, you can expect:

• First stage interview: This will be an in-person interview at our Shanghai office. You will be provided with a brief to prepare a role-related presentation, which will be delivered during the interview.
• Final stage: Virtual interview via MS Teams. 

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability or a long-term health condition, there will be an opportunity for you to inform us via the online application form. We will do our best to accommodate your needs. 

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

We are committed to an equitable recruitment process. As such, applications must be submitted via our official online application procedure. Please refrain from sending your CV directly to our recruiters. If you experience technical difficulties or require additional support with submitting your online application, contact the Recruiter. 

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 it is 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