Assessment Processing Manager (Assessor) - 7234
Requirements
Candidates should have a proven track record in team management and developing staff, along with exceptional communication skills. They must be able to manage multiple priorities, adapt to change, and possess strong problem-solving abilities.
Job Description
Salary: £29,700 - £38,550
Location: Cambridge/Coventry Hybrid (minimum 2 days per week in the office)
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
The Assessment Processing Manager plays a pivotal role in Cambridge International's exam delivery, leading teams responsible for multiple high-impact assessment processes. Working closely with colleagues and wider operational teams, they help ensure activity runs smoothly, efficiently, and to the highest standards.
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
You will oversee a team within the Marking; Panel Management measuring deliverables are met by our quality and standards.
- Deliver an agreed set of operational processes and procedures.
- Establish relationships and work collaboratively with colleagues across theorganisation and key stakeholders.
- Contribute to new developments and the delivery of new products and services.
- Provide reports on progress as required to members of management.
You will be passionate about people, energetic, proactive, able to work to tight deadlines, and relish responsibility. You will work well under pressure and thrive on challenges. Alongside strong leadership, you will bring a curious, analytical mindset, confident in investigating issues, interrogating data, and interpreting insights to drive sound decisions and continuous improvement. Our people are our greatest and most valuable asset, so you will have experience in managing people and developing individuals and teams in a complex, fast-paced, and high-stakes business. You will be a natural leader who talks openly and honestly with the team, giving positive and constructive feedback. You will be driven by getting the best out of your team.
Essential knowledge, skills & experience:
- Have a proven track record of managing a team and developing staff to help realise their potential.
- Have exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet strict deadlines during peak assessment periods.
- Be able to adapt and influence change inside and outside your team.
- Excellent organisational and planning skills with high attention to detail
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities under pressure
- Have a proactive approach to your personal development.
- Experience in monitoring performance, productivity and quality metrics.
- Experience of Microsoft applications particularly Excel.
- Flexible and adaptable approach to changing operational demands and priorities.
- Excellent understanding of marking and quality assurance processes.
- Knowledge of Cambridge International products and their delivery
- Be able to understand the impact when implementing change within Cambridge International.
- Understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements within an assessment environment.
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 who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. In instances where interviewing all qualifying candidates is not practicable and/or appropriate, 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 is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.
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
Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.
We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 7th June 2026. Interviews are scheduled to take place on week commencing 15th June 2026.
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
Skills
About Cambridge University Press & Assessment
We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment. We are a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation, and part of the University of Cambridge. We’re driven by a simple mission – to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning, and research at the highest international levels of excellence. Our team is one connected, global community, pursuing potential and moving forward, together. We will keep exploring, collaborating, and innovating to find bold new ways to spread knowledge, spark enquiry, and aid understanding.
View company profile →