Job Description

Salary: 26,600-30,000
Location: Cambridge
Country: UK
Business Unit: International Education
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 14 January 2026

Meet the recruiter

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Ian Brooks


ian.brooks@cambridge.org



Salary: 26,600-30,000 per annum



Location: Cambridge, Hybrid (2-3 days per week in Cambridge)



Contract: Full-time, permanent, 35 hours per week

Join us as an Events Coordinator, Europe, supporting our team in delivering international education marketing events-both online and offline-across the region

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

Event Coordination and Execution

Plan and coordinate all aspects of Cambridge-led, third-party, and award ceremony events, including:


Coordinate travel and accommodation for speakers and participants Venue liaison and supplier coordination. Delegate bookings, equipment setup, catering, and on-site support. Event communications (emails, newsletters, social media, press releases) Collect and analyse feedback Maintain a well-organised archive of event materials, including photos, attendee lists, and leads. Produce comprehensive post-event reports summarising outcomes, lessons learned, best practices, and recommendations for future improvements.

Marketing Collateral

Oversee the production, printing, inventory, and distribution of promotional and merchandising materials

Financial & Vendor Management

Manage event-related financial processes, including payments for speakers, catering, and venues, as well as vendor onboarding and invoice processing. Monitor budgets and regularly update the Monday.com tracking spreadsheet.

About you

You have demonstrable experience in marketing communications, ideally within the education sector. You bring a strategic mindset, strong analytical skills, and emotional resilience to lead impactful marketing initiatives across Europe. You are confident managing multi-channel campaigns, budgets, and events, and have a proven ability to build relationships with stakeholders across different cultures. Your expertise includes digital marketing, content creation, and campaign analysis, and you are comfortable working independently as well as part of international teams.

Key Skills & Experience

Degree in marketing, PR, business, or related field (desirable). Experience in event planning, logistics, and supplier coordination. Strong communication skills in English; other European languages are a plus. Excellent organisational, time-management, and editorial skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office, HubSpot, and Monday.com. Comfortable working independently and across cross-functional, multicultural teams.

If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached at the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.

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 14 January with interviews scheduled to take place on week commencing 26th January.



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


Please note, Cambridge University Press & Assessment is unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker Visa route as it does not meet the minimum skill requirements.

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.