Senior Assessment Manager, Languages - 7682

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

Discretionary annual bonus

Group personal pension scheme

Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary

Green travel schemes

Job summary

Cambridge University Press & Assessment in Cambridge is seeking a Senior Assessment Manager, Languages to quality-assure and sign off language assessments at the end of study programs. You will manage a portfolio of language syllabuses, ensuring the successful development and delivery of high-quality assessment materials.

You will work with assessment specialists and international partners to maintain fairness, comparability across exam series and strengthen Cambridge International Languages

Qualifications

• A degree in languages.
• Knowledge of at least one language besides English.
• Very high standard of English (C2 CEFR).
• Strong knowledge of assessment within an educational setting.
• Classroom teaching experience.

Responsibilities

• Managing the lifecycle of a portfolio of language syllabuses.
• Designing and developing syllabuses with colleagues.
• Overseeing production and delivery of assessment materials.
• Managing grading processes and setting grade thresholds.
• Planning future examination series and assessment development.
• Recruiting and leading Assessment Specialists (Setters, Revisers, Vetters, Assistant Examiners).
• Collaborating with ministry customers and international partners to revise syllabuses.

Skills

Language expertise

English proficiency

Assessment knowledge

Teaching experience

Education

Languages degree

Postgraduate qualification in educational assessment or project management

Job description

Job Title: Senior Assessment Manager, Languages

Salary: £45,100 - £60,400 per annum

Location: Cambridge & Hybrid working (40-60% in office)

Contract: Permanent, Full-time

Hours: 35 hours per week (some weekend working may be required during peak periods)

Are you an experienced languages specialist with a passion for high-quality assessment and international education?

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

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on learners around the world by helping to shape and deliver qualifications that support students to unlock their potential and succeed. As part of our Languages team, you will work with colleagues, assessment specialists and international partners to develop and maintain trusted assessments used by learners and teachers globally.

About the role

As Senior Assessment Manager, Languages, you will be a subject specialist responsible for quality-assuring and signing off assessments that students sit at the end of their programmes of study. You will manage a portfolio of language syllabuses, ensuring the successful development and delivery of high-quality assessment materials.

We are home to many former teachers and education professionals who have successfully transitioned into assessment management. This role offers an opportunity to use your subject expertise and educational experience in a different way, helping to shape high-quality qualifications that support learners around the world while continuing to make a meaningful impact on education.

As part of the University of Cambridge, we work to exceptionally high standards. Every question paper must be completely accurate, every assessment must measure exactly what it is intended to assess, and every grade threshold must provide a reliable indication of a learner's achievement for employers and universities around the world. In this role, you will ensure assessments remain comparable across exam series and over time, while maintaining fairness for candidates from different countries and educational contexts. You will play a key role in shaping the future of Cambridge International Languages qualifications for learners and teachers around the world.

Working with a broad range of stakeholders, you will manage a varied portfolio of responsibilities. This includes recruiting and leading Assessment Specialists, including Setters, Revisers, Vetters and Assistant Examiners, overseeing their allocation of work, performance and succession planning. You will also work closely with ministry customers and international partners to develop and revise syllabuses, helping to ensure our qualifications continue to meet the needs of learners globally.

Additional responsibilities and accountabilities

Additional responsibilities and accountabilities include:

• Managing the lifecycle of a portfolio of language syllabuses.
• Working with colleagues to design and develop syllabuses.
• Overseeing the production and delivery of assessment materials.
• Managing grading processes and supporting the setting of grade thresholds.
• Planning future examination series and assessment development activities.

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 language expertise, excellent English language skills and a sound understanding of assessment in an educational setting. With experience gained through teaching or educational practice, you will be comfortable applying your subject knowledge to the development and management of high-quality assessments. You may be asked to manage syllabuses in languages you do not currently speak, so strong transferable linguistic skills, curiosity and an enthusiasm for learning will be essential.

Minimum requirements

• A degree in one or more languages.
• Knowledge of at least one language in addition to English.
• Strong transferable linguistic skills and the ability to identify and interpret features of languages you do not currently speak.
• A very high standard of English (C2 CEFR).
• Strong knowledge of assessment within an education setting.
• Classroom teaching experience.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of Spanish and/or Arabic.
• A postgraduate qualification in educational assessment or project management.
• Examining experience.
• Knowledge of international education.

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 (pro-rata)
• 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 4 November 2026. We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place in person in Cambridge on 10 and 11 November 2026.

If you are shortlisted and progressed through the selection process, you can expect to complete:

• Two short role-related timed tasks, completed in person as part of the assessment process.
• A panel interview with members of the Languages team, following completion of the timed tasks.

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.