Assessment Processing Administrator - 7470

Cambridge University Press & Assessment; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave and benefits

Private medical

Discretionary bonus

Pension

Life assurance

Green travel

Job summary

Cambridge University Press & Assessment in the UK is hiring an Assessment Processing Administrator. The role focuses on day-to-day processing tasks, monitoring progress, updating procedures, and supporting temporary staff in a hybrid working arrangement.

We expect strong organisational skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office, and clear communication. The position offers 35 hours per week, a permanent contract, and a salary in the £24,900 to £28,650 range.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills with ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Collaborative team player who can work independently.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in processing information.
• Strong communication skills and ability to report issues clearly.
• Awareness of data security and confidentiality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Carry out day-to-day processing tasks in line with agreed procedures.
• Monitor your progress against schedules and report issues.
• Review and update process documentation as needed.
• Respond to queries from internal and external stakeholders.
• Support temporary staff during busy periods.
• Contribute to wider departmental needs as required.

Skills

Strong organisational skills

Clear and confident communicator

Attention to detail

Team player

Data security awareness

Adaptability

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Title: Assessment Processing Administrator

Salary: £24,900 - £28,650

Location: Coventry - Bourn/Cambridge, UK

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 35 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.

About The Role

The Assessment Processing Administrator role focuses on carrying out day-to-day processing tasks in line with agreed procedures, monitoring your progress against schedules, and reporting issues when they arise. You'll help review and update process documentation, respond to queries from internal and external stakeholders, and support temporary staff during busy periods. Flexibility is key, as you'll also contribute to wider departmental needs as required.

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 role, you will be a collaborative and conscientious team player who is also confident working independently. You will enjoy building positive working relationships across Assessment Processing, as well as wider operational and assessment teams. You take pride in producing accurate work, following procedures carefully, and delivering to agreed standards and deadlines.

Whilst each team's activities vary, Administrators in Assessment Processing typically rely on the following skills and attributes:

• Strong organisational skills, able to prioritise workload and meet scheduled deadlines and KPIs
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Reliable, pragmatic and professional, with a positive approach to working with others
• Clear and confident communicator, able to report issues and respond to queries effectively
• Awareness of data security and confidentiality requirements
• High attention to detail, ensuring accuracy when processing information and following instructions
• Flexible and adaptable, particularly during peak periods when additional responsibilities may be required

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:

• Previous experience in an assessment, examinations, education, or awarding organisation
• Experience working in a fast-paced, environment.
• Experience supporting process improvements

For a detailed job description, please refer to the link at the bottom of the advert on our careers site.

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

The closing date for all applications will be 21 August 2026. We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place on/from the week commencing 7 September 2026.

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

• 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.

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.