Ministry Partnerships Manager - 7562

Cambridge University Press; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

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 Ministry Partnerships Manager to act as a bridge between international clients and internal teams. The role focuses on managing client contracts, maintaining excellent relationships, and coordinating cross-team delivery to ensure high-quality service across education and assessment programmes.

The position is hybrid in Cambridge, with 40-60% face-to-face collaboration.

Qualifications

• Educated to a degree level or equivalent experience.
• Background in international education and educational assessment.
• Experience of managing contracts, projects, or programmes with multiple deliverables.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies and cost/budget management is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage client contracts and build strong relationships with international partners.
• Coordinate work across Cambridge University Press & Assessment teams to deliver excellent service.
• Lead on training delivery for contracts and oversee meeting minutes and reports.
• Chair annual review meetings and contribute to contract-related governance.
• Conduct research on education systems and prepare updated reports as needed.
• Support contract deliverables evaluation, risk management and lessons learned.

Skills

Contract management

Client relationship management

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Job Title: Ministry Partnerships Manager

Salary: £35,200 – £45,700

Location: The Triangle – Cambridge (Hybrid working)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time (35 hours)

Working with Governments, Ministries of Education and National Examinations across the world.

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

As a member of the Ministry Partnerships Team, you will act as an umbilical link between a range of international clients and internal Cambridge University Press & Assessment departments and teams. Your drive, diplomacy and high levels of customer service will continue to inform how Cambridge supports these long-standing partners to navigate their own education and assessment journey.

About the role

TheMinistryPartnershipsManager's main responsibility is to manageclientcontracts,building an excellent relationship with clientsandcoordinating work across teams to ensure we provideexcellent service.

Additionalresponsibilities and accountabilities include:

• Produce effective plans and schedules for the delivery ofwork. Ifappropriate, manage dependencies betweenteams.
• Lead on training delivery for your contracts and ensure effective delivery in various formats.
• Assist Senior Ministry Partnerships Managersand the Head of Ministry Partnerships
• Leador contribute to relevant Working Groups.
• Chairthe Annual Review Meetings for the contracts you manage,oversee the production of the minutesand contribute to Annual Reviewmeetings of any other contracts you work on.
• Contribute to the overall relationship management by building effective relations with clients, partnerorganisationsand internal delivery teams.
• Provide effective written and verbal communications with all stakeholders (the client, senior teams, across Cambridgeand partner organisations, etc).
• Carry out research on the national education systems and developments of countries you work on and provide updated reports whenrequired.
• Lead and support activities around evaluation of contract deliverables, risk management and lessons learned.

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 yourequireadjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition.

About You

You are likely to have experience in a complex customer-facing and contract management role in an international setting with either direct experience of, or deep interest, in education development and assessment practice.

Essential knowledge

• Educated to a degree levelor equivalent experience.
• Background / interest in international educationand educational assessment
• Experience of managing contracts, projects, or programmes with multiple deliverables.

If you meet theaboveminimumrequirements, we encourage you to apply. Your application will be even stronger if you can also demonstrate the following desirable criteria:

• Knowledge of proven project management methodologies and concepts
• Knowledge and experience of cost and budget management

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, anddisclosea disability or a long-term health condition, and who best meet theminimumcriteria for the role. In instances where interviewing all qualifying candidates is notpracticable and/or appropriate, we prioritise those who best meet theminimumcriteria, 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 thegov.ukwebsite 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, flexiblerewards 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 aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent. The closing date for all applications will be Monday 21 September 2026 .We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place weekcommencing28 September 2026.

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

• First stage virtual interview via MS Teams.You willbe provided with a briefto completea role related task which will needto bereturnedby emailin advance of your interview.
• Final stage interview: in-person at our offices in Cambridge.

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 willbelong to a collaborative teamthat isexploring new and better ways to serve students,teachersand researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals,societyand the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth,developmentand 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, whereit issafe 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, genderidentityand sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought,backgroundand approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, activelyseekingto employ people from a wide range of different communities.