Senior Project Manager(s)

Contract: 1 x Permanent | 1 x Fixed Term Contract/Secondment (12 Months) 

Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week  

Are you a strategic leader who thrives in complexity, ambiguity, and transformation? Do you enjoy managing projects and driving change initiatives?  

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is seeking Senior Project Managers on a permanent and fixed term contract basis, to join our Programmes & Change Team in International Education. If you are passionate about delivering meaningful change across diverse products and services and influencing stakeholders in dynamic environments, we want to hear from you. 

About the Role    

The role of Senior Project Manager is focused on leading strategic transformation by driving high-impact projects that shape the future of international education. You will be working at the heart of the world's largest provider of international education programmes, supporting millions of learners across more than 170 countries.  

This pivotal position goes beyond simple delivery, requiring you to translate business needs into tangible outcomes, influence organisational direction, and embed sustainable change. You will manage cross-functional projects that span multiple directorates and shared service areas, often navigating complex situations where solutions are not immediately clear. Building strong stakeholder relationships and influencing senior leaders are key aspects of the role, as is helping to shape organisational thinking. The team culture is collaborative and supportive, with a strong emphasis on sharing expertise and learning together. 

As Senior Project Manager, additional responsibilities include: 

• leading the planning, delivery, and tracking of complex change and transformation projects aligned with strategic goals.
• working across various directorates and shared service areas to deliver integrated business and technical change, engaging, and influencing a wide range of stakeholders—from sponsors to operational teams—while bringing clarity to uncertain situations.
• shaping business cases, managing budgets, ensuring benefits are realised and sustained, and championing change management to drive adoption and embed new ways of working.
• contributing to the project and change management community by mentoring others and sharing best practices. 

About You 

We are seeking an individual with substantial experience in leading complex business change or transformation programmes. The ideal candidate will have a proven record of accomplishment for translating intricate business challenges into practical, actionable solutions and successfully driving these initiatives to completion in alignment with strategic objectives. Demonstrated ability to build strategic relationships, influence senior leadership, and communicate effectively with diverse teams is essential. 

In addition, you will; 

• bring proven experience of guiding people, processes, and technology through change— with a focus on strong adoption and cultural evolution.
• possess advanced skills in planning, managing risks, budgeting, and achieving benefits.
• excel in your ability to navigate ambiguity and thrive amid fast-changing, dynamic environments where complexity and uncertainty are commonplace. 
• be confident and adept in the use of project management methodologies such as Waterfall (APM, PMP, or PRINCE2) and skilled with tools like Microsoft Project or Jira.  

Please be advised that although technical project experience is important, this position requires more than expertise confined to IT delivery or technical implementation. Extensive experience in leading or contributing to business-driven change initiatives is essential for consideration.

Ready to make your mark?  

If you are a confident, collaborative leader who relishes the challenge of delivering complex, cross-organisational change, apply now and help us shape the future of international education. 

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, Dental 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.  

The closing date for application is 24th October 2025, and we will review applications on an ongoing basis. Interviews will take place in-person at our Cambridge offices between November 3rd and 14th. If you are shortlisted, you can expect a role related task to be administered on the day as part of the interview process.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for .

Why Join Us 

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, and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background. 

 We believe that diversity of thought, background, and approach create better outcomes. More importantly, fostering an inclusive culture is the right thing to do, and it's part of how we achieve our purpose: to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence. Ensuring that anyone, no matter who they are, feels they belong here is an essential part of who we are and the contribution we make to society, and to our planet.  

To enable an environment which our people can thrive in, our customers benefit from, and where work complements life, we empower everyone to manage their time and capacity, and to prioritise their wellbeing. That's why from day one everyone at Cambridge University Press & Assessment can discuss flexible working options to find the best solution for them and their role. 

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