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Are you ready to step into a role where your contributions have a direct impact on the quality of educational assessments? As an Assistant Assessment Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring the success of our English Team, making a real difference in the world of education.

Join our team and be part of a rewarding journey where your efforts directly contribute to the success of educational assessments and the satisfaction of our candidates and customers., Your work as an Assistant Assessment Manager is crucial to the quality of the syllabuses managed by our team. You will work with Assessment Managers to ensure the smooth completion of tasks throughout the assessment cycle. Ultimately, it's all about ensuring that candidates receive fair assessments, and that our valued customers, including schools and Ministries, are delighted with the services provided by Cambridge University Press & Assessment.

Your responsibilities will encompass a range of tasks throughout the assessment cycle, from supporting with syllabus development through to the production of assessment materials and live examination series work. You will play a critical role in the production, checking, and proofreading of assessment materials, including question papers and mark schemes, ensuring they meet the highest quality standards and deadlines.

Additionally, you will support with the efficient management of examiners and the meticulous monitoring of marking and grading processes to ensure that accurate results are issued to candidates on time. You will support with post-series work, such as appeals and proofreading mark schemes and Principal Examiner reports to make sure they are accurate and useful for teachers.
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
Home Careers Assistant Assessment Manager, English, As a member of our English team, you will have a degree in English or a closely related subject. You will have experience working in teaching, education or project management, and will have an excellent standard of English communication skills. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do, and your positive teamwork approach will fit right in. Empowerment is part of our culture, so you'll have the autonomy to make decisions about your work. If you're someone who can spot opportunities for improvement and drive change, you're exactly who we're looking for. Your ability to advocate for improvements in our processes will be highly appreciated. You'll use your strong organisational skills to plan and execute tasks efficiently with a keen eye for detail. Delivering your work on time and with precision is a top priority, so you will have excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise effectively. If you have knowledge of education-related assessment or international education, that's a plus. Experience in marking candidate responses in examinations and assessments would be a great addition.