Job Description

Salary: 23,300 - 27,650
Location: Cambridge
Country: UK
Business Unit: Academic
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 14 September 2025

Meet the recruiter

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Rima Keischa Mafe


rima.mafe@cambridge.org



Salary: 23,300-27,650



Location: Cambridge, Hybrid (1 to 2 days per week in the office)



Contract: Permanent, Part time (21 hours per week)





We're seeking a proactive marketing department coordinator to join our global Academic marketing team in a varied and rewarding role that provides

invaluable administrative support

across marketing operations, finance, events, and team wellbeing. This is a great opportunity for someone who's naturally organised, values teamwork, and takes pride in keeping things running smoothly.


This is a job share role offered at 21 hours per week, preferably across a minimum of three days.



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'll work closely with the Senior Marketing Department Coordinator to provide essential administrative and marketing support across the global Academic marketing department.


You'll be involved in a wide range of activities, including:

Department Administration:

Managing organisation charts, mailing lists, & departmental meetings, proofreading reports and campaigns, and handling ad-hoc queries.

Finance & Compliance

: Advising on invoicing and supplier onboarding (SAP, OneTrust, Ironclad, VNDLY), creating and tracking purchase orders, and resolving payment queries. You'll contribute to work instructions, assist with training, and ensure compliance with financial and legal requirements.

Events

: Supporting the Senior Marketing Manager with exhibit stand coordination at major book fairs, managing point-of-sale equipment, and assisting with internal and external event planning and logistics.

Staff Inductions & Wellbeing

: Coordinating the department's induction programme with a focus on wellbeing, including scheduling welcome meetings, training sessions, and creating welcome packs.

The successful candidate's working days will ideally include Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. However, we encourage applications from candidates interested in discussing alternative arrangements.

About you

You'll be a highly organised and proactive individual who thrives in a collaborative environment. Your attention to detail and enthusiasm for helping others will make you a valued member of the team.

We're looking for someone with:


Exceptional organisational and time management skills Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities A positive, solutions-focused mindset Adaptability and confidence working across global teams Strong digital skills (Microsoft Office suite) and numerical competence A conscientious and methodical approach to work Willingness to support colleagues and take on new challenges

Desirable skills & experience includes:


A background in office administration Knowledge of invoice lifecycle management and supplier onboarding Experience in customer-centric roles and event logistics Familiarity with any of the following systems: SAP, OneTrust, Ironclad, Salesforce, Sprout Social, or Bitly Awareness of GDPR and financial regulations Comfort using GenAI tools like Copilot

If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to 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 (pro rata) 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. If you choose to apply, please include a short cover letter with your application, making sure you specify you are applying for this vacancy. We look forward to hearing from

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

To maintain a fair recruitment process, applications will only be accepted via our online careers page. Applications emailed directly to the recruiter may not be received by the hiring team.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being

14

th

September

with interviews scheduled to take place the week commencing

22

nd

September

. 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.