Job Title
Senior Portfolio & Governance Manager
Salary
£60,400 – £80,800 per annum
Location
Cambridge, Hybrid (2‑3 days per week in Cambridge)
Contract
Full time, permanent, 35 hours per week
About the role
At the centre of IELTS you will help three global partner organisations turn shared strategy into decisions, delivery and momentum. The role is senior, high‑impact and based in the heart of IELTS. You will work with senior leaders across the partnership, shape direction, challenge thinking and ensure that decisions drive real progress.
Responsibilities
In practice, you will:
- Lead the cross‑partner planning cycle, helping define priorities that are both ambitious and achievable.
- Provide clear, practical insight on portfolio performance, risks and trade‑offs.
- Support and challenge governance forums to improve how decisions are made and followed through.
- Ensure decisions lead to tangible progress, not just discussion.
- Anticipate risks and interdependencies, stepping in early to keep delivery on track.
- Maintain oversight of cross‑partner investment, business cases and benefits.
- Oversee portfolio‑level financial and resource planning so plans remain realistic.
- Build trusted relationships across all partner organisations, influencing without formal authority.
- Continuously improve how the partnership plans, governs and delivers.
Qualifications
You will be able to evidence:
- Experience working across a complex portfolio or enterprise‑level programme.
- Experience operating across organisational boundaries, partnerships or highly matrixed environments.
- A track record of influencing senior stakeholders, including Executive or Board‑level audiences.
- Experience turning strategy into clear priorities, plans and measurable outcomes.
- Experience improving governance, planning or portfolio management approaches.
- Experience using data and insight to support decisions and prioritisation.
- Experience of financial and resource planning at programme or portfolio level.
Desirable criteria include experience in international or multi‑partner environments and knowledge of the English language assessment or education sector.
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× annual salary.
- Green travel schemes.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is a disability‑confident employer that is committed to an equitable recruitment process and welcomes applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, education, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sexual identity or cultural background.
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