ABOUT YOU

As our next Director of Assessment Standards, you’ll need to hold a very high level of professional assessment expertise and be able to lead, motivate and support a team of highly-technical professional staff.
As well as ensuring that the integrity and of our grading procedures and awarding standards are maintained for our current qualifications, you’ll also need to be an innovative and creative thinker as we explore new and exciting models of assessment. With a deep customer focus, you’ll give specialist advice and guidance to schools and teachers to broaden and deepen their understanding of issues related to grading and standards assessment.
If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.

WHY JOIN US

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You’ll belong to a collaborative team that’s 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’s 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.

As Director of Assessment Standards, you will be accountable for:

• ensuring the accurate grading of all International Education’s assessments to the highest technical and quality standards.
• continuously reviewing grading procedures to ensure they take into account latest research in this area, the needs of our customers and the potential of digital solutions.
• maintaining the awarding standards of all qualifications to ensure that they continue to maintain the trust of our customers and stakeholders.