Digital Assessment Creation Subject Matter Expert - 7588

Cambridge University Press; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Private medical and Permanent Health保险

Discretionary annual bonus

Group personal pension scheme

Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary

Green travel schemes

Job summary

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is seeking a Digital Assessment Creation Subject Matter Expert to shape accessible, high-quality digital assessments. You will work in a multidisciplinary team to ensure standards and candidate experience remain central during development and migration from paper to digital formats.

The role focuses on evaluating platforms, defining requirements, creating prototypes, and delivering evidence-based recommendations to support informed decisions.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in high-stakes assessment design and development.
• Experience applying accessibility or inclusive-design considerations in practice.
• Ability to translate requirements into clear examples, concepts or visuals.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain digital assessment standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with assessment, product, UX and technology specialists to test concepts.
• Evaluate digital assessment platforms, interactions and workflows and propose improvements.
• Create mock-ups and prototypes to test assumptions for stakeholders.
• Share knowledge to build digital assessment capability across the organization.
• Provide evidence-based recommendations to inform design decisions.

Skills

Assessment design

Digital product development

Accessibility

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Job Title: Digital Assessment Creation Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Salary: £45,100 - £60,400

Location: Cambridge, UK – Hybrid (at least 2-3 days per week in the office)

Contract: Fixed Term/Secondment (until November 2027)

Hours: Full time (35 hours per week)

Are you an assessment expert who wants to help shape accessible, effective digital examinations?

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 a modern organisation with a proud legacy and a global reputation for excellence. We are on an ambitious digital transformation journey and are looking for people who can help us continue to design and deliver new digital assessments to our schools and learners.

About the role

As our Digital Assessment Creation Subject Matter Expert, you will work within a multidisciplinary assessment design team to help shape high-quality, accessible digital assessments. You will provide specialist assessment expertise throughout the development of digital products, ensuring that assessment standards, candidate experience and accessibility remain central to their design.

A key focus of this role will be evaluating existing paper-based assessments for potential migration to digital. You will identify opportunities, constraints and risks, and recommend practical adaptations or technology requirements that protect assessment quality and create a positive experience for candidates.

You will be accountable for providing clear, evidence-based recommendations that enable colleagues to make informed decisions about digital assessment design and capability.

Additional responsibilities and accountabilities include:

• Develop and maintain digital assessment standards, guidance and best practice.
• Work with assessment, product, user experience and technology specialists to develop and evaluate concepts for new digital assessments.
• Evaluate digital assessment platforms, interactions and workflows, recommending improvements or additional capabilities where needed.
• Create mock-ups and prototypes to test assumptions and support stakeholder discussion.
• Use research and external perspectives to identify opportunities and inform future digital assessment design.
• Provide trusted specialist advice, constructively challenge proposals and help colleagues reach evidence-based decisions.
• Share knowledge and guidance to build digital assessment capability across the organisation.

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

You will bring strong experience of assessment design and development, together with relevant experience in digital product development, accessibility or the creation of digital assessments. You will understand the principles that underpin effective assessment and be able to apply them when evaluating new ideas, existing products and potential digital solutions.

You will be able to interpret complex requirements, identify practical implications and communicate clear recommendations. Comfortable working across disciplines, you will build trusted relationships, challenge constructively and keep the needs of candidates central to your work.

You will also be able to demonstrate:

• Knowledge of high-stakes assessment methods and standards.
• Experience of applying accessibility or inclusive-design considerations in practice.
• The ability to turn ideas and requirements into clear examples, concepts or visual representations.
• A practical and adaptable approach, with the ability to contribute effectively across different activities and areas of expertise.
• An ability to work effectively under pressure, adapt quickly to change, and prioritise workloads to meet challenging deadlines.

• Experience of using a digital assessment platform or working with digital assessment items and tests.
• Experience of evaluating paper-based assessments for migration to a digital format.
• Knowledge of digital assessment delivery processes, interactions or production workflows.
• Experience of creating mock-ups or low-fidelity prototypes to support product development.
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary digital product design or delivery team.
• Experience of customer or user testing.
• Knowledge of Agile product design and delivery approaches.

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.

Please note that Cambridge University Press & Assessment will not ordinarily be able to provide sponsorship for vacancies of less than 12-months in duration. Applicants must therefore have an existing right to work in the UK to be eligible for this position.

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?

We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent. The closing date for all applications will be 27th September. We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place on week commencing 28th September and 5th October.

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

• A virtual interview via MS Teams. During the interview you will be given a short task to complete and discuss with the panel.

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.