Cambridge University Press & Assessment Hiring for Education Specialist (3137) Job at Cambridgeshire , UK Full Time

Salary: £32,100-£41,700

Location: Cambridge

Contract: Full time, permanent

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

The Education Specialist delivers education expertise and support in Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) for preparation providers and candidates to further grow Occupational English Test (OET) in the education sector.

About the role

This role is crucial as it connects the learning and preparation of candidates into the commercial environment to fulfill the commercial strategy of developing B2B and B2G projects with important stakeholders such as Health Education England as well as teacher training and candidate events.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

EMEA Education strategy & projects

• Identify new opportunities with key stakeholders to embed OET and its preparation in the market
• Promote OET to different education stakeholders at webinars and other events
• Help with embedding OET Preparation courses into various institutes that support ESL healthcare professionals either directly with the institute or via OET Pathways
• Support OET Pathway programmes throughout the NHS

Education Content

• Delivering OET Preparation Days to support existing and prospective OET candidates
• Develop Test Preparation and English for Healthcare educational resources.
• Ensure existing education content is suitable for EMEA candidates.

Teacher training and relationship management

• Creating teaching and other supporting documentation for OET Pathways to NHS stakeholders.
• Running teacher webinars to provide professional development for OET Premium Provider teachers
• Running OET Teacher Workshops to improve OET teacher skills.
• Form and manage relationships with local education partners and schools

For more information on the responsibilities and accountabilities for this role, please see the attached job description

About you

As a specialist in teaching English as a second language, your experience in writing and reviewing Education content will be vital as an Education Specialist.

You will be empathetic and have the ability to build rapport with education stakeholders.

Key skills and experience for this role include:

• Training and/or managing teachers
• Curriculum development or design
• A willingness to travel both locally and overseas
• Teaching in a healthcare context
• Teaching or managing an OET course.
• Knowledge of the internationally trained nurse landscape, or experience with recruiters
• The willingness and enthusiasm to promote benefits of OET to an education audience

Rewards and benefits

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:

• Group personal pension scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Green travel schemes
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

We also offer flexible and hybrid working options from day one. We will consider any work arrangements if you wish to work flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 28 March 2023 and interviews are scheduled to take place early April 2023.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

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 everyone has a voice, and where we learn continuously to improve together. Ensuring that everyone feels they belong is essential to who we are, and to the contribution we make to society and our planet.

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.