Senior Partnership Lead - Large-Scale Assessments (Hybrid)

Pearson; Little Rock (AR); Ibrido; USD 70.000 - 80.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Pearson is seeking an Advanced Specialist, Partnership Management to help develop, grow, and administer large-scale assessment programs for clients. The role blends leadership, client relationship management, and program management in a hybrid remote/office format.

The candidate will work with internal teams to design assessment products, oversee development and scheduling, and ensure quality across all activities. Travel up to 25% is possible depending on program needs.

Competenze

• :Advanced graduate degree in policy, assessment, or measurement in education or related field.
• :Experience in management in large-scale testing, preferably certification and licensing
• :Professional experience managing and supporting project & program contracts
• :3 years of experience in educational testing and assessment industry preferred
• :Excellent written and oral communication skills, organizational skills, analytical and problem-solving abilities, and facilitation skills
• :Experience directing activities of staff in planning, organizing, scheduling, monitoring, and evaluating work
• :Experience in client relationship management and project management
• :Experience organizing and prioritizing workloads and handling complex situations independently
• :Demonstrated initiative and ownership of responsibilities to drive projects to completion
• :Strong analytic capability and knowledge of education policies and programs
• :Travel as needed up to 25%

Mansioni

• Brings knowledge of large-scale assessment and measurement to the process of designing and implementing tests and program activities, ensuring they meet professional standards and client needs
• Manages components of large-scale assessment activities on assigned programs, including development, administration, and scoring
• Manages one or more programs under the direction of a Lead, Partnership Management to oversee the development of processes, procedures, and schedules for meeting project deliverables
• Provides quality control for all products, processes, and project activities
• Oversees the development of work plans
• Applies an understanding of best practices in assessment development and administration to ensure high-quality products and services
• Provides leadership in support of the Lead, Partnership Management
• Provides the Lead, Partnership Management regular program status updates
• Meets with Lead, Partnership Management and other colleagues on a regular basis to review program status and planning
• Represents both the client perspective and the corporate perspective in decision-making
• May participate in the development of proposals, contract amendments, subcontracts, and statements of work to ensure that they are accurate and completed in a timely manner
• Brings knowledge of testing and measurement to the process of designing and implementing tests so that they meet professional standards and the needs of the client
• Brings knowledge of client needs to inform product and service development.
• Supports the Lead, Partnership Management to develop, cultivate, and maintain long-term, collaborative relationships with client staff (typically state education agency representatives), key stakeholders, and strategic partners
• Works closely with the Lead, Partnership Management to ensure that program activities are carried out in accordance with Pearson’s goals and objectives, contract specifications, schedules, and budgets with quality service that meet or exceed customer satisfaction
• Under the direction of the Lead, Partnership Management serves as an advisor and thought partner to clients and key stakeholders to bring to market both existing and new products and services.
• Under the direction of the Lead, Partnership Management manages client expectations and maintains ongoing communications to keep client informed, and obtain client feedback on all aspects of program development and administration
• Provides leadership in support of the Lead, Partnership Management
• Provides the Lead, Partnership Management regular program status updates
• Meets with Lead, Partnership Management and other colleagues on a regular basis to review program status and planning
• Represents both the client perspective and the corporate perspective in decision-making
• May participate in the development of proposals, contract amendments, subcontracts, and statements of work to ensure that they are accurate and completed in a timely manner
• Brings knowledge of testing and measurement to the process of designing and implementing tests so that they meet professional standards and the needs of the client
• Brings knowledge of client needs to inform product and service development

Conoscenze

Communication skills

Project management

Client relationship management

Facilitation skills

Organizational skills

Analytical thinking

Independent work

Travel willingness

Formazione

Advanced degree in policy/assessment/measurement

Graduate degree in education/related field

Descrizione del lavoro

Pearson is seeking an Advanced Specialist, Partnership Management to help develop, grow, and administer large-scale assessment programs for clients. The role blends leadership, client relationship management, and program management in a hybrid remote/office format.

The candidate will work with internal teams to design assessment products, oversee development and scheduling, and ensure quality across all activities. Travel up to 25% is possible depending on program needs.