Assessment Materials Manager - 6646

Job Title: Manager, Assessment Materials

Salary: £35,200 - £45,700

Location: Cambridge/Coventry/Gateshead with hybrid working

Contract: Permanent/Full time

We are looking for a proactive and organised manager to lead the production of high-quality assessment materials that support learners and teachers across the UK.

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 Materials Manager, you'll play a vital role in ensuring the smooth and accurate production of assessment materials for Cambridge OCR qualifications. Leading a team of up to six administrators, you'll oversee the end-to-end process, from planning and scheduling to quality checks and delivery, ensuring deadlines are met and standards maintained.

Your responsibilities will include:

• managing the assessment materials production process and reporting on progress.
• leading and developing your team, providing coaching and support to help them succeed.
• collaborating with internal teams and external partners to resolve issues and keep materials on track.
• driving continuous improvement and innovation in processes and systems.
• acting as a subject matter expert and supporting change initiatives.

About you

You're an experienced people manager with a proactive, can-do attitude and a passion for delivering high-quality results. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, balancing multiple priorities while supporting your team to succeed. You'll bring strong organisational skills, excellent communication, and the ability to build positive relationships with stakeholders. A good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel is essential, and experience with assessment material production processes or CCMS would be an advantage. If you're adaptable, collaborative, and ready to take ownership of critical processes, we'd love to hear from you.

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 16th December. Interviews are scheduled to take place on the week commencing Monday 5th January 2026.

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

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."

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.