Ministry Partnerships Manager

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.

The Ministry Partnerships Manager 's main responsibility is to manageclientcontracts,building an excellent relationship with clientsandcoordinating work across teams to ensure we provide excellent service.

Additional responsibilities and accountabilities include:

• Produce effective plans and schedules for the delivery ofwork. If appropriate, manage dependencies between teams.
• Lead on training delivery for your contracts and ensure effective delivery in various formats.
• Assist Senior Ministry Partnerships Manager sand 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 minutes and contribute to Annual Review meetings 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 Cambridge and partner organisations, etc).
• Carry out research on the national education systems and developments of countries you work on and provide updated reports when required.
• 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.

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.

• Educated to a degree levelor equivalent experience.
• Background / interest in international education and 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 not practicable 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.

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