Job Title: Ministry Partnerships Coordinator
Salary: Level 3 £26,600 – £32,600
Location: The Triangle – Cambridge, UK
Contract: Fixed Term/Secondment (6 months)
Hours: Full time, 35 hrs per week
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. We serve millions of customers worldwide. As a member of the Ministry Partnerships Team, you will make a difference to the people we serve by providing valuable support for the management of large‑scale contracts with our Ministries of Education partners and examination boards to help ensure the continuation of those long‑standing relationships by providing a high‑quality service.
About The Role
As Ministry Partnerships Coordinator, you will play a key role in supporting the Ministry Partnerships Team to deliver a high‑quality, professional service to our Ministry of Education partners and examination boards around the world. You will provide essential administrative and coordination support that helps maintain strong, long‑standing relationships and ensures the effective delivery of complex, large‑scale contracts.
Working closely with colleagues across the organisation and with external stakeholders, you will contribute to the smooth running of meetings, events, and partnership activities. You will be trusted to manage information accurately, follow up on actions, and support quality assurance processes, helping the team to meet exacting standards and deadlines.
- Provide high‑quality administrative and coordination support to the Ministry Partnerships Team, ensuring excellent service delivery to Ministry of Education partners and examination boards.
- Support the planning and delivery of meetings, workshops and reviews, including diary management, distribution of papers and accurate minute‑
- Coordinate client visits, events, and hospitality in Cambridge, working with internal teams and external suppliers as required.
- Manage complex travel and venue arrangements, including risk assessments, flights, accommodation, visas and transfers.
- Proactively liaise with colleagues across the organisation to track actions and support timely delivery of agreed outputs.
- Support the commissioning and payment of consultants, including documentation, approvals, record‑keeping and payment processes.
- Assist with the administration of quality assurance activities and maintain accurate records and documentation.
- Maintain and manage information systems, including logs, registers and SharePoint pages, ensuring version control and quality standards are met.
- Provide cover for colleagues and support wider team activities to ensure continuity of service.
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 if you require adjustments due to a disability or long‑term health condition.
About You
You should be able to work as part of a team and have a high standard of English language, both written and spoken. You will have experience of working in a busy office environment and be able to multi‑task, prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
- GCSE (or equivalent) at grades C or above, including English and Mathematics.
- A levels (or equivalent).
- Highly IT literate in all Microsoft Office software.
- Strong administrative and organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to manage time effectively and to prioritise.
- Excellent interpersonal and business communication skills – written and verbal.
- Ability to deliver to challenging deadlines and exacting requirements.
- Experience and proven ability in administration and working in complex office environments.
- Experience of working as part of a team and maintaining personal responsibility for tasks.
Desirable Criteria
- Experience of working with databases an advantage.
- Awareness of the global education sector desirable.
- Experience of working with different nationalities and cultures; experience of working environments where English is not the main medium of communication.
- An interest in, or experience of working in an education and/or assessment setting would be advantageous.
Rewards And Benefits
- 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
EEO Statement
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.
We 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.
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 and actively seek to employ people from a wide range of different communities.
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