Job Description

More and more people are choosing to learn English.
When they do, they become part of an international community of English language learners. We are proud to be at that community's heart.
Our learning materials are trusted by millions of teachers, educational institutions, parents, and learners worldwide. They can teach and learn on their own terms, make progress, and achieve their goals.
Together, we move English language learning forward.
About the Role
The Assessment Coordinator will play a key role in the Assessment Content Production team, overseeing the administration and coordination of assessment processes. This includes managing logistics, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring workflows and documentation are up to date. This role requires close liaison with internal and external stakeholders, acting as the main point of contact for item writers, supporting staff with travel and event arrangements, and ensuring smooth communication across teams.
In addition, you will manage commissioning schedules, payments, and content movement between functions, while supporting onboarding, office resourcing, and supplier coordination. They will also contribute to continuous improvement by updating induction processes, identifying efficiencies, and applying best practices from ELT publishing to assessment. Overall, the role combines administration, stakeholder management, logistics, and process improvement to ensure effective delivery of assessment content.
Please note, this is a 6-month fixed term contract. We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office. This advert may close earlier than the stated deadline, so we encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.
About You

• Proven experience in an administrative role, preferably within an educational or examination context.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and database management.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure is desirable.

Benefits
We care about work/life balance here at OUP. With this in mind we offer 25 days' holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure (3-days) and a 35-hour working week. We are open to discussing flexibility in respect to working patterns, dependent on role. We also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies.
We help make your money go further by contributing to your pension up to 12%, offering loans and savings schemes through our partnership with Salary Finance, in addition to travel to work schemes and access to a wide range of local discounts.
This role comes with the added benefit of a discretionary annual payment.
Please see our Rewards and Recognition page for more information.
Queries
Please contact with any queries relating to this role.
We are committed to supporting diversity in our workforce, and ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and encourage applications from all.

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