Learning & Assessment Consultant

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

We are looking for a dynamic and customer-focused individual with experience in sales in the education sector to join our English sales team to help grow our English language learning materials and assessment products in the Czech Republic aligned with our ambitious targets.

About the role

As a Learning & Assessment Consultant, you will support the achievement of annual revenue targets by implementing the approved country strategic plan and by developing both existing and new business in Central and Eastern regions of the country. This role is based in Brno and supports schools and educational partners across the Czech Republic, with a particular focus on developing opportunities in Moravia and Slovakia.

 Specifically, you will:

• Contribute to the achievement of annual revenue and profitability targets for your assigned territory, for learning and assessment products and services
• Build and nurture rapport to work closely with our key partners across learning and assessment promotion and distribution channels
• Carry out face-to-face and online meetings with key existing customers and potential new customers, according to agreed prioritisation and country strategic plans
• Advise on full range of Cambridge English learning and assessment solutions
• Build an accurate and appropriate pipeline of leads and opportunities to feed future growth and meet revenue targets

This position has been classified as a hybrid role, requiring the selected candidate to typically spend 40-60% of their time collaborating and connecting face-to-face at their dedicated location. Aside from our hybrid principles, other flexible working requests will be considered from the first day of employment, including other work arrangements should you require adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition. 

About you

We are looking for a customer-focused individual who enjoys building relationships and helping educational institutions achieve their learning objectives.

Essential Criteria

• Fluent Czech speaker with English proficiency at C1 level or above.
• Degree educated or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience working within the Czech education system.
• Background in English language teaching or a related educational field.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Confident presenting to educators, key opinion leaders (KOLs), customers and decisionmakers.
• Full clean driving license and willingness to travel regularly across the Czech Republic.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in sales, account management or business development.
• Experience working with educational publishing, assessment or EdTech solutions.
• Knowledge of Cambridge learning and assessment products.
• Experience using CRM systems to manage customer relationships and opportunities.
• Experience working with budgets, pipelines and performance targets.

Rewards and benefits

In addition to competitive salaries, a bonus scheme, as well as family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits.

We also offer flexible and hybrid working options from day one. We will consider any work arrangements if you wish to work flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent. The closing date for all applications will be 15th November. We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place the week commencing 23^rd November. If you are shortlisted, please expect a two-stage interview process.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability or a long-term health condition, there will be an opportunity for you to inform us via the online application form. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.   

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

We are committed to an equitable recruitment process. As such, applications must be submitted via our official online application procedure. Please refrain from sending your CV directly to our recruiters. If you experience technical difficulties or require additional support with submitting your online application, contact the Recruiter. 

Why join us  

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You will belong to a collaborative team that is 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 is 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.

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