Assessment Processing Administrator - 7470

Job Title:

Assessment Processing Administrator

Salary: £24,900 - £28,650

Location:

Coventry - Bourn/Cambridge, UK

Contract:

Permanent

Hours:

Full-time, 35 hours per week

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 exciting opportunity to join the combined UK and International operations as an Administrator in Assessment Processing. You'll help deliver key operational activities across multiple exam series, supporting the smooth and reliable release of results worldwide. Working across teams, you'll complete essential administrative tasks, uphold quality standards, and contribute to improvements in how we work. During peak periods, you may also take on additional responsibilities to support the wider team.

The Assessment Processing Administrator role focuses on carrying out day-to-day processing tasks in line with agreed procedures, monitoring your progress against schedules, and reporting issues when they arise. You'll help review and update process documentation, respond to queries from internal and external stakeholders, and support temporary staff during busy periods. Flexibility is key, as you'll also contribute to wider departmental needs as required.

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.

To be successful in this role, you will be a collaborative and conscientious team player who is also confident working independently. You will enjoy building positive working relationships across Assessment Processing, as well as wider operational and assessment teams. You take pride in producing accurate work, following procedures carefully, and delivering to agreed standards and deadlines.

Whilst each team's activities vary, Administrators in Assessment Processing typically rely on the following skills and attributes:

• Strong organisational skills, able to prioritise workload and meet scheduled deadlines and KPIs
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Reliable, pragmatic and professional, with a positive approach to working with others
• Clear and confident communicator, able to report issues and respond to queries effectively
• Awareness of data security and confidentiality requirements
• High attention to detail, ensuring accuracy when processing information and following instructions
• Flexible and adaptable, particularly during peak periods when additional responsibilities may be required

• Previous experience in an assessment, examinations, education, or awarding organisation
• Experience working in a fast-paced, environment.
• Experience supporting process improvements

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  website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.

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

We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent. The closing date for all applications will be 21 August 2026. We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place on/from the week commencing 7 September 2026.

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

• Virtual interview via MS Teams.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability or a long-term health condition, there will be an…