Technical Lead, Professional Development Programmes

Job Title: Technical Lead (Professional Development)

Salary: £57,100 - £76,450

Location: Cambridge, UK - Hybrid (2-3 days per week the office)

Contract: Fixed Term Contract/Secondment (12 Months), Full-time 35 hours per week

Are you interested in contributing to the future of professional development and making a meaningful impact in an organisation dedicated to educational excellence?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a passionate and dynamic team, working on flagship professional development programmes for educators in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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

About The Role

You will support Partnership for Education by providing technical leadership and oversight of multiple professional development programmes which are being implemented in a newly established training institute in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role will be based in Cambridge with some travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

As part of this role, you will:

• oversee the technical design and development of multiple new training programmes.
• ensure coherence across multiple strands of work and adherence to quality standards, client requirements and accreditation criteria.
• represent the technical teams in high-level internal and external meetings including with the client and Ministry.
• make decisions on technical aspects of the programme and recommendations to the programme management team and Steering Group where schedules, scope and budget are impacted.
• anticipate, manage and report on risks related to technical aspects of the project.
• line manage two professional development managers in Cambridge
• line manage and work closely with the Director of Studies based in the training institute in Saudi Arabia who is responsible for programme implementation.

About You

To be successful in this role you need experience of leading complex education projects with multiple strands and stakeholders. You will be comfortable working under pressure, managing competing and changing demands and making decisions. You will quickly establish and maintain positive professional relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

Additionally, you will bring:

• Sound knowledge of pedagogy, adult learning theory and principles of effective professional development
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in teaching
• Experience of working across cultures

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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:

• 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 are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more 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 21st July 2025. Interviews are planned to take place from end July to early August.

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

Please note that Cambridge University Press & Assessment will not ordinarily be able to provide sponsorship for vacancies of less than 12-months in duration. Applicants must therefore have an existing right to work in the UK to be eligible for this position.

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.