Director of Regulation & Business Performance - Responsible Officer

Signium UK; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Regulation and Business Performance Director to lead strategic initiatives and ensure compliance in a prestigious academic setting. This role involves overseeing quality assurance, engaging with stakeholders, and managing risks to enhance educational delivery. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in regulated environments, strong leadership skills, and a passion for driving change. Join a collaborative team dedicated to improving education and making a significant impact in the field.

Benefits

28 days' annual leave plus bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Permanent health insurance

Discretionary annual bonus

Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a regulated and educational landscape.
• Background in strategic planning and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee business assurance and strategic planning for OCR.
• Engage stakeholders to improve assessment delivery processes.

Skills

Strategic Planning

Performance Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Change Management

Risk Management

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Experience in Regulated Environment

Background in Education

Job description

Director of Regulation & Business Performance - Responsible Officer

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Job Title: Regulation and Business Performance Director and OCR Responsible Officer

Salary: Competitive, based on experience

Location: Cambridge or Coventry: Hybrid working arrangement (40-60% time at office/location)

Contract: Permanent, Full time 35 hours per week

Closing date: 1st June 2025

Our client, OCR, is the UK Education division of Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading assessment and academic publishing organisation, and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. OCR is a UK exam board, which provides qualifications and assessments in the UK.

About the role

As the Regulation and Business Performance Director and OCR's Responsible Officer, you will oversee business assurance, strategic planning, and change initiatives to ensure Cambridge UK Education meets its goals. You will engage internal and external stakeholders to provide assurance and confidence in OCR's assessment delivery processes, improving the quality of Cambridge UK Education's delivery and ensuring OCR meets the high standards expected by learners, parents, teachers, government officials, and qualifications regulators.

Ensuring compliance with strict internal and external assurance processes, including meeting the qualifications regulators' requirements, you will help maintain public trust in OCR qualifications and assessments. Reporting to the Cambridge UK Education Group Managing Director, you will lead the organisation's strategy for quality, regulatory compliance, risk, customer compliance, change, policy, and stakeholder engagement.

You will lead innovative thinking and methods for internal and external assurance and communicate strategically with key external stakeholders. You will manage business-related risks and improve visibility, understanding, and mitigation of risks across Cambridge UK Education. Additionally, taking the lead in business continuity planning, crisis management efforts, and overseeing changes from various programmes and projects, you will develop a comprehensive understanding of assurance, quality, risk, regulation, and change management.

This is a great chance to make a significant impact in a prestigious academic institution, driving new strategies and excellence in education. If you are ready to bring your expertise and leadership skills to a world-renowned organisation, apply now and help shape the future of Cambridge UK Education.

About you

You will possess extensive experience working within a regulated and educational landscape. Your background in strategic planning, analysis, and performance management will be invaluable as you develop and optimise assurance processes. Your ability to lead strategically, coupled with effective communication skills, will enable you to successfully engage with key stakeholders. Exceptional interpersonal skills are paramount, along with a robust record of managing diverse teams to deliver complex, high-value change adoption and deployment. Additionally, your expertise in programme, project, and change management will be crucial in navigating the dynamic environment of Cambridge UK Education.

If you are eager to make a meaningful impact and bring your strategic leadership skills to our world-renowned organisation, we encourage you to learn more about this opportunity. Please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.

Rewards and benefits

You will be supported to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, Cambridge University Press & Assessment 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
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is a hybrid working organisation, and offers a range of flexible working options from day one. There is an expectation that most hybrid-working colleagues will spend 40-60% of their time from the office.

Please apply by emailing your CV and covering letter to retained consultants SigniumUK, at [e-mail] by 1st June 2025.

Joining Cambridge University Press & Assessment 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 orientation), cultural, or social background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background, and approach. We actively seek to employ people from a wide range of communities.